Russian White House

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The Russian White House is a prominent government building in Moscow that serves as the primary office of the Government of the Russian Federation.

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instanceOf government building
seat of government
alsoKnownAs Russian White House
surface form: White House of Russia

Дом Советов РСФСР
architect Dmitry Chechulin NERFINISHED
Pavel Shteller
architecturalStyle Soviet modernism
Stalinist architecture
category Buildings and structures in Moscow
Government buildings in Russia
constructionStartDate 1965
coordinates 55.7575°N 37.5831°E
country Russia
floorCount 20
function meeting place of the Russian government
primary office of the Government of the Russian Federation
hasCoatOfArms coat of arms of Russia
surface form: Coat of arms of Russia
hasFlag flag of Russia
surface form: Flag of Russia
hasPart cabinet meeting rooms
conference halls
government offices
press center
height ~119 m
heritageStatus object of cultural heritage of Russia (regional significance)
historicalEvent August 1991 Soviet coup attempt
surface form: 1991 Soviet coup d’état attempt

1993 Russian constitutional crisis
inaugurationDate 1981
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Central Administrative Okrug
Moscow
locatedOn Krasnopresnenskaya Embankment
bank of the Moskva River
location Moscow
nativeName Дом Правительства Российской Федерации
nearby Krasnopresnenskaya metro station
World Trade Center Moscow
occupant Government of the Russian Federation
Prime Minister of Russia
officialName House of the Government of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
surface form: House of the Government of the Russian Federation
opened 1981
owner Government of the Russian Federation
predecessorBuildingFunction Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR
surface form: Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR
symbolOf executive power in Russia
Government of the Russian Federation
surface form: post-Soviet Russian government
usedBy Council of Ministers of the Russian SFSR
surface form: Council of Ministers of the RSFSR

Government of the Russian Federation since 1990s
wasDamagedBy tank shelling in October 1993
wasSiegedDuring August 1991 Soviet coup attempt
surface form: 1991 Soviet coup d’état attempt

1993 Russian constitutional crisis

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White House, Moscow alsoKnownAs Russian White House
GKChP significantPlace Russian White House
this entity surface form: Moscow White House
Russian White House alsoKnownAs Russian White House
this entity surface form: White House of Russia
Krasnopresnenskaya Embankment adjacentTo Russian White House
Krasnopresnenskaya Embankment hasLandmark Russian White House
Presnensky District contains Russian White House
this entity surface form: White House of Russia