Square of Russia explained

Square of Russia
Native Name:Ռուսաստանի հրապարակ
Native Language:Armenian
Location:Yerevan, Armenia
Built:October 21, 2008

The Square of Russia (also known as Russian Square or Russia Square[1]) is a square in Yerevan, Armenia.[2] It is located in Grigori Lusavorich and Argishti Streets. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev took part in the opening ceremony.[3] It is located near Alexander Myasnikyan square. The City Hall and the House of Moscow are located the square.

In the immediate vicinity of the square is also the Embassy of Russia in Armenia. In November 2022, during the visit of Vladimir Putin to Yerevan, demonstration on Russia Square protesting the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine and the lack of intervention of the CSTO in the September 2022 Armenia–Azerbaijan clashes took place.[4]

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References

  1. Web site: Speech at the Opening Ceremony of Russia Square in Yerevan. https://web.archive.org/web/20201116022653/http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/transcripts/1806. dead. 16 November 2020. Presidential Executive Office. 21 October 2008.
  2. Web site: Squares. Official website. Yerevan Municipality. 21 January 2018.
  3. News: ARMENIAN AND RUSSIAN PRESIDENTS PARTICIPATE IN OPENING OF RUSSIAN SQUARE IN YEREVAN. armenpress.am. 2017-09-10. en.
  4. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/11/23/russian-activists-armenian-nationalists-protest-in-yerevan-ahead-of-putin-visit-a79474