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Russian Mission School
in New York
Средняя школа с углублённым изучением иностранного языка при Постоянном представительстве РФ при ООН в Нью-Йорке
The Russian Mission Residential Complex in Riverdale houses the Russian school
Address
Map
355 West 255 Street Bronx, NY 10471
355 Вест 255, Нью-Йорк,10471,США
Coordinates40°54′11″N 73°54′10″W / 40.902997°N 73.902718°W / 40.902997; -73.902718
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School typeInternational school
EstablishedJuly 3, 1954 (71 years ago) (1954-07-03)
Educational authorityMinistry of Foreign Affairs (Russia)
Websiteny-school.russiaun.ru

The Russian Mission School in New York (Russian: Общеобразовательная школа при Постоянном представительстве России при ООН в Нью-Йорке) is a Russian overseas school located on the grounds of the Russian Mission Residency[1] in the Riverdale community of Bronx borough of New York City, New York.[2][3] It is affiliated with the Permanent Mission of Russia to the United Nations,[4] and is operated by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Students attending the school are children of diplomatic workers of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, children of Russian citizens permanently residing in the United States, and children of diplomatic workers of a number of friendly countries who want to study in Russian.[5][6]

History

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Prior to the opening of the Russian Mission School, an elementary school was created in New York on July 3, 1954 per order № 52 of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[7]

The elementary school was transformed into the Russian Mission School, an eight-year school with in-depth study of English, on September 11, 1974 per order № 956 of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[8] The school was also moved to its new location in the Russian Mission Residency from its previous location at 67th Street and Lexington Avenue.[9] The Russian Mission Residency is a 20-story building built in 1974 that also contains 240 apartments, an auditorium, a gymnasium, a playground, a theater, a barber shop, stores, and an underground garage able to hold 100 cars.[9][10][11] The land that the building is on was purchased by the Soviet Union in December 1971.[10]

After Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan signed a cultural agreement in November 21, 1985,[12][13] one form of encouraging Soviet-American exchanges happened at this school where Russian students from this school had meetings with local American high school students.[3]

On July 27, 1988 the school was converted from an eight-year school to a high school per order № 3593 of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[7]

See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Russian Mission Residency.

Anglo-American-Canadian international schools in Russia:

References

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  1. ^ "Russian Mission" (Archive). The Riverdale Press. Retrieved April 20, 2015. "The event will take place at the Russian Mission to the United Nations Residency, located on Mosholu Avenue at 255th Street."
  2. ^ Home page. Russian Mission School in New York. Retrieved April 14, 2015. "Адрес: 355 West 255 Street Bronx, NY 10471 Адрес: 355 Вест 255, Нью-Йорк,10471,США"
  3. ^ a b Deutsch, Claudia H. "When Diplomacy Begins at Home". The New York Times. May 28, 1986. Retrieved April 14, 2015. "Soviet citizens who contacted Americans were primarily Russians based here – students from the Russian mission school in Riverdale meeting with American high school children, for example."
  4. ^ "School of the Mission" (Archive). The Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations in New York. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  5. ^ "С юбилеем школа! — Средняя школа при Постоянном представительстве России при ООН в Нью-Йорке, США". ny-school.russiaun.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  6. ^ "О нас говорят в СМИ — Средняя школа при Постоянном представительстве России при ООН в Нью-Йорке, США". ny-school.russiaun.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on February 9, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Немного истории — Общеобразовательная школа при Постоянном представительстве России при ООН в Нью-Йорке, США". ny-school.russiaun.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on July 21, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  8. ^ "Немного истории — Общеобразовательная школа при Постоянном представительстве России при ООН в Нью-Йорке, США". ny-school.russiaun.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on July 21, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  9. ^ a b Siegal, Allan M. (June 17, 1974). "Russian Building Going Up From the Top Down". The New York Times.
  10. ^ a b Tomasson, Robert E. (January 13, 1974). "A Residence for Russians To Go 'Down' in Riverdale". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  11. ^ Zipkin, Deborah (April 8, 1984). "Trouble in a Small Part of the World". The New York Times.
  12. ^ Hoffman, David; Oberdorfer, Don (November 21, 1985). "Gorbachev Agress to Visit U.S. Next Year". The Washington Post.
  13. ^ "US-Soviet Bilateral Discussions Since the Geneva Summit" (PDF). May 23, 1986.
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