White House, Moscow
Encyclopedia
The White House also known as the Russian White House, is a government
building in Moscow
. It stands on Krasnopresnenskaya embankment. Construction started in 1965 and ended in 1981. Originally called The House of Soviets, it was designed by the architects Dmitry Chechulin
and P. Shteller. Overall design follows Chechulin's 1934 draft of the Aeroflot building.
, which had until then held its sessions in the Grand Kremlin Palace
. The Supreme Soviet of Russia remained in the building until the end of the Soviet Union
, as well as during the first years of the Russian Federation.
The White House was pictured on a 50 kopeck stamp in 1991, honoring the resistance to the failed coup attempt of 1991.
, the White House continued to serve as the seat of the Russian parliament
.
The White House stood damaged for some time after the 1993 crisis, and the black burns became famous, so much so that it became tradition for newlyweds to be photographed in front of its damaged facade.
The reformed parliament, known thereafter by its Tsarist era title of Duma
, was elected in 1994 and moved to another building on Moscow's Okhotny Ryad
.
The renovated White House now houses the Russia
n government. An inscription at the base of the tower reads, "House of the Government of the Russian Federation."
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
building in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. It stands on Krasnopresnenskaya embankment. Construction started in 1965 and ended in 1981. Originally called The House of Soviets, it was designed by the architects Dmitry Chechulin
Dmitry Chechulin
Dmitry Nikolaevich Chechulin - was a Russian Soviet architect, city planner, author, and leading figure of Stalinist architecture.- Life :...
and P. Shteller. Overall design follows Chechulin's 1934 draft of the Aeroflot building.
Soviet Union
Upon completion in 1981, the White House was used by the Supreme Soviet of RussiaSupreme Soviet of Russia
The Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR , later Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation was the supreme government institution of the Russian SFSR in 1938–1990; in 1990–1993 it was a permanent parliament, elected by the Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian Federation.The Supreme Soviet of...
, which had until then held its sessions in the Grand Kremlin Palace
Grand Kremlin Palace
The Grand Kremlin Palace , also translated Great Kremlin Palace, was built from 1837 to 1849 in Moscow, Russia on the site of the estate of the Grand Princes, which had been established in the 14th century on Borovitsky Hill...
. The Supreme Soviet of Russia remained in the building until the end of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
, as well as during the first years of the Russian Federation.
The White House was pictured on a 50 kopeck stamp in 1991, honoring the resistance to the failed coup attempt of 1991.
Russian Federation
After the end of the Soviet UnionSoviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
, the White House continued to serve as the seat of the Russian parliament
Supreme Soviet of Russia
The Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR , later Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation was the supreme government institution of the Russian SFSR in 1938–1990; in 1990–1993 it was a permanent parliament, elected by the Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian Federation.The Supreme Soviet of...
.
The White House stood damaged for some time after the 1993 crisis, and the black burns became famous, so much so that it became tradition for newlyweds to be photographed in front of its damaged facade.
The reformed parliament, known thereafter by its Tsarist era title of Duma
Duma
A Duma is any of various representative assemblies in modern Russia and Russian history. The State Duma in the Russian Empire and Russian Federation corresponds to the lower house of the parliament. Simply it is a form of Russian governmental institution, that was formed during the reign of the...
, was elected in 1994 and moved to another building on Moscow's Okhotny Ryad
Okhotny Ryad
Okhotny Ryad is a station on the Sokolnicheskaya Line of the Moscow Metro. It is located in the centre of Moscow, near the Kremlin.Okhotny Ryad is located under what was originally the swamplands of the upper Neglinnaya River...
.
The renovated White House now houses the Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n government. An inscription at the base of the tower reads, "House of the Government of the Russian Federation."