The headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia is one of seven Stalinist skyscrapers, designed and overseen by Vladimir Gelfreykh and Adolf Minkus.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia building 6
Borodinsky Bridge and the Ministry building by night
The State Emblem of the Soviet Union was the official symbol of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics adopted in 1923 and used until the dissolution of the state in 1991.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia headquarters
…172 metres. The plinth is clad in red granite and the façade is in light ceramic blocks. On the main façade, at a height of 114 metres, there is the coat of arms of the USSR mounted in reinforced concrete and covering an area of 144 m2. The portals of the building are decorated with metal lattices and stucco made by sculptor…
Photo (after renovation in 2010)
The 1946 version on a Soviet postage stamp
Soviet state emblem on the building of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2011. 16 ribbons are present.
Cover page of a 1974 Soviet passport.