List of ambassadors of Russia to Denmark

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Kingdom of Denmark is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the Prime Minister and the Government of Denmark.

Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Kingdom of Denmark
Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry
Incumbent
Vladimir Barbin [ru]
since 12 December 2018
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of Russia in Copenhagen
StyleHis Excellency
The Honourable
Reports toMinister of Foreign Affairs
SeatCopenhagen
AppointerPresident of Russia
Term lengthAt the pleasure of the President
WebsiteEmbassy of the Russian Federation in the Kingdom of Denmark

The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Copenhagen.[1] The post of Russian Ambassador to Denmark is currently held by Vladimir Barbin [ru], incumbent since 12 December 2018.[2]

History of diplomatic relations

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Diplomatic exchanges between Russia and Denmark date back to the fifteenth century, with the signing of a mutual assistance pact in 1493 between the Grand Duchy of Moscow and the Kingdom of Denmark.[3] In 1700 a permanent diplomatic mission of the Tsardom of Russia was established in Denmark in 1700, and in 1893, during the period of the Russian Empire, representation was upgraded to the level of embassies.[3]

Despite the disruption to international relations caused by the Russian Revolution in 1917, diplomatic contacts were quickly established between the nascent Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, with the appointment of Vatslav Vorovsky as diplomatic representative to the Scandinavian countries of Denmark, Sweden and Norway.[4] Vorovsky's appointment was shortlived, as countries began withdrawing diplomatic recognition of envoys from the Soviet state, and there followed a period without representation until the appointment in 1923 of Tsezar Geyn [ru] as representative of the Soviet Union to Denmark. It was during Geyn's tenure that on 18 June 1924 the Soviet mission was officially established in Denmark, with Geyn serving as the officially accredited representative.[4] Representation continued at the level of missions throughout the German invasion and occupation of Denmark in 1940, until the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941.[4] In April 1944 the Soviet Union established contacts and assigned a representative to the clandestine Danish Freedom Council.[5]

Relations between the Soviet Union and Denmark were resumed after the war in May 1945, with the appointment of Andrey Plakhin [ru] as envoy.[5] Relations were upgraded to the level of embassies in August 1955, and following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, ambassadors have continued to be exchanged between the Kingdom of Denmark and the Russian Federation.[5]

List of representatives (1658 – present)

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Representatives of the Tsardom of Russia to the Kingdom of Denmark (1700 – 1720)

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Name Title Appointment Termination Notes
Andrey Izmaylov [ru] Envoy August 1700 4 September 1707
Vasily Dolgorukov Envoy 4 September 1707 17 July 1720

Representatives of the Russian Empire to the Kingdom of Denmark (1721 – 1917)

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Name Title Appointment Termination Notes
Alexey Bestuzhev-Ryumin Resident 1721 1731
Kazimir Brakel [ru] Minister Plenipotentiary 1 February 1731 28 November 1734
Alexey Bestuzhev-Ryumin Resident 1734 1740
Johann Korff Envoy 27 March 1740 18 February 1741
Piotr Chernyshev Envoy 18 February 1741 31 October 1741
Johann Korff Envoy 18 February 1741 23 January 1746
Aleksey Pushkin [ru] Envoy 23 January 1746 31 May 1747
Nikita Panin Envoy 1747 1748
Johann Korff Envoy 31 January 1748 27 March 1766
Mikhail Filosofov [ru] Envoy 1766 1770
Ivan Mestmakher Comptroller of Mission 27 June 1770 November 1772
Ivan Simolin Envoy 1772 1774
Karl Osten-Saken [ru] Envoy 1775 1784
Andrey Razumovsky Envoy 1784 May 1786
Aleksey Kridener [ru] Envoy 1786 1794
Ivan Shtakelberg Envoy 1794 1797
Rodion Koshelev [ru] Envoy 30 April 1797 24 October 1798
Ivan Muravyov-Apostol Minister-Resident 1799 1800
Vasily Lizakevich [ru] Envoy 13 September 1800 14 October 1815
Isaak van Brinen Chargé d'affaires 1815 1816
Pavel Nikolai [ru] Envoy 13 May 1816 30 April 1847
Ernest Ungern-Shternberg [ru] Envoy 17 August 1847 7 November 1860
Nikolai Nikolai [ru] Envoy 7 November 1860 2 October 1867
Arthur von Mohrenheim Envoy 2 October 1867 13 July 1882
Karl Tol [ru] Envoy 13 July 1882 2 February 1893
Mikhail Muravyov Ambassador 14 February 1893 1 January 1897
Alexander von Benckendorff Ambassador 4 February 1897 1902
Alexander Izvolsky Ambassador 24 October 1902 20 April 1906
Ivan Kudashev [ru] Ambassador 1906 20 September 1910
Karlos von Buxhoeveden [ru] Ambassador 1910 3 March 1917

Representatives of the Russian Provisional Government to the Kingdom of Denmark (1917)

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Name Title Appointment Termination Notes
Matvey Sevastopulo Envoy 3 June 1917 26 October 1917

Representatives of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic to the Kingdom of Denmark (1917 – 1919)

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Name Title Appointment Termination Notes
Vatslav Vorovsky Diplomatic Representative November 1917 1919

Representatives of the Soviet Union to the Kingdom of Denmark (1923 – 1991)

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Name Title Appointment Termination Notes
Tsezar Geyn [ru] Diplomatic Representative 1923 20 November 1924
Mikhail Kobetsky Plenipotentiary 10 December 1924 1 July 1933
Fyodor Raskolnikov Plenipotentiary 1 July 1933 31 August 1934
Nikolai Tikhmenev [ru] Plenipotentiary 21 September 1934 1 January 1938
Ivan Vlasov Chargé d'affaires 1939 22 June 1941
Diplomatic relations interrupted (1941 - 1945)
Andrey Plakhin [ru] Envoy 22 June 1945 15 July 1950
Mikhail Vetrov [ru] Envoy 15 July 1950 3 June 1954
Ivan Sysoev [ru] Envoy 3 June 1954 19 July 1955
Nikolai Slavin [ru] Envoy
Ambassador after 16 September 1955
19 July 1955 9 September 1958
Kliment Lyovychkin [ru] Ambassador 7 December 1958 18 February 1966
Ivan Ilyichev Ambassador 18 February 1966 16 November 1968
Aleksandr Orlov [ru] Ambassador 16 November 1968 3 July 1969
Nikolai Yegorychev [ru] Ambassador 18 April 1970 18 May 1984
Lev Mendelevich [ru] Ambassador 18 May 1984 12 March 1986
Boris Pastukhov [ru] Ambassador 12 March 1986 15 September 1989
Gennady Vedernikov [ru] Ambassador 11 October 1989 13 December 1991

Representatives of the Russian Federation to the Kingdom of Denmark (1991 – present)

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Name Title Appointment Termination Notes
Alexey Obukhov Ambassador 22 April 1992 25 November 1996
Aleksandr Chepurin [ru] Ambassador 25 November 1996 15 December 1999
Nikolay Bordyuzha Ambassador 21 December 1999 16 April 2003
Dmitry Rurikov [ru] Ambassador 1 August 2003 14 September 2007
Teimuraz Ramishvili Ambassador 14 September 2007 6 April 2012
Mikhail Vanin Ambassador 6 April 2012 12 December 2018
Vladimir Barbin [ru] Ambassador 12 December 2018

References

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  1. ^ "Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Kingdom of Denmark". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. ^ "H.E. Mr. Vladimir Barbin". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b "History of Russian-Danish Relations". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b c Полномочное представительство - Миссия СССР в Дании (in Russian). Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  5. ^ a b c Миссия - Посольство СССР в Дании (in Russian). Retrieved 16 October 2019.