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Russian Embassy School in Paris

Russian school in Paris, France

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 28, 2026
Entity authorityQ23498517 ↗
Source-derived summary

Russian Embassy School in Paris (French: Établissement public d’enseignement général, l’école secondaire auprès de l’Ambassade de la Fédération de Russie en France; Russian: специализированное структурное подразделение — средняя общеобразовательная школа с углублённым изучением иностранного языка при Посольстве России во Франции) is a Russian international school in Paris, France, serving grades 1 through 11.

It is in the 16th arrondissement, on the grounds of the Russian Embassy in Paris.

It was established by the Soviet Union Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with classes starting in September 1954.

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The public source identifies “Russian Embassy School in Paris” as russian school in Paris, France. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Russian, Embassy and School.

Editorial reviewA strong contextual entry point for chronology, institutions and public events when official records are distinguished from later interpretation. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1954—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Russian, Embassy and School providing the first useful test.
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Evidence profile

Chronology, provenance and viewpoint should be read together before a broad social or political interpretation is accepted. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 28, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q23498517. The first chronological checks are 1954.

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This entry incorporates text from “Russian Embassy School in Paris” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.