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Tallinn Lasnamae Russian School

school in Tallinn, Estonia

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Source revisionFeb 21, 2026
Entity authorityQ25516805 ↗
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Tallinn Lasnamäe Russian Gymnasium (Estonian: Tallinna Lasnamäe Vene Gümnaasium) is a public school in Tallinn, Estonia. Established in 1981, it was first named school No 48 and opened its doors to 889 students.

The school's first director was Irina Ivanovna Opekina.

From 2011 to 2013, the school participated in the international cultural project "Comenius" (Speaking.....of culture – Kultuuridest rääkimine).

In 2013 the school passed the government check, the results were good.

Top Schools in Estonia

The school scored 60.3 points in the ranking of Top Schools in Estonia in 2010.

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The public source identifies “Tallinn Lasnamae Russian School” as school in Tallinn, Estonia. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Tallinn, Lasnamae and Russian.

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—1981, 2011, 2013, 2010—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Tallinn, Lasnamae and Russian providing the first useful test.
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Chronology, provenance and viewpoint should be read together before a broad social or political interpretation is accepted. The source revision retrieved here is dated Feb 21, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q25516805. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1981, 2011, 2013 and 2010.

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This entry incorporates text from “Tallinn Lasnamae Russian School” 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.