List of ambassadors of Russia to Norway
| Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Kingdom of Norway | |
|---|---|
| Den Russiske Føderasjons Ekstraordinære og Befullmektigede Ambassadør i Kongeriket Norge | |
 Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry | |
since 1 October 2024 | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Russia in Oslo | |
| Style | His Excellency The Honourable |
| Reports to | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Seat | Oslo |
| Appointer | President of Russia |
| Term length | At the pleasure of the president |
| Website | Embassy of Russia in Norway |
The ambassador of Russia to Norway is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the king and the government of Norway.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Oslo.[1] There are consulates general in Kirkenes and Barentsburg, Svalbard.[2] The current Russian ambassador to Norway is Nikolai Korchunov, incumbent since 1 October 2024.[3]
History of diplomatic relations
[edit]For much of the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries, Norway was part of larger political entities, as Denmark–Norway between 1537 and 1814, and the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway between 1814 and 1905. With the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905, the Russian Empire became one of the first countries to recognise the newly independent Norway.[4] A diplomatic mission was opened in the capital, then named Kristiania, and starting from the first representative, Anatoly Krupensky, ambassadors were exchanged for the next twelve years.[5][6] Representation was maintained following the February Revolution in 1917 which brought the Russian Provisional Government, and following the October Revolution later that year, Norway recognised the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.[7] Representatives were changed after the establishment of the Soviet Union in 1922. In 1940, Norway was invaded and occupied by German forces, causing a break in diplomatic relations. Following the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, and the Soviet entry to the war on the Allied side, diplomatic relations were established with the Norwegian government-in-exile as part of the Soviet Embassy to the Allied Governments, with Aleksandr Bogomolov serving as ambassador.[8]
With the German defeat and the return of the government to Norway, Nikolai Kuznetsov was appointed the new ambassador to Norway. Relations were maintained through the rest of the existence of the Soviet Union. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Norway was the first western state to recognise the Russian Federation as its successor state, on 16 December 1991.[4] The incumbent Soviet ambassador, Anatoly Tishchenko, continued in post as the Russian ambassador until 1995.[8]
List of representatives of Russia to Norway (1905–present)
[edit]Russian Empire to Norway (1905–1917)
[edit]| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anatoly Krupensky | Envoy | 19 November 1905 | 1912 | |
| Sergey Arsenyev | Envoy | 1912 | 1914 | |
| Konstantin Gulkevich | Envoy | 1914 | 3 March 1917 |
Russian Provisional Government to Norway (1917)
[edit]| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dmitry Kotzebue-Pilar von Pilau | Chargé d'affaires | 1917 | 1917 |
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic to Norway (1917–1922)
[edit]| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vatslav Vorovsky | Diplomatic representative | November 1917 | 1919 | |
| Lev Mikhailovich Mikhaylov | Diplomatic representative | 7 October 1921 | 30 June 1922 | |
| Jakob Suritz | Diplomatic representative | 29 May 1922 | 30 December 1922 |
Soviet Union to Norway (1922–1991)
[edit]Russian Federation to Norway (1991–present)
[edit]| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anatoly Tishchenko | Ambassador | 25 December 1991 | 4 January 1995 | |
| Yury Fokin | Ambassador | 4 January 1995 | 6 June 1997 | |
| Vladimir Kvitsinsky | Ambassador | 23 July 1997 | 16 December 2003 | |
| Aleksandr Panov | Ambassador | 29 April 2004 | 20 June 2006 | |
| Sergey Andreyev | Ambassador | 20 June 2006 | 20 July 2010 | |
| Vyacheslav Pavlovsky | Ambassador | 20 July 2010 | 5 May 2016 | |
| Teimuraz Ramishvili | Ambassador | 11 October 2016 | 1 October 2024 | |
| Nikolai Korchunov | Ambassador | 1 October 2024 | Credentials presented on 14 November 2024 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Посольство Российской Федерации в Норвегии" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Генеральные консульства" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Посол" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Политика" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "ПРЕДСТАВИТЕЛИ РОССИЙСКОЙ ИМПЕРИИ В ДРУГИХ СТРАНАХ" (in Russian). wwhp.ru/rossi-m12. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Норвегия" (in Russian). rusdiplomats.narod.ru. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Полномочное представительство СССР в Норвегии" (in Russian). knowbysight.info. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Посольство СССР в Норвегии" (in Russian). knowbysight.info. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
