List of Russian ambassadors in Albania
The list of Soviet and Russian ambassadors in Albania contains all heads of the diplomatic mission of Moscow in Tirana since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1924 until today.
history
After the Albanian government under Fan Noli had recognized the Soviet Union in July 1924 and announced that it wanted to establish relations, Georgi Vasilyevich Chicherin sent a delegation with the future ambassador Arkady Antonovich Krakowezki to Albania. Due to internal political tensions, Noli wanted to delay the establishment of diplomatic relations, which is why the Soviets left Tirana a few days after arriving in December 1924. On September 17, 1934, the Soviet ambassador in Athens , Mikhail Weniaminowitsch Kobezki, was also accredited to Albania. On April 7, 1939 diplomatic relations were ended as a result of the occupation of Albania by the Kingdom of Italy.
On November 10, 1945 diplomatic relations were established at prime ministerial level . On August 4, 1952, the Soviet diplomatic mission in Tirana was upgraded to an embassy. On November 25, 1961, the Soviet ambassador was recalled and diplomatic relations broken off after Enver Hoxha had distanced himself from the Soviet course. The ambassador Josif Schikin was withdrawn.
On July 30, 1990, the two states agreed to resume diplomatic relations.
Heads of mission
| appointment | Surname | life span | Remarks | appointed during the reign of | accredited by | Leave post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 |
Arkadi Antonowitsch Krakowezki (Аркадий Антонович Краковецкий) |
1884-1937 | Ministre plénipotentiaire ; No accreditation by Fan Noli takes place | Alexei Rykov | Dec. 1924 | |
| Jan. 23, 1935 |
Mikhail Weniaminowitsch Kobezki (Михаил Вениаминович Кобецкий) |
1881-1937 | Ministre plénipotentiaire ; Official seat in Athens | Vyacheslav Molotov | Ahmet Zogu | Apr 28, 1937 |
| Nov 13, 1937 |
Nikolai Ivanovich Sharonov (Николай Иванович Шаронов) |
1901–? | Ministre plénipotentiaire ; Official seat in Athens | Vyacheslav Molotov | Ahmet Zogu | Apr 7, 1939 |
| Dec 12, 1945 |
Dmitri Stepanowitsch Tschuwachin (Дмитрий Степанович Чувахин) |
1903-1997 | Envoy | Joseph Stalin | Omer Nishani | March 16, 1952 |
| March 16, 1952 |
Klement Danilowitsch Lyowytschkin (Климент Данилович Лёвычкин) |
1907-1984 | Ambassador from August 1953 | Joseph Stalin | Omer Nishani | Dec. 7, 1955 |
| Dec. 7, 1955 |
Leonid Ivanovich Krylov (Леонид Иванович Крылов) |
1912-1982 | Nikolai Bulganin | Haxhi Lleshi | March 7, 1957 | |
| March 7, 1957 |
Vasily Ivanovich Ivanov (Василий Иванович Иванов) |
1905-1989 | Nikolai Bulganin | Haxhi Lleshi | Nov 24, 1960 | |
| Nov 24, 1960 |
Josif Wassiljewitsch Schikin (Иосиф Васильевич Шикин) |
1906-1973 | Nikita Khrushchev | Haxhi Lleshi | Jan. 21, 1963 | |
| 1960 |
SP Krekoten (С. П. Крекотень) |
? | Chargé d'affaires ; On December 3, 1961, the Deputy Soviet Foreign Minister Nikolai Pavlovich Firjubin (Николай Павлович Фирюбин) informed the Albanian Chargé d'Affaires in Moscow, Gac Mazi, about the break in diplomatic relations and handed over a note verbal; on December 9, 1961, the Soviet Chargé d'Affaires received a reply note in Tirana. | Nikita Khrushchev | Haxhi Lleshi | Dec 9, 1961 |
| Dec 9, 1961 | Protective power Czechoslovakia | Nikita Khrushchev | Haxhi Lleshi | 1991 | ||
| 1991 |
Viktor Efimowitsch Nerubajlo (Виктор Ефимович Нерубайло) |
* 1934 | Mikhail Gorbachev | Dec 25, 1991 | ||
| Dec 25, 1991 |
Viktor Efimowitsch Nerubajlo (Виктор Ефимович Нерубайло) |
* 1934 | The Russian Federation succeeds the Soviet Union | Boris Yeltsin | Ramiz Alia | Nov 2, 1996 |
| Nov 2, 1996 |
Igor Aleksandrovich Saprykin (Игорь Александрович Сапрыкин) |
* 1938 | Boris Yeltsin | Sali Berisha | July 26, 2000 | |
| July 26, 2000 |
Vladimir Nikolayevich Tokin (Владимир Николаевич Токин) |
* 1937 | Wladimir Putin | Rexhep Meidani | Aug 26, 2005 | |
| Aug 26, 2005 |
Aleksandr Lvowitsch Prishchepow (Александр Львович Прищепов) |
* 1948 | Wladimir Putin | Alfred Moisiu | Jan. 28, 2010 | |
| Jan. 28, 2010 |
Leonid Grigoryevich Abramov (Леонид Григорьевич Абрамов) |
* 1954 | Dmitry Medvedev | Bamir Topi |
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Российско-албанские отношения. (No longer available online.) In: Посольство России в Албании. Archived from the original on October 25, 2013 ; Retrieved September 4, 2013 (Russian). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Албания. In: Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898–1991. Retrieved September 4, 2013 (Russian).
- ↑ Миссия - Посольство СССР в Албании. In: Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898–1991. Retrieved September 4, 2013 (Russian).
- ^ Robert Clegg Austin: Founding a Balkan State: Albania's Experiment with Democracy, 1920-1925 . University of Toronto Press, Toronto 2012, ISBN 978-1-4426-4435-9 ( excerpts from Google Books ).
- ^ János Radványi: Hungary and the Superpowers: The 1956 Revolution and Realpolitik . Hoover Press, Stanford 1972, ISBN 0-8179-1111-1 ( excerpt from Google Books ).
