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	==See also==		==See also==
	~~{{Portal\|Russia\|India}}~~
	* [[List of diplomatic missions in Chennai]]		* [[List of diplomatic missions in Chennai]]
	* [[List of diplomatic missions of Russia]]		* [[List of diplomatic missions of Russia]]

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|post = Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Southern India Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Chennai
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The '''Consulate General of the Russian Federation in [[Chennai]]''' ({{lang-ru|Генеральное консульство России в Ченнаи}}) represents the interests of the [[Russian Federation|Russian government]] in the [[South India|southern region]] of [[India]]. The other missions are the Embassy of the Russian Federation in [[New Delhi]] and the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in [[Kolkata]] and [[Mumbai]]. The current Consul General is Oleg N. Avdeev, incumbent since 12 September 2018. He succeeds Sergey L. Kotov.

==Location==
The Consulate General is located at 14 Santhome High Road, [[Mylapore]], near the [[Marina Beach]]. The Russian Cultural Centre, the Cultural Department of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Chennai, is located at 27, Kasturi Ranga Road, [[Alwarpet]].

==Functions==
The Russian Consulate in Chennai administrates the consular functions in the states of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]], [[Kerala]] and [[Tamil Nadu]], and the Union Territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]].<ref>{{cite news
| title = Russians in Chennai vote in Presidential poll
| location = Chennai
| date = 3 March 2008
| url = http://www.hindu.com/2008/03/03/stories/2008030374060800.htm
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080306141957/http://www.hindu.com/2008/03/03/stories/2008030374060800.htm
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 6 March 2008
| newspaper = [[The Hindu]]
| access-date = 8 Feb 2012}}</ref> As of 2009, the consulate handles around 10 to 15 percent of the total [[Visa (document)|visa]] applicants to Russia. Over 1,600 people applied for visas to Russia in 2008, an increase of nearly 7 percent from the previous year, a majority of which were business visas (36.9 percent), students visas and tourists visas.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Processing time for Russian visas
| location = Chennai
| date = 30 July 2009
| url = http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/30/stories/2009073054720500.htm
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090803184232/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/30/stories/2009073054720500.htm
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 3 August 2009
| newspaper = [[The Hindu]]
| access-date = 9 Feb 2012}}</ref>

In December 2014, a new specialised Russian visa application centre was opened in the city at 74 Kasturi Ranga Road, [[Alwarpet]], along with three such centres in [[New Delhi]], [[Mumbai]], and [[Kolkata]].<ref>{{cite news
| last = Belli
| first = Alessandro
| title = Specialised Russian Visa centres opened in four Indian cities
| newspaper = Russia & India Report
| publisher = RIR
| date = 10 December 2014
| url = http://in.rbth.com/news/2014/12/10/specialised_russian_visa_centres_opened_in_four_indian_cities_40273.html
| access-date = 14 December 2014}}</ref> As of 2020, the visa application centre functions at Ispahani Center, 123/124 Nugambakkam High Road, [[Nungambakkam]].

==List of consul generals==
{{Expand section|date=February 2014}}
* Mikhail M Mgeladze
* Vladislav V. Antonyuk
* Nikolay A. Listopadov (–May 2014)
* Sergey L. Kotov (28 May 2014–September 2018)
* Oleg N. Avdeev (12 September 2018–Date)

== Russian Centre of Science and Culture==
[http://rcsc.in/ Russian Centre of Science and Culture] (formerly known as ''House of Soviet Cultural Centre'') was established in 1972 to promote cultural relationship between peoples of India and Russia. The centre has an auditorium with seating capacity of 260 seats, an art gallery situated on the ground floor hosting various exhibitions of arts and paintings. The library consists of about 10,000 books, including a collection of Russian classical literature and rare translations of Russian authors, besides Russian newspapers and periodicals.

In 2010, the Russian Centre of Science and Culture started [[Russian language]] training programmes for college students through video conferencing.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Russian language programmes through videoconferencing soon
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| publisher = The Hindu
| date = 14 August 2010
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article568769.ece
| access-date = 9 Feb 2012}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Russia|India}}
* [[List of diplomatic missions in Chennai]]
* [[List of diplomatic missions of Russia]]
* [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia)|Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]
* [[India–Russia relations]]
* [[Foreign policy of Russia]]
* [[Foreign relations of India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.chennai.mid.ru/ Official website of the Consulate General of Russia Chennai]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120128173834/http://www.ruscultchennai.in/ Homepage of the Russian Cultural Centre in Chennai]
* [http://www.mid.ru/brp_4.nsf/main_eng Official website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]

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