Russian House in Damascus to resume operations — agency

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · Aug 11, 2026 · 313 words

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What to know about Russian House in Damascus to resume operations — agency

A delegation from Rossotrudnichestvo visited Damascus to coordinate the resumption of activities for the Russian House (Russian Center for Science and Culture). The visit involved meetings with Syrian ministries to discuss educational, scientific, and cultural projects, including increasing university quotas for Syrian students.

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What happened

The Russian House in Damascus will resume its activities after a delegation of Rossotrudnichestvo, Russia’s agency for international humanitarian cooperation, visited Syria, an agency official told TASS.

Why it matters

"On behalf of Rossotrudnichestvo head Igor Chaika, the agency's delegation headed by his deputy Alexey Kleshchyov visited Damascus on August 9-10 to address practical matters concerning the resumption of the activities of the Russian Center for Science and…

Common ground

In Damascus, the agency representatives held talks at the Syrian Foreign Ministry, the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, as well as the Culture Ministry.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “In Damascus, the agency representatives held talks at the Syrian Foreign Ministry, the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, as well as the Culture Ministry.”

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The evidence provided includes information about Gmail, immigration to Russia, and a Russian Cultural Center in Washington D.C., but contains no information regarding meetings with Syrian ministries in Damascus.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Leonid Petrovich Reshetnikov (Russian: Леонид Петрович Решетников; born 6 February 1947) is a Soviet and Russian secret service agent, Lieutenant-General of Foreign Intelligence Service, director of t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonid_Petrovich_Reshetnikov

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian Cultural Center (RCC, Russian: Российский центр науки и культуры в Вашингтоне) is a museum and building in Washington, D.C. supporting Russian culture in the United States. The center is …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Cultural_Center

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Immigration to Russia involves both temporary workers and those seeking permanent residence in the Russian Federation. Historically, the Russian Empire was one of the world's leading destinations for …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_Russia

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Claim 2: “Since the beginning of 2026, more than 4,500 applications have been received from Syrian citizens to study at Russian universities”

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While there are general links to 'Education in Russia' and mentions of Russian intervention in Syria, there is no specific data regarding 4,500 applications from Syrian citizens in 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From September 2015 until December 2024, Russia conducted a military intervention in the Syrian civil war, following a request by Ba'athist Syria under Bashar al-Assad for support against the Syrian o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_intervention_in_the_Sy…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russia–Syria relations (Russian: Российско-сирийские отношения; Arabic: العلاقات الروسية السورية) are the bilateral relations between Russia and Syria. Russia has an embassy in Damascus and Syria has …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia–Syria_relations

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Syrian government has requested that Russia handover former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to Syria on multiple occasions so that he can be tried for crimes against humanity and potentially othe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposed_handover_of_Bashar_al…

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Claim 3: “More than 40,000 Syrian schoolchildren continue to study Russian.”

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The evidence provided discusses Syrian refugee children in Lebanon and Turkey, but does not provide any statistics regarding Syrian schoolchildren studying the Russian language.

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web search NEUTRAL — But, schools opened after a strike appeared less likely. Still, many children who once walked to school are now taken there by their parents. And other families have simply left the country. Lebanon n…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NghK4ZinsRo

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web search NEUTRAL — Approximately 300,000 refugee children attending these centers will be transferred to public schools and will transition to a Turkish-language curriculum. Another 360,000 refugee students who are not …
https://borgenproject.org/expanding-education-for-syrian-ref…

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web search NEUTRAL — More than a million children have been driven into exile by the Middle East’s most savage conflict.According to Unicef, 500,000 Syrian refugee children are now in Lebanon, of whom 400,000 are of schoo…
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/now-it-s-time-t…

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Claim 4: “The Russian House in Damascus will resume its activities after a delegation of Rossotrudnichestvo, Russia’s agency for international humanitarian cooperation, visited Syria”

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The provided evidence consists of general Wikipedia entries about the Russian language, the country of Russia, and the Romanov dynasty. None of the sources mention the Russian House in Damascus or a visit by Rossotrudnichestvo.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2013 (MMXIII) was the year of the 400th Anniversary of the founding of the House of Romanov, Russia's Imperial dynasty. At the date of this anniversary, a number of events were organized on the occasi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/400th_anniversary_of_Romanov_H…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following events occurred in April 1976:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_1976

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web search NEUTRAL — Russian is written using the Russian alphabet of the Cyrillic script; it distinguishes between consonant phonemes with palatal secondary articulation and those without, the so-called "soft" and "hard"…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language

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Claim 5: “the agency's delegation headed by his deputy Alexey Kleshchyov visited Damascus on August 9-10”

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The search results provided for this claim are completely irrelevant, discussing gaming websites (Poki) and Windows 11 disk management. There is no mention of Alexey Kleshchyov or a visit to Damascus.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 21, 2025 · poki・playhop・laggedこの3つの無料子供向けゲームサイトは安全でしょうか
https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q13…

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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 21, 2021 · 题主应该是没有将计算机的快捷方式放到桌面，步骤如下： 1）鼠标桌面右击依次点击「个性化」--「主题」--「桌面图标设置」--勾选「计算机」并应用；
https://www.zhihu.com/question/493732209

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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 10, 2008 · 「POKI POKI」無料オンラインゲーム「POKIPOKI」がしたくて、ダウンロードまでして、いざゲームスタート!すると、「エラー」がでるのですが、どうしたらゲームができるようになりますかね? なんか、「error」とでて、書いてある文には、「ｴﾖｿ.ﾅﾁﾏﾀ～」みたいな、ｶﾀｶﾅと難しい漢字 ...
https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q10…

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Claim 6: “the competition has reached 23 people per place”

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The evidence provided contains general information about Russian-Syrian relations and educational portals, but does not mention a competition rate of 23 people per place.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Disputes and clashes in Syria have continued following the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024. Numerous actors have been involved, including clashes between the newly formed Syrian caretaker go…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aftermath_of_the_Syrian_civil_…

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