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Soviet legation in Wellington

The Soviet legation (now the embassy of the Russian Federation in New Zealand) at 57 Messines Rd, Wellington, photographed in 1951. Two members of the legation staff were expelled for spying in 1962, and ambassador Vsevelod Sofinsky was ordered home in 1980 after being caught delivering money to the Socialist Unity Party.

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    The 1960s

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soviet union
russia
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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 114/248/02-G
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Events

  • 24 January 1980

    Soviet ambassador expelled
  • 27 September 1974

    William Sutch charged with spying

  • 17 February 1873

    'The Russians are coming!'

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