The Russian Cultural Center in Beijing (北京俄羅斯文化中心) is an overseas representative office of Rossotrudnichestvo, Russia’s Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation, operating under the jurisdiction of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Founded in 2010 following a Russian-Chinese intergovernmental agreement on the mutual opening of cultural centers, the center officially opened on September 28, 2010, with then-President Dmitry Medvedev as its first visitor. In September 2025, the center celebrated its 15th anniversary at a new location. Its stated mission is to promote Russian language, culture, and education in China. Rossotrudnichestvo was placed under EU sanctions in July 2022 for running what the bloc described as a network of “agents of influence” spreading Kremlin narratives; in January 2023, Berlin prosecutors launched a preliminary investigation into its German representative office, Russky Dom, over potential violations of sanctions law. Tatiana Urzhumtseva serves as director.