Talk:Russian Compound

Page contents not supported in other languages.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Requested move[edit]

The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.


Migrash HarusimRussian Compound — A widely used English-name exists, so we should use it. TewfikTalk 03:02, 25 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Survey[edit]

Add  # '''Support'''  or  # '''Oppose'''  on a new line in the appropriate section followed by a brief explanation, then sign your opinion using ~~~~. Please remember that this is not a vote; comments must include reasons to carry weight.


  1. Support- a commonly used English name for the area, used in tourist guidebooks as well. Derwig 18:38, 25 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support- in case it wasn't obvious based on my nomination. TewfikTalk 06:56, 27 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]



The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

This article has been renamed from Migrash Harusim to Russian Compound as the result of a move request. --Stemonitis 08:32, 30 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Women's Hostel[edit]

The section on the women's Hostel and other sections seem editorial, particularly pro Russian and anti British. There also seems to be an unnecessary amount of detail that seems to carry opinionated weight. Mrakawie (talk) 08:06, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Franghia: only one engineer, George, or also a second one, Alexander?[edit]

The Russian sources bring up an "Alexei" Frang(h)ia.

  • First of all, Alexei is a Russification of Alexander. The Franghia family was Greek, so Alexandros, in Arabic Iskander. Nobody apart from the Russians have called him "Alexei".
  • Second, was there a second engineer Franghia, or are Alex... and George (Georgios/Girgis) one and the same? An Alexei Frang[h]ia, Greek Orthodox Arab from Nazareth, had studied at the Kharkov Politechnic. Sometimes mentioned as George, sometimes as Alexei: it's either the same man, or maybe they're brothers/relatives of some kind who both went to study in Kharkov.
  • Franghia is probably repeatedly transliterated, Greek - Cyrillic - Latin. Arabs of Greek Orthodox faith use both Arabic and Greek versions of their given name.
  • The Soviet source: only has snippets online, only offers indirect info. Arminden (talk) 00:40, 24 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]


Consulates are generally not notable in their own right, and there is very little detail at Russian Consulate General in Jerusalem - it should simply be merged here. Inf-in MD (talk) 16:11, 13 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  • Merge - as per nom. Not enough in stub to warrant a separate article. Onel5969 TT me 17:08, 15 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose There is plenty on it and the article can easily expanded. scope_creepTalk 17:30, 31 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. The diplomatic presence of the Russian Empire in Jerusalem in Ottoman times is a topic in itself, distinct enough from the Russian Compound for a separate article. Place Clichy (talk) 14:06, 9 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. Hundreds of Consulates and Embassies have their own articles. The Consulate of Russia in Jerusalem is not the same as the Russian Compound. Dan Palraz (talk) 17:03, 16 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]