urban legend. In April 1955 the building was the site of Austrian–Soviet talks on the Austrian State Treaty and then became an embassy of independent Austria for a second time. Mindovsky House, specifically its corner hall, is also known as the site of a fictional shooting in Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak. See also Austria–Russia relations Diplomatic missions in Russia References External links Embassy of Austria in Moscow Austria Moscow Austria–Russia relations Austria–Soviet Union relations Houses completed in 1906 Khamovniki District