Russian Compound

Holy Trinity Cathedral in the Russian Compound

Russia has a church in Jerusalem. Who knew? Tyler informs us Putin wants the whole compound back. I guess they used to own it.

Allenby's march in Russian Compound 1917 - The Library of Congress

Russia Beyond has more old photos of the place.

Wikipedia's page about the Russian Compound:

The Russian Compound is one of the oldest districts in central Jerusalem, featuring 

• a large Russian Orthodox church, 
• the Russian-owned Sergei's Courtyard and 
• the premises of the Russian Consulate General in Jerusalem, as well as 
• the site of former pilgrim hostels, some of which are used as 
• Israeli government buildings (such as the Moscovia Detention Centre), and 
• one of which hosts the Museum of Underground Prisoners. 

The compound was built between 1860 and 1890, with the addition in 1903 of the Nikolai Pilgrims Hospice. It was one of the first structures to be built outside the Old City of Jerusalem. The Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design's main campus is adjacent to the compound.

The Russian Compound covers 17 acres between Jaffa Road, Shivtei Israel Street, and the Street of the Prophets. After 1890 it was closed by a gated wall, thus the name "compound", but it has long since been a freely accessible central-town district. In October 2008, the Israeli government agreed to transfer ownership of Sergei's Courtyard, one of the main buildings inside the complex, to the Russian government.

Russian Compound

Google's satellite image of Jerusalem is blurry and the image doesn't quite square with the roads. Not surpising since it is basically a war zone. Wikimapia at least shows us the layout of the whole compound.