Book of Condolences for former Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev at Russian Embassy in Beijing
General secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991 and President of the Soviet Union in 1990–91 Mikhail S. Gorbachev has passed away in Moscow at the age of 91 after a serious and prolonged illness. He was hospitalized at the very beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic and had been under medical supervision ever since.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his “deepest condolences” on the death of Mikhail Gorbachev to his family and friends.
To honor his life and legacy, Russian Embassy in Beijing invites members of the public and diplomatic community to express their sympathy to the Gorbachev Family for their loss by sending messages of condolence.
Messages of condolence to the Gorbachev Family may be sent to the following address: Russian Embassy, No. 4 Dongzhimen Beizhongjie, Beijing, China, 100600, or by email: embassybeijing@mid.ru.
