Putin congratulates Gorbachev on his birthday
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated former USSR president Mikhail Gorbachev on his birthday. Putin’s message was published on the Kremlin website. On March 2nd, Gorbachev turned 88.
Putin noted that in Russia and abroad Gorbachev is known as an authoritative government and public figure with great experience. According to the Russian President, Gorbachev is currently actively involved in expert discussions and contributes significantly to dialogue on the most critical problems of current time.
“I wish you good health and vitality,” Putin wrote.
Gorbachev served as president of the USSR from March 15, 1990, to December 25, 1991. Before this, he was the chairman of the Supreme Council of the USSR. In 1991 he founded the International socio-economic and political science research fund (Gorbachev Foundation). Gorbachev received a number of significant awards and titles, including the Nobel Peace Prize (1990).