Vitaly Churkin
Soviet and Russian diplomat (1952-2017)
Vitaly Ivanovich Churkin (Russian: Виталий Иванович Чуркин; 21 February 1952 – 20 February 2017) was a Russian diplomat and former child actor. He was the Ambassador of Russia to the United Nations from 1 May 2006 until his death. He was also the Ambassador of Russia to Belgium from 1994 to 1998.
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Churkin was born in Moscow. He acted in movies as a child with his famous role being as Fedka the peasant boy in A Mother's Heart (1967). He spoke Russian, Mongolian, French and English.
Churkin died on 20 February 2017 in New York City, United States. He died one day before his 65th birthday.[1] The cause was heart failure, according to Russian diplomat Sergei Ordzhonikidze.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Vitaly Churkin, Russia's ambassador to UN, dies suddenly at 64". CNN. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|authors=ignored (help) - ↑ "Скончался постпред России в ООН Виталий Чуркин, мир соболезнует" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
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