[1] There are consulates general in Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City.

[2] The post of Russian Ambassador to Vietnam is currently held by Gennady Bezdetko [ru], incumbent since 25 March 2021.

[3][4] Diplomatic relations at the mission level between the Soviet Union and North Vietnam were first established in January 1950.

[5] The first ambassador, Aleksandr Lavrishchev [ru], was appointed on 11 August 1954, and presented his credentials on 4 November 1954.

[5] Diplomatic relations with South Vietnam were established in June 1969 and carried out through the Soviet embassy in Burma.