Last USSR Council of Ministers Chairman Nikolai Ryzhkov dies

Last Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR Nikolai Ryzhkov has died. He was the only National Hero of Armenia, who was not of Armenian origin. He made a huge contribution to the elimination of the consequences of the 1988 devastating earthquake of Spitak. Ryzhkov was a great friend of Armenia. Since the declaration of independence, he had been actively engaged in the activities of the inter-parliamentary agencies of Armenia and Russia as a member of the Federation Council. There is a commemorative plaque to Ryzhkov in Gyumri and his bust in Spitak. Details in the video: