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:<\/span><\/p>\n