MOSCOW, Oct. 3 Presidential Press Secretary RF Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the departure of Nikolai Ryzhkov from the Federation Council, said that the contribution of such people to the development of Russia can hardly be overestimated; such people can only be admired and children can be taught by their example. Previously, the 94-year-old politician resigned early as a member of the Federation Council.
“It is probably difficult to overestimate the contribution of people like Ryzhkov to the development of our country. How much they did for people, how they spent their strength, their health — these are truly extraordinary people. Therefore, one can only admire and teach children about their example,» Peskov told reporters. He also said that the Kremlin treats its senior senators with “great respect.”
Ryzhkov, who previously headed the Council of Ministers of the USSR, explained his departure by age. However, he hopes to continue working in the Federation Council as a voluntary adviser to the Speaker of the Federation Council Valentin Matvienko. Ryzhkov was the oldest senator, he was 94 years old. The former chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR represented the government of the Belgorod region in the Federation Council for 20 years — since 2003.
Nikolai Ivanovich was born on September 28, 1929 in the Donetsk region, USSR. Graduated from the Ural Polytechnic Institute named after. CM. Kirova (mechanical engineer). Worked in production. Then he continued his career along the party line. From 1985 to 1991 he served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR. In 1986, he headed the headquarters for eliminating the consequences of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, and in 1988, he coordinated the same work after the earthquake in the city of Spitak in Armenia. In 1991, Ryzhkov participated in the first presidential elections in Russia, in which he lost to Boris Yeltsin. He was elected as a deputy of the State Duma of the II and III convocations. Awarded two Orders of Lenin, two Orders of the Red Banner of Labor, Orders of Merit for the Fatherland, I and IV degrees, the October Revolution, the Patriotic War, I degree, Honor, and medals. Laureate of USSR State Prizes in 1969 and 1979.