How it was №1 05.12.2001 (2001)

Video chronicle: The aftermath of the earthquake of December 7, 1988 in the Armenian cities of Spitak, Leninakan.

Destroyed houses.

Surviving residents.

Residents of Armenian cities who witnessed the earthquake take part in the program.

Martin Papayan was in the hospital when the tragedy occurred.

He talks about the events he took part in.

Norayr Muradyan talks about the melting of snow the day before as a sign of a heat wave before the earthquake.

Interviews with residents: Eleonora Tumanyan, Anna Khachatryan, Zhor Pokosyan, who suffered during the earthquake.

Interview with Razmik Kurdyan.

According to him, doctors received patients and provided medical care right on the street.

Martin Papayan talks about how he informed the center.

Official representatives of the authorities refused to believe it.

Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev was on an official visit to the United States.

Video: Improving Relations Between the USSR and the USA: Meeting between Gorbachev and Reagan in Reykjavik 1986. New York 1988: Meeting between Mikhail Gorbachev, Ronald Reagan and George Bush (Sr.).

Nikolai Ryzhkov talks about his telephone conversation with Mikhail Gorbachev, during which he informed the leader about what happened.

Nikolai Ryzhkov flew to the scene of the tragedy.

Expresses gratitude to the world community for the assistance provided.

Nikolai Ryzhkov recalls that during the Chernobyl accident, the Soviet leadership asked the international community for assistance.

But no one provided it.

Video chronicle: Speech by Mikhail Gorbachev at the airport, after interrupting his official visit to the United States on December 8, 1988. Talks about the earthquake in Armenia.

The US President expressed his desire to provide the necessary assistance.

Unloading humanitarian aid from planes arriving at the airport in Armenia.

Nikolay Tarakanov talks about the actions of the rescue services, which consisted of Civil Defense units.

How the process of eliminating the consequences of the earthquakes took place, coordination with international rescue teams.

Within 11 days, it was possible to find survivors.

Video chronicle: The aftermath of the earthquakes.

Ruins of buildings.

Rescue operation.

People are pulled from under the rubble.

The wounded on stretchers.

Human grief.

The participants of the program talk about the problems they had to face.

About cases of looting.

Norayr Muradyan points out that part of the money sent by the international community to provide assistance to the affected areas disappeared without a trace.

Nikolay Ryzhkov talks about the emergence of the Ministry of Emergency Situations after the events in Armenia.

Martin Papayan points out that help was provided by all the Republics that were part of the USSR. Modern Leninakan and Spitak.

Half-deserted streets of the city.