Awards, Decorations and Orders
Ryzhkov was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour in 1966 and 1985, the Order of the October Revolution in 1971, the Order of Lenin in 1976 and 1979 and the Order of Merit for the Fatherland Fourth degree in 2004. A monument in recognition of his contribution to the reconstruction process in Armenia following the 1988 Spitak earthquake was erected by the Armenian Government in 1998. In 2008, the Armenian Government awarded Ryzhkov their highest state decoration, the National Hero of Armenia. The Ukrainian Government bestowed the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise on him "for his outstanding contribution to the development of Russian–Ukrainian cooperation on the occasion of his 75th birthday" on 24 September 2004 while the Russian President awarded Ryzhkov the Diploma of the President on 3 October 2009.
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