Legendary man Nikolai Ryzhkov made a career, starting as a simple master, ending with a member of the Federation Council. The contribution of an influential politician and scientist to the development of the economic, economic and political life of the Russian Federation is enormous. The talented statesman has repeatedly been awarded orders and medals for 50 years of social and political life.
Nikolai Ivanovich Ryzhkov, a professional in the field of public administration, is an active politician whose working life was inextricably linked with solving social problems. Thanks to his outstanding diplomatic skills, he always successfully emerged from conflict situations. The Soviet reformer was awarded awards for assistance in emergency situations, for his contribution to the development of industry and the country's legislation.
The beginning of the work path
Nikolay Ryzhkov (1929-28-09) was born in Dyleevka, Donetsk region, Artyomovsk district in Ukraine. The parents of the future politician belonged to the workers 'and peasants' family. All the men in Nikolai's family worked as miners and miners, including his younger brother Eugene. In the post-war period, when the whole country was experiencing a terrible famine, in 1946 the young man managed to enter a mechanical engineering college in Kramatorsk, located 70 km from the place of birth of Nikolai Ryzhkov. Classes were held in a dilapidated building, and students settled in private homeowners' rooms as the dorms were destroyed.
The future party leader spent years of study at a professional educational institution among former military personnel. They were an example for yesterday's schoolchildren. The students who returned from the war with an age difference of 3-4 years with the younger generation, comprehend science, becoming specialists in mechanical engineering enterprises. Nikolai Ryzhkov, who at first dreamed of serving in the Air Force, was trained by front-line instructors, many of whom were mining specialists.
The activities of the educational institution, where Nikolai Ryzhkov was trained, was based on the production facilities of a heavy engineering enterprise in Novo-Kramatorsk. The future politician was engaged in the assembly of overhead metallurgical cranes in the areas of the Sverdlovsk plant, popularly called the younger brother of the Uralmash plant, a locksmith's henchman. Having received a place in distribution after a technical school in 1950, Ryzhkov became a shift foreman at the Uralmash enterprise, a large enterprise in the USSR.
One year after the beginning of his career, Nikolai was appointed the head of the span. After 5 years, he takes up the position of shop manager. Since 1959 Ryzhkov - chief technologist for welding works at the plant. S. Ordzhonikidze. In the same year, he received a diploma of higher technical education after graduating from the UPI im. CM. Kirov with a degree in Mechanical Engineer. This was the first experience of Ryzhkov's management activity, in which he showed talent and outstanding abilities in the field of production management.
Professional achievements and awards
Ryzhkov, a specialist in the organization of production activities in mechanical engineering, has always appreciated the opinion of ordinary workers. As chief technologist, he was in charge of a large-scale project for the introduction of the most powerful block of welded joints in the European machine building. Was awarded the USSR State Prize (1969, 1979) for the use of new principles of steel casting. Orders for professional achievements:
- Lenin - 1974, 1976
- Labor Red Banner - 1966, 1979
- Patriotic War I degree - 1985
- Fatherland - 2008
- Honor - 2013
- "For services to the Fatherland" IV and I degrees - 2004 and 2014
In 1965, the head of the Uralmash production association Nikolai Ryzhkov managed to lead in the field of metallurgical production. He was appointed CEO at the age of 40. Thanks to his fruitful work, the scientist became the author:
- Patents for 6 inventions in the field of welding metallurgy.
- Projects for the creation of unique units in the field of heavy engineering.
- Monographs on 2 topics on welded structures.
- Articles in the field of economics, technology and management sciences.
Political career
In 1975, from the country's personnel reserve, the politician was approved for the post of first deputy minister in the field of heavy engineering, where he worked for about 4 years. Served as Chairman of the State Plan of the USSR. Ryzhkov was elected secretary, he was the head of the economic department after the inclusion of his candidacy in the Central Committee with the support of Andropov. Nikolai Ivanovich could become the Minister of Emergency Situations, since he never stood aside in the event of various accidents or conflicts in the social and political life of the USSR. He headed the headquarters associated with the elimination of the consequences of the Chernobyl accident.
Ryzhkov was able to prevent the Ferghana conflict caused by the Turkish-Uzbek confrontation. The statesman participated in the program for the development of housing construction, initiated the closure of the project related to the turn of the northern rivers to the south, and developed an anti-alcohol campaign. He took part in the election campaign for the presidency of the Russian Federation, but the victory remained with Yeltsin.
Privacy policy
The construction of a career over the course of 25 years since the beginning of his career did not prevent the future prominent politician from creating a strong and friendly family. Ryzhkov met his future wife at the Uralmash plant, where she held the position of a designer. Lyudmila and Nikolai had a daughter, Marina, who, after graduating from the law institute in the city of Sverdlovsk, became the wife of a fellow student Boris Gutin. At first, Marina's husband worked as an official of the State Customs Committee. In 2000, he became a representative of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District.
The politician's grandchildren - Marina's son and daughter - received higher education. Having become a certified specialist in the field of medicine, her granddaughter Lyudmila married the ex-mayor of the city of Tver, Vladimir Babichev. Grandson Nikolai became a captain after graduating from the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and then devoted his career to business.
Nikolay Ryzhkov spends most of his time at various meetings, writes scientific articles. In 2016, the annual award "Creation" of Nikolai Ivanovich Ryzhkov was approved. This award is awarded to scientists engaged in scientific activities in the field of technology, construction, and environmental protection. The award is given to social workers.
