On November 16, Russian Ambassador to Armenia S.P.Kopyrkin, during a visit to the Lori region, together with employees of the Russian House in Armenia, as well as representatives of national and public organizations, laid flowers at monuments located in the region dedicated to significant events in the common history of Russia and Armenia.
Memorial at the site of the last battle of the detachment under the command of I.A. Montresor (1767-1804), a major of the Russian Imperial Army, a participant in the Russo-Turkish war of 1787-1791, the Battle of Kara in 1802, the storming of Ganja in 1804.
Russian Russian-Persian War In 1804, I.A. Montresor with a small detachment, including Armenian volunteers, entered the gorge of the Pambak River, making way for the delivery of provisions to the Russian troops besieging the fortress of Erivan. There they were surrounded by a six-thousandth Persian army. IA Montresor and his soldiers, rejecting the offer of surrender, fought valiantly, dying the death of the brave.
Monument to the Soviet soldiers-liquidators of the consequences of the Spitak earthquake on December 7, 1988, who were the first to come to the aid of the affected city.
Bust of the Russian statesman N.I.Ryzhkov (1929-2024), who headed the Commission for the Elimination of the consequences of the Spitak earthquake.
In 2008, N.I.Ryzhkov was awarded the title of “National Hero of Armenia”. As a member of the Federation Council, he took an active part in the work of the interparliamentary structures of our countries, was co-chairman of the Russian-Armenian Interparliamentary Commission on Cooperation.
In addition, in the city of Stepanavan S.P.Kopyrkin attended a concert performance by the Ryabinushki choir, organized by the local branch of the public organization Russia.
