Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic. A terrible 10 magnitude earthquake occurred on December 7, 1988, completely destroyed the city of Spitak and destroyed 80% of the republic's second largest city, Leninakan (now Gyumri). The earthquake affected 40% of the Armenian territory. Some 514,000 people lost their homes; many children lost their parents. However, all children came back to school in the new academic year. Third-grade students Marine Barsegyan and Levon Mantevosyan.
- Categories: Human Interest, Education, Disasters & Accidents
- Location: Armenia
- Event date: 14.09.1989
- Date published: 15.05.2021
- Author: Юрий Простяков
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: 89-9946, 35 mm film
- Media: JPEG, 5360x3543px, 5Mb