The Armenian earthquake in 1988 killed some 25,000 people.
With the Armenian earthquake, glasnost, or the policy of openness, paid dividends, both at home and abroad.
He showed more of a human side when he went home where he belonged, to deal with the Armenian earthquake.
What, then, can be learned from the Armenian earthquake?
"I will tell you directly that it has been made even more difficult by the Armenian earthquake."
The Armenian earthquake showed him as a politician, with instincts and problems Americans understand.
In 1988, he took an active role in helping his people overcome the Armenian earthquake.
A significant portion of the game involves special events, such as the 1988 Armenian earthquake or the Chernobyl disaster.
Engineers have developed methods for reinforcing buildings that might have saved many of the lives lost last week in the Armenian earthquake.
But my sense is that it is running less than it was after the Armenian earthquake.