Mintimer Shaimiev presents II volume of the Book of charity providers in the Kazan Kremlin

Official delivering of II volume of the Book of charity providers and letters of gratitude of the Republican fund of historical and cultural monuments was held today in the Kazan Kremlin. RT State Counselor, Chairman of Guardian board of Republican Revival fund of monuments Mintimer Shaimiev addressed the audience with opening speech.

Mintimer Shaimiev said that he had not expected the project would receive such a kind of response and thanked the federal and republican governments for support. He noted a large amount of work had been fulfilled both in Bolgar and Sviyazhsk , and visitors would be able to see the main results this summer.

“Bolgar and Sviyazhsk will be restored in accordance with international requirements and we attempt they will be included in UNESCO lists and become monuments of world importance”, Tatarstan State Counsellor said. He noted everyone who invested in restoration of Bolgar and Sviyazhsk demonstrated to the whole global society that spirituality should be in the forefront.

Mintimer Shaimiev thanked the charity providers for support on behalf of RT President Rustam Minnikhanov as well.

Official delivering of II volume of the Book of charity providers and letters of gratitude of the Republican fund “Vozrozhdenie” (Revival) was held afterwards. We remind the ceremony of delivering I volume of the Book of charity providers was held on January,28 , 2011. It is granted to encourage members of the project “Cultural heritage of Tatarstan: ancient town of Bolgar and island town Sviyazhsk” who made their contribution in revival of monuments.