Mintimer Shaimiev lays the foundation of apple garden at island-town Sviyazhsk

Foundation of an apple garden was laid in the reserve-museum “Island-town Sviyazhsk” today.

RT State Counselor, Chairman of the Guardian Board of the Republican fund “Vozrozhdenie” (Revival) Mintimer Shaimiev attended the event.

The event took place within the limits of the National Day of forest planting being held throughout republic today.

Nurslings of fruit trees were brought from the Leo Tolstoy estate.

“The idea of this project was not random. Representatives of Tolstoy family were Sviyazhsk voivodes in 17th and 18th century. As you know, Leo Tolstoy spent his youth years on the Kazan land,” acting director of the museum “Island-town Sviyazhsk”, Deputy Director on scientific research work Svetlana Frolova said.

Residents of the island-town, pupils of the local school, workers of the reserve-museum “Island-town Sviyazhsk” and pupils of gymnasium №7 took part in tree-planting.

Mintimer Shaimiev also visited the Church of Constantine and Helena under restoration.