Rustam Minnikhanov delivers “Order of merit for the Republic of Tatarstan” to Damir Nurutdinov
14 June 2012, Thursday
The Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov has delivered the “Order of merit for the Republic of Tatarstan” to the labor veteran, Hero of Socialist Labor Damir Nurutdinov.
The official event took place in the Fireplace Hall at the Kazan Kremlin.
Rustam Minnikhanov stressed that Damir Nurutdinov had been working for Tatneft Oil Company within 40 years, implementing public activity, working with the youth, and still devotes himself to public work in the organization “Heroes of Tatarstan”.
“In Soviet times your work and discoveries in the sphere of drilling were perceived by the whole country, and you were given the rank of Hero of Socialist Labor,” Rustam Minnikhanov addressed the veteran.
Head of republic noted that it is a great privilege for him to deliver the highest award of the Republic of Tatarstan to Damir Nurutdinov. JSC Tatneft always remembers and honors their veterans, he added.
Keys from the Fiat car were also granted to Damir Nurutdinov.
Chairman of the public organization “Heroes of Tatarstan” Ildus Mostyukov appreciated the contribution of Damir Nurutdinov in work with the youth.
Damir Nurutdinov thanked the Tatarstan President and JSC Tatneft top management for the award and care for veterans.
On 9 May Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in a ceremony of laying flowers to the monument “The victorious soldier” dedicated to the celebrations of the Day of Victory in the Great Patriotic War (WW II) 1941-1945 and held at Arsk cemetery in Kazan.
On 8 May, speaking at a meeting held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, the Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector of the republic Marat Ayzatullin reported that capital overhaul of social facilities is in full swing in the republic with 170 educational facilities having been included into regional and federal programmes.
On 4 May at a briefing held in the Tatarstan Government House it was told that currently there are 92 combat veterans, the last witnesses of the Great Patriotic War (WW II) of 1941-1945, living in the republic. The briefing also informed about veterans’ support measures and how the republic is planning to celebrate the Victory Day on 9 May.
The Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Leyla Fazleeva told that names of 353 Heroes of the Soviet Union from Tatarstan “ are immortalized in street names, on memorials, in monuments and squares and, of course, in our memory”. “The Victory Day is the day of memory, mourning and joy. It is the event which today should be clearly understandable to all young people and younger generation of Tatarstan,” she said.
On 24 April, upon his arrival to the Kazan International Airport, the Defense Minister of China Dong Jun was welcomed by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, representatives of the General Consulate of China in Kazan and other officials