President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minikhanov presented state awards named after G.Tukay
30 August 2012, Thursday
Today, on the Republic Day and the Day of the city, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov presented state awards named after Gabdulla Tukai to the winners of 2012.
The solemn ceremony was traditionally held in the square in front of the Tatar State Academic Theater named after G.Kamal. It was also attended by State Councillor Mintimer Shaimiev, Chairman of State Council Farid Mukhametshin, Culture Minister Ayrat Sibagatullin, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin.
This year the creative team of founders of the architectural complex of the mosque Kul Sharif got the main state award of Tatarstan in the context of Culture. Before the solemn ceremony, the head of the Republic of Tatarstan congratulated the citizens on the holiday - the Republic Day and the Day of the city.
The ceremony ended with the concert, which was attended by cultural figures Tatarstan. In addition, viewers became the witneses of a colorful gala-concert of the VI International Youth Festival of folk dance.
On March 10, the third meeting of the organizing committee on preparation and holding of the 20th anniversary Russian Venture Forum 2026 to be held in Kazan from April 8 to 10, chaired by Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov and with participation of Tatarstan Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan and co-chair of the forum’s organizing committee Aleksey Pesoshin, President of the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan Rifkat Minnikhanov, Director of the Investment and Venture Fund of Tatarstan Damir Galiev as well as representatives of federal and regional authorities, development institutions and partner organizations via videoconference, took place.
On 10 March, speaking at a briefing dedicated to the development of the national Max messenger in Tatarstan and held in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Digitalization of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communication of the republic Ilya Nachvin informed that according to the data of March 2026 about 1.5m residents of Tatarstan use domestic Max messenger.
On 5 February Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in ceremony of awarding winners of the regional competition “The Woman of the Year. The Man of the Year: A Woman’s View” held at the Korston Leisure and Recreation Center in Kazan.
On 4 March at a briefing in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Minister of Land and Property Relation Fanil Agliullin told about changes in land legislation enforced from 1 March of the current year. He said that they simplify a number of procedures for land plot owners including expanding the possibilities for land use and changing the rules for changing the category of a plot.