Rustam Minnikhanov opens the biggest rural culture center in Tatarstan
15 January 2013, Tuesday
President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov opened the biggest culture center built under the republican program for construction of village clubs in 2012 in Nizhnie Vyazovye settlement (Zelenodolsk region).
The RT President visited an outpatient clinic, the branch of Zelenodolsk central regional hospital. Due to republican funding the building with the area of 1200 m² was repaired and supplied with new equipment. There are policlinic and a day patient department, dental and therapeutic rooms, obstetrics and gynecology room, and functional diagnostics room. Services are rendered to about 10 thousand people.
The building requires facing and heat insulation, thus the RT President gave assignment to prepare the project and estimation of necessary works. Local citizens addressed Rustam Minnikhanov with request to organize a bus route from neighboring villages. The President charged local administration with settling the problem.
The RT President also visited the department for producing acrylic baths OOO “Plastpolikom”, the only operating plant producing acrylic sheets in Russia.
Finally, President of Tatarstan participated in opening of a new culture center. It was a final object built under the republican program aimed at construction of village clubs in 2012. A library and rooms for holding lessons of different creative teams are located in the center.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Rustam Minnikhanov said that children participating in “Sozvezdie” (“Constellation”) festival would be first guests performing on new stage.
“There are a lot of talented people in republic. Dina Garipova and Elmira Kalimullina proved this fact,” the RT President said and welcomed Dina, who was present at the ceremony. “Our republic enjoys great potential. “Sozvezdie” festival brings real results and reveals new talents,” he said.
“Nizhnie Vyazovye is not the best settlement in terms of social and cultural objects. Though all republican programs are realized here, there are a lot of things to do,” Rustam Minnikhanov said.
The RT President supposes that the settlement enjoys big prospects in connection with construction of multimodal logistics center.
Rustam Minnikhanov congratulated guests on opening the new culture center and presented certificate for 150 thousand roubles for purchasing equipment to the center’s director.
On 15 December, speaking at a meeting of the competition committee of the regional public competition “The Manager of the Year” about its results in 2025, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the list of 155 participants (nominees), who are heads of enterprises and organizations from various industries and sectors of the economy, for the competition was formed based on recommendations from regional ministries and departments, city and district municipalities, employers' associations and the Federation of Trade Unions of the republic.
On 6 December speaking at a regional meeting held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Marat Ayzatullin reported about progress in implementation of the of multi-apartment houses capital overhaul programme.
On 5 December, congratulating volunteers with the International Volunteers Day, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva wrote in her address: “
Your boundless kindness, sincere desire to help others and active civic position deserve special recognition and deep gratitude. There are over 5,000 volunteer associations operating successfully in Tatarstan, with a total membership of over 220,000 caring people of all ages and professions. Every year the contribution of volunteers into public life of the republic becomes more noticeable.
On 4 December Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Shamil Gafarov, who is the Chief of Staff of the Office of the Cabinet of Ministers of the republic, took part in a strategic session on the establishment of an inter-university campus in the republic being held at the Kazan Aircraft University on 4-6 December with participation of more than 100 people and more than 40 experts in politics, economy, science, education and industry from all over Russia.