Delegation of Volgograd region visits technopolis Himgrad and sport objects in Kazan
16 January 2013, Wednesday
Delegation of the Volgograd region led by the Governor Sergei Bozhenov visited technopolis Himgrad. Guests were accompanied by the Tatarstan PM Ildar Khalikov.
To the point, delegation of the Volgograd region arrived in Kazan with a two-day visit (January, 15-16).
Representatives of the Volgograd region got acquainted with activity of technopolis Himgrad, residents of the technopark, in particular, with produce of ZAO “Danaflex-Nano”.
Another object visited by members of the delegation was the Aquatics Palace under construction. This sports object located on the bank of Kazanka River is one of the largest indoor sports venues in Russia. Competitions of the World Aquatics Championship will be held at the Aquatics Palace in 2015.
Several Kazan road-transport objects were also presented to the guests.
Representatives of the Volgograd region visited the construction site of a football stadium Rubin Arena for 45 000 seats. Official opening and closing ceremonies of Universiade 2013 and matches of the World Football Cup 2018 will take place here. New football stadium is being built in accordance with FIFA requirements.
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.
On 2 March in her address on the occasion of the Mentor’s Day, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva congratulated residents of the republic with the event and wrote: “Since 2025 this holiday established by Russian President Vladimir Putin has occupied a worthy place in the calendar of significant dates of our country, emphasizing the high status and significance of the mentoring mission.