Mintimer Shaimiev: “Order must be established at all objects in Bolgar”

A meeting dedicated to organization of works at objects of the ancient town of Bolgar in 2013 was held at the Kazan Kremlin. The meeting was held by Tatarstan’s State Counselor, Chairman of the Board of guardians of the Republican Foundation for historical and cultural monuments Mintimer Shaimiev.

Tatarstan’s State Counselor said that due to holding of Universiade in Kazan, International archeological forum and traditional event “Izge Bolgar Zhyeny” in Bolgar, preparation for commissioning of certain objects would be more difficult than in Sviyazhsk because of fixed dates.

Mintimer Shaimiev supposes that the plan of visits to Bolgar and Sviyazhsk should be taken into account.

It was noted that the International archeological forum would take place in Bolgar on May 18, on the International museum day. Russian Ministers of culture, leading Russian and foreign archeologists will take part in the event. Thus, works on preparing main objects should be fulfilled before this date. Besides, an archeological scientific base is to be opened on May 18.

Minister of culture Airat Sibagatullin informed that Coordination Council of the Russian Ministry of culture and RT Ministry of culture were involved in organization of the forum.

Aide to the RT President, CEO of the Republican Foundation “Renaissance” Tatyana Larionova told about restoration and construction works, degree of objects’ readiness to be commissioned this year.

In connection with announcement of 2013 the Year of environmental protection in Russia and the Year of environmental protection and ecological culture in republic, Mintimer Shaimiev suggested developing proposals on holding joint events in Bolgar and the island town of Sviyazhsk.

Head of State Counselor’s Secretariat Evgeny Grishin, Head of Spassky municipal region Kamil Nugaev, CEO of State Housing Fund under the RT President Talgat Abdullin, Director General of GUP “Tatinvestgrazhdanproekt” Adel Khusnutdinov, Director of Bolgar museum reserve Rafael Makhmutov participated in the meeting.