Golden medal of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences presented to Mintimer Shaimiev
15 May 2013, Wednesday
On May 15 at an annual general meeting of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences President of the Academy Akhmet Mazgarov presented the Golden medal of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences to Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev for great personal contribution to science development in Tatarstan.
Akhmet Mazgarov reminded that the Academy was founded in accordance with the Decree of the first Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev on September 30, 1991. “Once again I would like to underline an important role of this person in establishment and development of our academy and preservation of scientific potential of our republic. Mintimer Sharipovich has been always known for understanding important moments of historical era and urgent problems of people and republic,” Akhmet Mazgarov said.
He added that currently Mintimer Shaimiev continues going the same way by managing a big project aimed at reconstruction of two historical monuments – the island town of Sviyazhsk and ancient town of Bolgar.
Mintimer Shaimiev believes that improvement of living standards and meeting constantly growing human needs are impossible without high technology products and science.
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.