On July 5 Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov and Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin took part in opening of new Marriage Registration Palace - Family Centre “Kazan”.
The building was constructed on the right bank of the Kazanka River. It was designed by a famous artist and sculptor Dashi Namdakov. Total area of the building makes 6200 m ². There are rooms for groom and bride, wedding reception halls, a sightseeing platform with area of 1200 m ². There is a square and embankment area nearby. The building was constructed for one year and a half. First marriage registration ceremonies were held here today.
Up to 100 ceremonies can be held in the palace every day. 27 couples have registered their marriage today in honour of 27th World Summer Universiade 2013 in Kazan.
Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin congratulated newly married couples on holiday, wished them happiness and wellbeing. He thanked Tatarstan leadership for such a present to the city.
Married couples who had lived together for more than 60 years were honoured at the ceremony.
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.