Mintimer Shaimiev and Nikolay Patrushev visit island town of Sviyazhsk

On July 15 Tatarstan State Counsellor, Chairman of the Board of Guardians of the Regional Fund “Revival” Mintimer Shaimiev and Secretary of Russian Security Council Nikolay Patrushev visited island town of Sviyazhsk.

Mintimer Shaimiev showed Nikolay Patrushev and his party historical monuments reconstructed under the project “Cultural heritage of Tatarstan: the ancient town of Bolgar and island town of Sviyazhsk”.

The guests looked around Trinity Church of the St John the Precursor Monastery, reconstruction works of the Cathedral “The Joy of all Who Sorrow”, and the hotel situated in the reconstructed house of the merchant Kamenev, and the State Historical, Architectural, and Art Museum “Island-Town of Sviyazhsk”.

Then the guests went to tourist ethnographical complex “Horse yard”.

Aide to Tatarstan President, CEO of Regional Fund for Revival of Historical and Cultural Monuments Tatyana Larionova told Nikolay Patrushev in details about activity of the Fund and archeological and reconstruction works.

Nikolay Patrushev noted that it was a pleasure for him to get acquainted with the island town of Sviyazhsk and its history.