Rustam Minnikhanov takes part in the event dedicated to Builder’s day
11 August 2013, Sunday
On August 11 at the event dedicated to the Builder’s day in Kazan Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov looked around the exposition representing different companies, including Kazan House Building Complex, Koshchakovsky Brick Plant, an enterprise producing honeycomb and monolithic polycarbonate, a plant producing polyethylene tubes “Tekhstroi”, and ZAO “Automotive Glass Alliance Rus”.
The celebration further continued at the main Sabantui square.
Congratulating the builders, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov summed up the results of work of the regional building complex.
“Within the last five years we all had one common goal – to hold the Summer World Universiade 2013 in Kazan at a high level. Everything was built for the Games due to your work,” Rustam Minnikhanov said.
Tatarstan President reminded that the regional building complex includes more than 130 thousand workers. Rustam Minnikhanov thanked the builders for their contribution to the gross regional product which makes 14%. He proposed to make it a tradition to celebrate the Builder’s day on such a large scale.
Tatarstan President presented medals “For valorous labour”, honorary titles “Honoured builder of the Republic of Tatarstan”, “Honoured transport worker of the Republic of Tatartstan”, “Honoured gas worker of the Republic of Tatarstan”, and Letters of Gratitude to the best workers of the industry.
He also presented letters of gratitude to the municipal government agency “The Department for Capital Construction and Reconstruction of Kazan municipality” and Tatarstan Ministry of Construction, Architecture and Municipal Economy for their considerable contribution to development of Tatarstan building industry and construction of objects and venues for the 27th World Summer Universiade 2013 in Kazan.
Ilsur Metshin presented letters of gratitude “For honourable service” to the workers on behalf of Kazan Mayor.
Moscow Acting Deputy Mayor for Urban Development and Construction Marat Khusnullin also thanked builders for their work and presented awards on behalf of Russian Government to those being engaged in construction of Moscow objects.
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.