On August 30 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov presented awards to laureates of Gabdulla Tukai State Prizes. The event was traditionally held on the Day of the Republic.
Welcoming the guests of the ceremony, Tatarstan President congratulated them on the Day of the Republic and the Day of the City. “It is an honour for me to award Tukai State Prizes which has been already presented to 193 laureates over 55 years,” Rustam Minnikhanov noted.
Rustam Minnikhanov, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev and other honorable guests presented Tukai prizes to laureates 2013.
In 2013 high awards were presented to People’s Artist Ilyas Aidarov, Honored Worker of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan Nabira Bichkurova, People’s Actress of Tatarstan and Russia Alsu Gainullina, People’s Artist of Tatarstan Sofia Kuzminykh, and Honored Art Worker of Tatartsan, composer Shamil Timerbulatov.
Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, Chairman of Tatarstan State Council Farid Mukhametshin, Kazan Mayor Ilsur Metshin, Tatarstan Minister of Culture Airat Sibgatullin took part in the event.
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.