On March 25 at his meeting with Russian Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky, Tatarstan State Counsellor and Chairman of Guardian Council of “Revival” Regional Foundation, Mintimer Shaimiev showed the stand and models of buildings of cultural and historical project “Cultural heritage: ancient town of Bolgar and island town of Sviyazhsk”.
Vladimir Medinsky knows a lot about the project that is being implemented with the auspices of Russian Ministry of Culture. He visited Bolgar and Sviyazhsk in November 2012. At today’s meeting he asked about new activities of “Revival” Foundation.
Mintimer Shaimiev told Vladimir Medinsky about current cooperation between Tatarstan and UNESCO Committee on inclusion of Bolgar and Sviyazhsk in the World Heritage List. They also discussed cooperation between Tatarstan and Russian Ministries of Culture in the sphere of protection and use of objects of cultural and historical heritage.
Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, Aide to Tatarstan President on social issues, CEO of “Revival” Foundation Tatyana Larionova, Tatarstan Minister of Culture Airat Sibagatullin, and Head of Tatarstan Tourism Agency Sergey Ivanov took part in the meeting.
On 21 April, speaking at a briefing in the Government House of the republic, the Head of the Russian Federal Tax Service for Tatarstan Marat Safiullin said that slightly more than one week is left to file an income tax return for 2025 with the tax service. According to the results of the tax campaign 5.5.bn rubles should come to the regional budget, he said and informed who should submit declarations and who is entitled to benefits.
On 13 April in his congratulatory address on the occasion of the Maecenas and Benefactor Day, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated residents of the republic with the event and wrote: "Tatarstan has always been known for its generous and kind-hearted people who are ready to help the needy and support important social, cultural and educational projects. We all remember with gratitude the outstanding philanthropists – the Akchurin brothers, the Alafuzovs, and the Ushkovs, whose good deeds and generous donations contributed to the development of culture, education, and healthcare in our republic. The glorious traditions are continued by modern philanthropists and patrons of Tatarstan.
On 12 April in his address to residents of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated them with the Space Exploration Day and said: “April 12, 1961 has forever been inscribed into the world history as the day of triumph of the Soviet science and engineering thought. The flight of Yuriy Gagarin opened the way to the stars for the humankind and demonstrated to the whole world the might of our country.
On 4 April , speaking at a closing ceremony of the XX Russian Venture Forum held at the Kazan Expo Exhibition Center, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the Russian Venture Forum has confirmed its status of the point of attraction of technological development leaders.
The Forum created a unified scientific, technological and investment space where scientific ideas are transformed into competitive products, and startups gain access to capital and markets. Its business programme is organically integrated into the regional and federal agenda for achieving technological sovereignty and leadership of Russia, he said.