Tatarstan President visits Kazan Theological Seminary
28 September 2014, Sunday
On September 28, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Education and Science of the republic Engel Fattakhov, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, Tatarstan Minister of Construction Irek Faizullin, Metropolitan of Kazan and Tatarstan Anastasy visited the Kazan Theological Seminary.
Tatarstan President looked around a repaired dining room and a library, where, according to Metropolitan Anastasy, about 70,000 books and documents are stored.
Rustam Minnikhanov also inspected a new sports complex, which is required according to new rules of accreditation of educational facilities. At the forum of the Orthodox Community of Tatarstan held on May 13 this year, the seminary leadership addressed Tatarstan President with a request to help them in building a sports complex. Rustam Minnikhanov promised to allocate funds for this purpose at that moment and today he visited the new finished complex, which occupies an area of 650 square meters. Its construction cost, including equipment, made 30 million roubles.
Tatarstan President presented a mini-bus to the seminary.
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On 24 April in the Government House of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin held a joint meeting the Council for Enforcement of Legislation of Languages of Tatarstan and the organizational committee for celebrations of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay which summarized results of work of the regional law enforcement on official languages of the republic and considered progress of the implementation of the plan of main events for preparation and celebration of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay .
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.