Tatarstan President visits Kazan Theological Seminary

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.