Tatarstan President visits island town of Sviyazhsk

On November 29, Tatarstan President accompanied by the State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, deputy of Russian State Duma Evgeny Grishin, Chief of Staff of Tatarstan President’s Office Asgat Safarov, Deputy Chairman of Tatarstan State Council Tatyana Larionova, Minister of Culture Airat Sibagatullin, Minister of Transport and Roads Lenar Safin, Minister of Construction Irek Faizullin, and Head of Zelenodolsk region Aleksandr Tygin visited the island town of Sviyazhsk.

The visit started with the helicopter landing site and car park. Then, the guests went to see the Assumption Cathedral, - the object of cultural heritage of federal significance constructed by a famous architect Postnik Yakovlev, who created Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow. Old 16th-cnetury frescos make the cathedral a very unique landmark. The cathedral was reconstructed in 2010-2012 with the financial support of OAO “Kazan helicopters”.

Rustam Minnikhanov also visited state historical-architectural and art museum “The island town of Sviyazhsk”. Reconstruction works funded by OAO “TAIF” were completed in 2010-2012. It is also planned to create the museum of Civil War, art gallery, information tourist center, the museum of Volga pirates and the museum of vintage cards.

Moreover, the Arkhireev museum, the museum of A.S.Pushkin fairy tales, the museum of Orthodoxy and religion, and the archeological museum of wooden architecture will appear in Sviyazhsk.