The results of the Year of Culture summarized in Tatarstan
30 December 2014, Tuesday
On December 30, the results of the Year of Culture in Tatarstan were summarized in RT House of Government. Tatarstan Minister of Culture Airat Sibgatullin, heads of major republic cultural institutions and on-stage performance groups participated in the video conference briefing on the issue.
Sibgatullin said that the most memorable event is that Bolgar historical and architectural complex is included in the list of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage of UNESCO. It should be noted that Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev with the support of Tatarstan authorities has contributed greatly to achieve that.
Another significant event is “Kazan is the cultural capital of the Turkic world”, the project of Turksoy international organization.This year has been a year of remarkable anniversaries, 140 years of Tatar Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet named after Mousa Jalil, 100 years of Kazan Music College named after I.V. Aukhadeev, 80 years of Tatarstan Union of Writers, 90 years State cultural institution "Tatarkino” are among them.
Minister of Culture reminded that Kazan has hosted Literary Courtyards and suggested to conduct 2015 Literary Courtyards in Tatarstan cities and urban-type settlements.
According to the principal director of the Galiasgar Kamal Tatar National Academic Theatre Farid Bikchetayev, the nomination of the performance based on Norwegian Jon Fosse’s play “A Summer’s Day” for the Golden Mask national award is an important event.
Artistic director of the Kachalov Kazan Academic Russian Great Drama Theatre Alexander Slavutsky said the completion of theatre’s reconstruction is one of the most important events.
The general manager of RT National Museum Gulchachak Nazipova thanked the journalists for their work during the Year of Culture.
Summing up, Tatarstan Minister of Culture said that he supports the idea of holding the New Wave music festival in Kazan.
On 12 January, congratulating employees of the prosecutor’s office with their professional holiday - Day of the employee of the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation- Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin wrote in his address:
“For more than three centuries the prosecutor's office has been the guardian of state and public security as well as constitutional rights and freedoms of citizens of our country.
On 10 January, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with all municipality regions taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Marat Ayzatutllin informed that in the current year the Ministry will take part in implementation of five national projects and three state programmes with planned construction and capital overhaul of 172 facilities for the total sum of 17bn rubles.
On 10 January, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with all municipality regions taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Agriculture and Food Marat Zyabbarov informed that it is expected to achieve a comparable growth of produce of 1.5%, including that in food production - at least 2.6% in the agricultural sector.
On 4 January Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, who is the First Deputy Chairman of the Commission of prevention and elimination of emergency situation and ensuring fire safety of the republic, has taken a decision to put into operation the “Buran” (Snow storm) plan in Tatarstan starting from 2 pm on 4 January until the consequences of adverse meteorological events are eliminated by ministries, departments and organizations which ensure the smooth movement of road and rail transport in winter.