Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev presents the 5th volume of Book of philanthropists and gratitude letters of the Regional Fund "Revival"
23 January 2015, Friday
On January 23, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev took part in a solemn ceremony dedicated to handing in the copies of 5th volume of Book of philanthropists and gratitude letters of the Regional Fund for Revival of Historical and Cultural monuments of Tatarstan Republic.
The Book of philanthropists was introduced by the Regional Fund "Revival" to perpetuate the names of companies and enterprises of all patterns of ownership and individual persons that contributed to monuments reconstruction under the project “Cultural heritage of Tatarstan: the ancient town of Bolgar and island town of Sviyazhsk”. All volumes of the Book contain the names of 38,000 philanthropists.
Famous historical places such as Kazan, Bolgar, Sviyazhsk and Yelabuga were shown in the video clip “Historical and cultural heritage of Tatarstan” presented at the ceremony.
Mintimer Shaimiev outlined that world-known directors and cameramen work on it and Tatarstan is represented through the video clip to the world, particularly 67 countries.
Tatarstan State Counsellor mentioned the inclusion of Bolgar historical and architectural complex in the list of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage of UNESCO as the greatest success and thanked all of the people for supporting the restoration of historical monuments of the republic.
Then, Shaimiev told about future plans of the Fund “Revival” and handed in copies of the 5th volume of Book and gratitude letters to the philanthropists.
On 24 April, upon his arrival to the Kazan International Airport, the Defense Minister of China Dong Jun was welcomed by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, representatives of the General Consulate of China in Kazan and other officials
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.