Rustam Minnikhanov: It is important to preserve the historical appearance of the center of Kazan
19 April 2015, Sunday
On April 19, during his tour around the center of Kazan, Interim Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that it is important to preserve the historical appearance of the city center.
Minnikhanov visited several sites where it is planned to build new facilities, and inspected how the decision to restrict the construction of buildings in the center of Kazan is being followed.
In particular, Minnikhanov got acquainted with the plan of building the embankment of Lake Kaban. He emphasized that the work on its improvement should start in the nearest time and be completed before the end of this year.
Minnikhanov also inspected works on bottom dredging on the left bank of the Kazanka river and construction of the embankment.
On 10 March, speaking at a briefing dedicated to the development of the national Max messenger in Tatarstan and held in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Digitalization of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communication of the republic Ilya Nachvin informed that according to the data of March 2026 about 1.5m residents of Tatarstan use domestic Max messenger.
On 5 February Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in ceremony of awarding winners of the regional competition “The Woman of the Year. The Man of the Year: A Woman’s View” held at the Korston Leisure and Recreation Center in Kazan.
On 4 March at a briefing in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Minister of Land and Property Relation Fanil Agliullin told about changes in land legislation enforced from 1 March of the current year. He said that they simplify a number of procedures for land plot owners including expanding the possibilities for land use and changing the rules for changing the category of a plot.
On 2 March in her address on the occasion of the Mentor’s Day, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva congratulated residents of the republic with the event and wrote: “Since 2025 this holiday established by Russian President Vladimir Putin has occupied a worthy place in the calendar of significant dates of our country, emphasizing the high status and significance of the mentoring mission.