Rustam Minnikhanov hands over state awards of Russia and Tatarstan
28 April 2015, Tuesday
On April 28, handing over state awards of Russia and Tatarstan at the Kazan Kremlin Acting Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that the event took place before the 1st of May, the holiday of spring and labour, and the Victory Day.
“I would like to express my gratitude to WWII veterans present here today. Thank you, dear veterans, for everything you did for your people, country and our republic. I wish you long and happy life, strong health and wellbeing,” Minnikhanov said.
The anniversary medal “70th anniversary of Victory in WWII” was handed over to veterans and workers of the home front. Orders “of merits for the Motherland” of the II class were handed over to employees of Tatarstan enterprises.
Professor of the Kazan state conservatoire named after N.G.Zhiganov, veteran of WWII Afzal Khairutdinov thanked Rustam Minnikhanov for appreciation of his merits on behalf of everyone present at the event. He noted that due to support of Tatarstan leadership music culture is developing in the republic, Kazan conservatoire, S.Saidashev State big concert hall, M.Dzhalil Tatar opera and ballet theatre and other cultural institutions are successfully working in the republic.
Medals “for valorous labour”, “In commemoration of production of three-billion tonnes of oil” were also handed over at the event.
On 4 May at a briefing held in the Tatarstan Government House it was told that currently there are 92 combat veterans, the last witnesses of the Great Patriotic War (WW II) of 1941-1945, living in the republic. The briefing also informed about veterans’ support measures and how the republic is planning to celebrate the Victory Day on 9 May.
The Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Leyla Fazleeva told that names of 353 Heroes of the Soviet Union from Tatarstan “ are immortalized in street names, on memorials, in monuments and squares and, of course, in our memory”. “The Victory Day is the day of memory, mourning and joy. It is the event which today should be clearly understandable to all young people and younger generation of Tatarstan,” she said.
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.