Ildar Khalikov lays flowers on war graves at the Arsk cemetery in Kazan
9 May 2015, Saturday
On May 9, solemn events dedicated to the Victory Day began with the ceremony of laying flowers and wreaths on the war graves and monuments to soldiers fallen in battles during the WWII.
Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, Deputy Prime Minister – Chief of Staff of the Office of the Cabinet of Ministers of the republic Shamil Gafarov, Deputy Chairman of Tatarstan State Council Tatiana Larionova and other regional officials took part in a ceremony at the Arsk cemetery in Kazan.
Prior to the ceremony Tatarstan Prime Minister talked with the veterans and congratulated them on the Victory Day. Khalikov also visited an exhibition of military weapons at the entrance to the Arsk cemetery.
The ceremony participants laid flowers and wreaths on the monuments and war graves, and observed a minute of silence in tribute to the memory of those who fell in battles of the WWII.
On March 10, the third meeting of the organizing committee on preparation and holding of the 20th anniversary Russian Venture Forum 2026 to be held in Kazan from April 8 to 10, chaired by Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov and with participation of Tatarstan Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan and co-chair of the forum’s organizing committee Aleksey Pesoshin, President of the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan Rifkat Minnikhanov, Director of the Investment and Venture Fund of Tatarstan Damir Galiev as well as representatives of federal and regional authorities, development institutions and partner organizations via videoconference, took place.
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.