Mintimer Shaimiev hands over awards to children- winners of the contest of drawings and compositions about Bolgar and Sviyazhsk

On June 1, the International Children’s Day, Tatarstan State Counsellor, Chairman of the Board of Guardians of the “Revival” Foundation Mintimer Shaimiev handed over awards to children, winners of the regional contest of drawings and compositions about Bolgar and Sviyazhsk. The awarding ceremony was held at the Kazan Kremlin.

Minister of Education and Science of the republic Engel Fattakhov, Deputy Chairman of State Council, CEO of the “Revival” Foundation Tatyana Larionova, and Chairman of the State Committee on Tourism Sergey Ivanov took part in the ceremony.

Mintimer Shaimiev looked around the exhibition of the best drawings and compositions and talked to their authors.

Shaimiev congratulated everyone on the International Children’s Day, sauing that parents have always protected their children and homes. He highly estimated works presented at the contest and said that he had read all compositions about Bolgar and Sviyazhsk.

Shaimiev thanked organizers of the contest on behalf of Interim President of the republic Rustam Minnikhanov and Tatarstan Government, and congratulated the winners on their victory.

Shaimiev reminded that Bolgar and Sviyazhsk have rich history and are becoming more attractive for tourists. One of the latest achievements was inclusion of Bolgar in UNESCO World Heritage List.

Mintimer Shaimiev handed over letters of commendation and books to teachers, and Engel Fattakhov handed over diplomas and electronic books to children.

Videos about Kazan, Bolgar, Sviyazhsk, Elabuga were shown during the ceremony.