Rustam Minnikhanov and Mikhail Men lay a capsule in the foundation of a new residential complex "Svetlaya Dolina"
1 July 2015, Wednesday
On July 1, in Kazan, Russian Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities Mikhail Men and Interim President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov laid a capsule in the foundation of a new residential complex "Svetlaya Dolina".
Earlier today they took part in reopening of the modernized production line at OOO “Kazan house-building factory” (Kazan DSK). Its products are widely used in construction of a new residential complex “Svetlaya Dolina”. The large-scale Ak Bars Development project with a total area of 38 hectares envisages construction of 21 houses, a school, three kindergartens and other infrastructural facilities.
Speaking at the event Men said that Russia is implementing various housing programmes to support Russian families.
Minnikhanov said that a city for 20 thousand people will be built in the Svetlya Dolina residential complex. "They will live here in comfortable homes with an access to kindergartens, schools and other social facilities. And most importantly, the house, we are laying a foundation stone today will be built using completely new technology that allows us to build it fast and with high quality. And, of course, it will be a model for future large-panel construction,” Minnikhanov said.
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.