RT Minister of culture Zilya Valeeva: The number of found objects of cultural heritage in Tatarstan approaches 7 thousand

RT Vice-premier, Minister of culture Zilya Valeeva suggested journalists telling more about people and companies that undertook restoration of historical monuments. She announced this at a briefing in RT Cabinet dedicated to conservation and use of objects of cultural heritage in Tatarstan. Traditionally the briefing was held in format of video conference with participation of all municipal regions and was broadcasted in Internet.

Zilya Valeeva informed that currently the number of found objects of cultural heritage in Tatarstan approaches 7 thousand. RT Minister of culture said that one of the most urgent problems is ownership of monuments.

Speaking about realization of program of conserving historical centre of Kazan city Zilya Valeeva noted that unfortunately volume of financing was reduced but still a lot was done.

Currently financial and economic grounds of new long-term target program “Miras-heritage” for 2011-2015 are being worked out.

RT Minister of culture informed that by Universiade-2013 it is planned to restore 66 cultural objects, 25 of them are historical and architectural monuments.

Chief architect of Kazan Tatiana Prokofieva told journalists that 552 objects of cultural heritage are located on the territory of Kazan city.