On April 18, during his working trip to Tatarstan, Russian Minister of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief Vladimir Puchkov visited the island town of Sviyazhsk. He was accompanied by Prime Minister of the republic Alexey Pesoshin.
The guest was met by Deputy Chairman of State Council Tatyana Larionova, metropolitan of Kazan and Tatarstan Feofan, Director of the state historical and architectural museum reserve “The island town of Sviyazhsk” Artem Silkin.
Puchkov looked around the sights, including the Assumption Cathedral where paintings and iconostasis are being reconstructed.