President of Tatarstan laid flowers to the Eternal Flame in Victory Park on Day of memory and sorrow
22 June 2011, Wednesday
Today, on 70-anniversary of beginning of Great Patriotic War President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov laid flowers to the Eternal Flame in Victory park in Kazan.
Rustam Minnikhanov paid a tribute to the fallen during Great Patriotic War together with heroes of the Soviet Union Sabir Akhtyamov, Boris Kuznetsov and veterans of GPW. After laying flowers Head of Tatarstan spoke to veterans.
Earlier RF Union cinemakers chairman Nikita Mikhalkov, Minister of culture Airat Sibagatullin and Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin also laid flowers to the Eternal Flame in Victory Park.
The memorable date “Day of memory and sorrow” was established by the Edict of RF President on June,8,1996 to honor the memory of the fallen during Great Patriotic War 1941-1945 and victims of all wars for freedom and independence of Russia.
On 21 April, speaking at a briefing in the Government House of the republic, the Head of the Russian Federal Tax Service for Tatarstan Marat Safiullin said that slightly more than one week is left to file an income tax return for 2025 with the tax service. According to the results of the tax campaign 5.5.bn rubles should come to the regional budget, he said and informed who should submit declarations and who is entitled to benefits.
On 13 April in his congratulatory address on the occasion of the Maecenas and Benefactor Day, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated residents of the republic with the event and wrote: "Tatarstan has always been known for its generous and kind-hearted people who are ready to help the needy and support important social, cultural and educational projects. We all remember with gratitude the outstanding philanthropists – the Akchurin brothers, the Alafuzovs, and the Ushkovs, whose good deeds and generous donations contributed to the development of culture, education, and healthcare in our republic. The glorious traditions are continued by modern philanthropists and patrons of Tatarstan.
On 12 April in his address to residents of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated them with the Space Exploration Day and said: “April 12, 1961 has forever been inscribed into the world history as the day of triumph of the Soviet science and engineering thought. The flight of Yuriy Gagarin opened the way to the stars for the humankind and demonstrated to the whole world the might of our country.
On 4 April , speaking at a closing ceremony of the XX Russian Venture Forum held at the Kazan Expo Exhibition Center, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the Russian Venture Forum has confirmed its status of the point of attraction of technological development leaders.
The Forum created a unified scientific, technological and investment space where scientific ideas are transformed into competitive products, and startups gain access to capital and markets. Its business programme is organically integrated into the regional and federal agenda for achieving technological sovereignty and leadership of Russia, he said.