Rustam Minnikhanov visits exhibition gallery in Kazan
26 July 2011, Tuesday
President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov visited exhibition centre of International institute of antiques. Head of Republic was accompanied by Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, Minister of culture Airat Sibagatullin, Minister of construction, architecture and housing Irek Faizullin, Minister of youth affairs, sport and tourism Rafis Burganov. Head of ASG group of companies Aleksei Semin made presentation for guests.
Works of West European art, bit of furniture and interior of XVII-XIX centuries from the ASG collection of fine arts were presented to Rustam Minnikhanov at the exhibition hall. The collection is comprised of 1700 items. Only a part of it is presented at the exhibition hall.
In the beginning of June this year ASG gifted collection of furniture and works of art of XIX cent. to the find “Vozrozhdenie”. The collection is still in the gallery, it has been presented today to Rustam Minnikhanov.
President of Tatarstan examined the exhibition, some ASG projects were presented afterwards.
Aleksei Semin told about plans on organizing Museum of private collections in Kazan. Conception of virtual museum was also presented to Rustam Minnikhanov. According to the idea of developers it will contain high resolution photos of art works, pictures of restoration moments, and details about each exhibit. One will also be able to take part in virtual excursion.
Rustam Minnikhanov supported the idea of creating a virtual museum. He also recommended realizing the project of Museum of private collections.
On 9 May Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in a ceremony of laying flowers to the monument “The victorious soldier” dedicated to the celebrations of the Day of Victory in the Great Patriotic War (WW II) 1941-1945 and held at Arsk cemetery in Kazan.
On 8 May, speaking at a meeting held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, the Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector of the republic Marat Ayzatullin reported that capital overhaul of social facilities is in full swing in the republic with 170 educational facilities having been included into regional and federal programmes.
On 4 May at a briefing held in the Tatarstan Government House it was told that currently there are 92 combat veterans, the last witnesses of the Great Patriotic War (WW II) of 1941-1945, living in the republic. The briefing also informed about veterans’ support measures and how the republic is planning to celebrate the Victory Day on 9 May.
The Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Leyla Fazleeva told that names of 353 Heroes of the Soviet Union from Tatarstan “ are immortalized in street names, on memorials, in monuments and squares and, of course, in our memory”. “The Victory Day is the day of memory, mourning and joy. It is the event which today should be clearly understandable to all young people and younger generation of Tatarstan,” she said.
On 24 April, upon his arrival to the Kazan International Airport, the Defense Minister of China Dong Jun was welcomed by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, representatives of the General Consulate of China in Kazan and other officials