Mintimer Shaimiev congratulated magazine “Tatarstan” on 85th anniversary

On December 2, RT President Mintimer Shaimiev met with editorial staff of magazine “Tatarstan”, which turned 85 this year.


Opening the meeting Editor-in-chief of the magazine Rifat Fattakhov showed President of Tatarstan a preserved specimen of the very first printed issue dated back to December 1, 1920 of the magazine, which at that times had a name “Vestnik of Tatar regional Communist Party Committee”.

Having congratulated the staff and permanent authors of magazine “Tatarstan”, Mintimer Shaimiev noted that already during the Soviet times the edition had been popular, gaining recognition not only in our Republic but all over the Soviet Union. “No doubts, even now the magazine seeking itself in new social life conditions”, - President noted, having added that the growing competition maid the staff to work in a new way. The fact that this magazine is demanded is thanks to efforts of the Editor-in-chief and its talented staff.


Mintimer Shaimiev expressed hope that despite energetic pulse of modern life and enormous stream of information that circulates around a consumer, the magazine would lose its readership. “Remember how people have had a breath of relief, when TV channel “Kultura” has appeared – the one that soul needs, - he said. – Apparently, philosophic law of life is that over-saturation starts driving you back”. RT President also noted the importance of preservation of the Tatar language encouraged by the Tatar version of the magazine to a certain extent.