Mintimer Shaimiev congratulates Aleksandr Slavutsky on the 65th anniversary
27 November 2012, Tuesday
A solemn event dedicated to the 65th anniversary of Director of V.I. Kachalov Kazan Academic Russian Big Drama Theatre Aleksandr Slavutsky was held on November 27.
Aleksandr Slavutsky is a People's artist of Russia and Tatarstan, the winner of the State Prize of the Republic of Tatarstan named after G.Tukai and the Prize of the Russian Government named after F.Volkov.
Tatarstan’s State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev, Deputy of the Tatarstan State Council Valentina Lipuzhina, Minister of culture Airat Sibagatullin, colleagues and friends of Aleksandr Slavutsky came to congratulate him on the anniversary.
Tatarstan’s State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev was the first to congratulate Aleksandr Slavutsky. He presented the Letter of Gratitude of the Tatarstan President.
Valentina Lipuzhina congratulated Aleksandr Slavutsky on behalf of Chairman of the Tatarstan State Council Farid Mukhametshin.
Directors and actors of G.Kamal Tatar State Academic Theatre, K.Tinchurin Tatar State Drama and Comedy Theatre, Kazan State Tatar Youth Theatre and representatives of artistic unions also congratulated Aleksandr Yakovlevich.
On May 14, the Kazan Expo International Exhibition Centre hosted a solemn reception marking the opening of the Year “Kazan – Cultural Capital of the Islamic World” and the holding of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”.
Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Marat Khusnullin, Russian Minister of Culture Olga Lyubimova, Director General of the Islamic World, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) Salim bin Mohammed AlMalik and other officials were among the honored guests of the evening.
On 26 April, during festive events dedicated to the Native Language Day and the 140th birthday of the great Tatar poet Gabdulla Tukay, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the State Counselor of the republic Mintimer Shaimiev laid flowers to the monument of the great Tatar poet.
On 17 March, speaking at a meeting of the State Council of the republic, where its Chairman Farid Mukhametshin declared his early termination of powers, Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaymiev said: “Mutual respect and deep understanding help to preserve high trust of our people.”
On 13 March the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the State Counselor of the republic Mintimer Shaimiev accompanied by the regional Mufti Kamil Samigullin took part in the XIV Iftar of the republic organized by the Spiritual Board of Muslims of Tatarstan, the administration of the Ak Bars Arena stadium and the national tourist complex Tugan Avylym (My Native Village) at the Kazan Expo Exhibition Center.