Mintimer Shaimiev takes part in presentation of the book “The Republic of Tatarstan. Fascinating trip”
10 October 2013, Thursday
On October 10 Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, Chief of Staff of Tatarstan President’s Office Asgat Safarov, Deputy Prime Minister Yury Kamaltynov, Deputy Chairman of State Council Rimma Ratnikova, heads of municipal regions, media agencies took part in presentation of a unique book “The Republic of Tatarstan. Fascinating trip.” This illustrated book tells about sights of Tatarstan regions and outstanding people who represent their nation.
The book was published by Logos publishing house in Russian, Tatar, Arabic and English languages. The whole edition of the book will be given to Regional Fund “Revival” that works to preserve and develop historical, cultural and spiritual traditions of multi-ethnic people living in Tatarstan.
Chairman of the Fund’s Board of guardians Mintimer Shaimiev thanked TAIF company that provided financial support. About 100 thousand educational books have already been published due to company’s support.
The book contains 500 pages with the welcoming speech of Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov on the first page. Information about 43 municipal regions and 2 city districts is presented then.
The project manager Maksim Andreev says the book does not have any official chronicles, and it is mainly dedicated to history, culture and unique traditions of the republic.
IA "Tatar-Inform", Tatarstan President's Press Office
On October 18, at the Galiaskar Kamal Tatar State Academic Theatre, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, State Counselor of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev and Chairman of the State Council of Tatarstan Farid Mukhametshin took part in the farewell ceremony with the outstanding figure of theatrical art, People’s Artist of Russia and Tatarstan Rinat Tazetdinov.
On 1 October in the Kazan City Hall Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev, who is the Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation, had a meeting with old stagers of the public service of the republic. The meeting dedicated to the International Day of Older Persons was held with participation of the Chairman of the regional State Council Farid Mukhametshin, the Chief of Staff of the Office of the Rais (Head) of the republic Asgat Safarov, the Chief of Staff of the Office of Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers Shamil Gafarov and representatives of public old stagers organizations, and Mintimer Shaimiev congratulated public service old stagers with the holiday and thanked them for long painstaking work for the good of the republic.
On 8 September at a polling station in the Settlement of Borovoye Matyushino the Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev took part in a ballot in the elections of members of the regional State Council of the VII convocation.
On 7 September in the Kazan Kremlin Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev had a meeting with the Soviet and Russian Military Commander Colonel General Anatoliy Sergeev, who was the Commander in Chief of the Volga-Urals and the Volga military districts from 1991 to 2002 and retired in 2022.