Exhibition dedicated to 5th anniversary of “Revival” Foundation opened in Bolgar
17 February 2015, Tuesday
On February 17, Tatarstan State Counsellor, Chairman of the Board of Guardians of “Revival” Foundation Mintimer Shaimiev, Deputy Chairman of State Council, CEO of “Revival” Foundation Tatyana Larionova, Head of Spassky region Kamil Nugaev, Deputy Minister of Culture Svetlana Persova took part in the event dedicated to the 5th anniversary of “Revival” Foundation in Bolgar.
Upon arrival in Bolgar, the guests visited the Museum of Bolgar civilization and opening of the exhibition “revival of ancient Bolgar” dedicated to the 5th anniversary of “Revival” Foundation.
Photos of construction stages and restoration of objects such as Khan’s palace, White Mosque, and Museum of bread, and drawings of pupils of Spassky region were presented at the exhibition. Mintimer Shaimiev liked the drawings and asked children about their future plans. Larionova noted that all drawings will be presented at a regional contest dedicated to Bolgar and Sviyazhsk.
Shaimiev was interested in the project developed by pupils of secondary school №2 “Welcome to Bolgar”, a business campaign on organization of quest excursions in Bolgar and production of photo frames symbolizing the ancient town of Bolgar.
On 20 January in the evening Russian President Vladimir Putin called Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev and congratulated him with his birthday. During the conversation Vladimir Putin stated that he is happy to hear bright voice of Mintimer (Sharipovich) and wished him good health and all the best.
On 20 January, congratulating Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev with his birthday, the Chairman of the Russian Government Mikhail Mishustin wrote in his telegramme: “Being a famous and political leader, you have made a substantial contribution into modern development of Tatarstan and have earned the deep respect and gratitude of residents of the republic.
On 16 October in the Kazan Kremlin Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaymiev, who is also the Chairman of the Trustees Council of the regional Revival Fund, had a meeting with the Director General of the State Hermitage Mikhail Piotrovsky, who came to Kazan to take part in a ceremony of opening a new exposition “The Yusupovs. Luxury across the Centuries” at the Hermitage Kazan Exposition Center and which has been prepared especially for the 20th anniversary of the Hermitage’s first representational centre established in 2005 by celebrations of the Kazan Millennium.
On 28 August the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the State Counselor of the republic Mintimer Shaimiev took part in a plenary session of the National Assembly of the World Tatar Congress held with participation of about 1 thousand delegates from 68 regions of Russia and 27 foreign countries in the Tatar State Opera and Ballet Theatre in Kazan’