Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev has given keys from new cars to 30 invalids of WWII. This event is dated to 63rd anniversary of the victory. The Chairman of RT State Council Farid Moukhametshin, Kazan Mayor Ilsur Metshin, RT Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Protection Ayrat Shafigullin, RT Minister of Health Public Protection Ayrat Farrahov have taken part in the ceremony on the square in front of National Cultural Center Kazan.
May 4, a concert of Mariinsky theater symphonic orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev was held at the Big State Concert Hall named after Saidashev in Kazan. The symphonic orchestra and choruses of Kazan state conservatoire and the secondary school at the conservatoire performed within the framework of the VII Easter Festival.