NEWS
The farewell ceremony for the Tatarstan people’s writer, famous playwright, prose writer, publicist and public figure Tufan Minnullin took place in Kazan today. President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev, State Council Chairman Farid Mukhametshin, cultural, art and public figures, hundreds of residents of republic came to G.Kamal theatre to say goodbye to Tufan Minnullin.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan Ildar Khalikov and State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev were on a working trip in the ancient city of Bolgar and viewed objects under construction and restoration within realization of the project of the Republican fund “Vozrozhdenie” (Revival).
New building of the Puppet theatre has today opened in Kazan. The official opening ceremony was attended by the Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and RT State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev.
State Counselor of the Republic of Tatarstan, Chairman of board of guardians of “Vozrozhdenie” Fund Mintimer Shaimiev thanked everyone who is actively involved in charitable actions and events held in republic. “By starting from some insignificant things, initiating good deeds, we obtained the response, our multi-ethnic people heard the call for doing good,” Mintimer Shaimiev said at the official ceremony of awarding the winners of Republican contest for title «Benefactor of 2011».