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On November 11, at a commemoration event dedicated to the 80th anniversary of a famous Tatar stage director Marsel Salimzhanov, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev read out Tatarstan President’s Edict on establishing the Republican theatrical prize named after Marsel Salimzhanov:
Director of the Institute of Archeology of Russian Academy of Sciences, academician Nikolay Makarov expressed his gratitude on behalf of organizing committee and participants of the IV (XX) All-Russia archeological congress that was held on October 20-25 in Kazan to Tatarstan State Counsellor, Chairman of the Board of Guardians of the Regional Foundation of Revival of Historical and Cultural Monuments Mintimer Shaimiev for support in holding this important professional event in Kazan.
On November 6, the Republic of Tatarstan, Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Moscow Institute of Energy Policy and Diplomacy of Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs signed the agreement at the Kazan Kremlin.
On November 6, Tatarstan State Counsellor, a member of the Board of Guardians of Russian Chess Federation Mintimer Shaimiev met President of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) Kirsan Ilyumzhinov at the Kazan Kremlin.
On October 30, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov and members of Tatarstan Government took part in the 3d session of Tatarstan State Council of the 5th convocation.
On October 29, Tatarstan State Counsellor, Chairman of the board of guardians of “Revival” Foundation Mintimer Shaimiev held a meeting on developing tourist brands of the ancient town of Bolgar and island town of Sviyazhsk at the Kazan Kremlin.
On October 29, Tatarstan State Counsellor, Chairman of the board of guardians of “Revival” Foundation Mintimer Shaimiev held a meeting on the project of an open-air exposition of Turkic-Tatar writing in Bolgar. The exposition is being created as a new part of the Museum of Bolgar Civilization on the territory of Bolgar museum reserve near the River station.
On October 21, at his meeting with Tatarstan State Counsellor, member of the Board of Guardians of Russian Chess Federation Mintimer Shaimiev, Board Chairman of Russian Chess Federation, a member of organizing committee of the Super final Mark Glukhovsky told about holding women’s and men’s Russian chess championship in Kazan on November 27 - December 7.
On October 20, the IV (XX) All-Russia archeological congress opened in Kazan. Tatarstan State Counsellor, Chairman of the Board of Guardians of Regional fund “Revival” Mintimer Shaimiev, Co-chairman of the Russian Historical Society, Director of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences Anatoly Derevyanko, Minister of Culture of the republic Airat Sibagatullin, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Director of the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences Nikolai Makarov, Rector of Kazan Federal University Ilshat Gafurov, Director of the Institute of International Relations, History and Oriental Studies of Kazan Federal University Ramil Khairutdinov and others took part in a plenary session.
On October 9, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, Chairman of State Council Farid Mukhametshin, Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, deputies of State Council, representatives of state authorities, business and wide public took part in the second session of Tatarstan State Council.