On December 19, governors of regions of Volga Federal District accompanied by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov visited the center of sports, patriotic and preservice training “Patriot” and assembly place of Military Commissariat of the Republic of Tatarstan in Kazan.

The center was founded on April 24 2007. According to the state programme of patriotic education of Russian citizens, and the Regional complex programme of patriotic education of children and youth, “Patriot” center is developing a mechanism of developing socially important values, civic consciousness and patriotism during the educational process; carries out mass patriotic work organized by government structures, public movements and organizations.

The center includes equipped classes, sleeping area, mini football, volleyball and streetball grounds, climbing wall, obstacle zone, training area, and museum of search movement of the Republic of Tatarstan.

The guests were met by students of cadet school, showed around the center and told about experience of the republic in preservice training.