Rais of Tatarstan: Our republic made a big contribution into the Great Victory

On 1 May, speaking at a regional meeting in the Government House of the republic, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov said that the republic made a big contribution into the Great Victory and noted that next week we will be celebrating the main holiday- the Day of the Victory of Soviet People in the Great Patriotic War (WW II). “81 years ago, at the cost of incredible efforts, our grandfathers and great-grandfathers won the bloodiest war in history. Out of 700 thousand residents of the republic, who went to the front, the half did not come back and 353 people were awarded the high title of the Hero of the Soviet Union. From the very beginning of the war enterprises of the republic and our rural workers were actively involved in the work of fulfilling military orders and providing the front with everything necessary,” he said.

The Rais of the republic emphasized that today there are five thousand 534 war veterans living in the republic, including 92combat veterans and 1 017 widows of veterans. “Our common task is to give special attention and care to each of them. In the whole it is extremely important to preserve memory of the mass heroism of Soviet people and raise our young generation on this example,” Rustam Minnikhanov said and gave an errand to heads of municipalities and regional Ministries and Directorates to ensure holding ceremonial events dedicated to the V Day at the highest level, to organize commending of veterans of war and labour old stagers as well as of participants of the special military operation and families of the fallen. He added that security issues require special attention.