On June 17, at a briefing at the Cabinet of Ministers, Aide to Tatarstan President Olesya Baltusova, Deputy Minister of Culture Svetlana Persova, and First Deputy Head of Kazan executive committee for transport, land and property Rustam Nigmatullin reported on restoration of objects in the historic centre of Kazan.

Olesya Baltusova told about allocation of funds for restoration of Gorky, Lenin, Boratynsky and Tolstoy museums. The restoration works are nearly finished. As for Staro-Tatarskaya Sloboda, problems with organization of traffic of tourist buses and anti-parking modules in Kayum Nasyri street are being solved.

Olesya Baltusova noted that the dialogue with owners and controlling authorities has been established. However, one of urgent problems is objects’ purpose. Olesya Baltusova continued that private investors help changing the Kazan centre.

The Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit is being reconstructed with the auspices of Tatarstan Government.

Deputy Minister of Culture Svetlana Persova, in her turn, told that restoration works are being done at 8 cultural objects in Kazan, including the house of Lev Tolstoy, Lutheran Church in Karl Marx street, Galeev Mosque, madrasah in Satyshevo township, Sabinsky region, “Gubaidi” madrasah in Yutazinsky region, the house of Ushkov in Mendeleevsky region, the Molostov house and estate in Tetyushsky region, and Boratynsky estate.

Restoration works carried out at the expense of private investors are going on. Svetlana Persova told that restoration of the building of “Volga” hotel in 3, Gorky street, and the House of Press are to be finished soon. Restoration works are being done in Aleksandrovsky passage as well.

Svetlana Persova also told about building of new tourist objects, such as the exhibition complex “City panorama” on the Black Lake, and Chistopol historical and cultural museum reserve.