Patriotic education is one of the major elements in education of young people, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov believes. He said that in Nizhnekamsk at the opening of the centre of patriotic preparation Patriot.

The decision to create the Patriot centre in Nizhnekamsk was adopted by the Tatarstan Government to improve performance in the field of patriotic preparation of young people.

Rustam Minnikhanov marked Tatarstan’s achievements in patriotic education and pre-conscription preparation saying that the republic was acknowledged Russia’s best more than once. “I hope such centres will help us remain leaders in the future,” he said.

“Patriotic education gives us a good young generation,” the President expressed his confidence.