On 4 November speaking in the beginning of a gala-concert of the Regional Ethnic and Cultural Festival “Out Home Tatarstan” held at the Tatarstan Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre in Kazan, the Prime Minister of the republic Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated the audience with the National Unity Day and said that the history of citizens –in-arms, due to which the Time of Troubles was completed in Russia in the 17th century, is a bright example of what Russians can do by uniting for the sake of a common goal.
On November 4, at the Government House of the republic, Deputy Prime Minister of Tatarstan Leila Fazleeva held a meeting on the implementation of the state programme «Scientific and Technological Development of Tatarstan» and emphasized that the republic has always had a special attitude to higher education. «Kazan scientific school is known not only in Russia, but also outside of it», the Deputy Prime Minister said.
On 4 November in his address on the occasion of the National Unity Day, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov congratulated all residents of the republic with the holiday and said: “More than four centuries ago, no matter what their origin, religion or social status was, citizens-in-arms, headed by Kuzma Minin and Prince Dmitriy Pozharski, united and freed their native land from foreign invaders.