On December 20, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, heads of ministries and agencies, and arts workers took part in solemn opening of the reconstructed house of Leonty Kekin that was created by the architect Khristofor Pashkovsky (former Volga hotel).

On December 20, at a regional meeting at Tatarstan Government House held by President of the republic Rustam Minnikhanov, Minister of Agriculture and Food Marat Akhmetov reported on measures of state control of the use of agricultural lands.

On December 19, at a session of the Council under Russian Presidential Envoy in Volga Federal District Mikhail Babich, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that success of civil-patriotic education depends on joint efforts of all concerned parties.

Today Chairman of Tatarstan State Council Farid Mukhametshin presented state awards of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tatarstan to the republican brainpower - those who contributed significantly to the development of the spiritual, intellectual and economic potential of the republic. Solemn ceremony was held in the Kazan Kremlin.

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.

On December 18, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and President of OAO “Lukoil” Vagit Alekperov took part in a meeting on issues of work of Lukoil company in Volga Federal District held by Russian Presidential Envoy in Volga Federal District Mikhail Babich in Kazan.

On December 18, at a session of the District consulting council on developing local self-government under Russian Presidential Envoy in Volga Federal District, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that local self-government system of the republic has proved its efficiency.