On October 11 a unique exhibition “French impressionists and their age” opened in Kazan with participation of Russia’s Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky and Director of State Hermitage Museum Mikhail Piotrovsky. Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, Tatarstan Minister of Culture Airat Sibagatullin and Director of Kazan Kremlin museum-reserve Zilya Valeeva took part in the official opening of the exhibition. They all noted particular importance of the exhibition not only for Kazan, but for Russia and the whole world.

On October 11 Tatarstan Prime-Minister Ildar Khalikov, Head of the Interior Ministry’s Main Directorate for Maintaining Public Order and Coordinating Cooperation Yury Demidov, Tatarstan Minister of the Interior Artem Khokhorin, Head of Laishevsky municipal district Mikhail Afanasiev took part in the solemn opening of an administrative and residential complex for a local police officer in Sakury village in Laishevsky municipal district.

On October 11 Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, Chief of Main Department for public order maintenance and coordination of interaction with executive authorities of Russian Ministry of the Interior Yury Demidov, Chief of Staff of Tatarstan President’s Office Asgat Safarov, Minister of the Interior Artem Khokhorin and Chief Federal Inspector on RT Renat Timerzyanov visited zonal centre of dog service of Tatarstan Ministry of the Interior.

On October 10, speaking at a solemn event dated to forthcoming Day of worker of agriculture and processing industry Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that rural area is not only the place where agricultural products are manufactured but a huge social block.

On October 10 Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, Chief of Staff of Tatarstan President’s Office Asgat Safarov, Deputy Prime Minister Yury Kamaltynov, Deputy Chairman of State Council Rimma Ratnikova, heads of municipal regions, media agencies took part in presentation of a unique book “The Republic of Tatarstan. Fascinating trip.” This illustrated book tells about sights of Tatarstan regions and outstanding people who represent their nation.

On October 9 at their meeting in Kazan Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Ambassador of Belarus to Russia Igor Petrishenko, who came to Kazan to take part in the session of the Council of Eurasian Economic Commission, discussed expansion of trade-economic, cultural and humanitarian cooperation between Tatarstan and Belarus.

On October 9 First Deputy Chairman of Russian Government Igor Shuvalov, Board Chairman of the Eurasian Economic Commission Viktor Khristenko, and representatives of Kazakhstan and Belarus governments took part in VIII session of the Council of Eurasian Economic Commission in Kazan.