Rustam Minnikhanov inspected the repair of social and cultural facilities in Kazan

(KZN.RU, September 18, Mikhail Chentsov). Today, Rustam Minnikhanov, the President of the RT, visited a number of significant social and cultural facilities in Kazan, where repair and restoration work is being carried out.

Rustam Minnikhanov visited the building of the Kazan Circus, which is significant for the capital of Tatarstan. A so-called flying saucer is an object of cultural heritage of regional importance, which was established in 1967. The building has decayed significantly over 50 years of active operation. Today, full-scale repairs are being carried out there. The dismantling works have been completed, the automatic fire extinguishing system has been settled, and the internal water supply, sewerage, and heating system have been made by 60%. In addition, the work on the roof of the dome has been completed by a quarter, and work on the facade has been started.

Another object of cultural heritage of regional importance was the next stop in the on-site workshop. It is the building of the Museum of the History of Tatar Literature on Ostrovsky Street, №15, where Sharif Kamal, a writer and a classic of Tatar literature, lived from 1928 to 1942. Construction, installation, and other work on major repairs there are at the final stage, after which the builders will be able to begin finishing work. The staff of the museum addressed to the President of the RT with a request to assist in the arrangement of the courtyard, which is currently in municipal ownership.

Rustam Minnikhanov took control of this issue. The President of the RT also urged the museum's management to actively participate in the development of the institution and attract potential sponsors.

Then the President visited the literary museum of Gabdulla Tukay, where restoration works are being conducted. The general contractor assured Rustam Minnikhanov that the building will be delivered by the new year. Now the main repair work is completely finished in a two-storey building (an object of cultural heritage of regional importance) with an area of 530 square meters.

Rustam Minnikhanov appreciated the work done and noted that the builders need to speed up to make it in time. The President of the RT also drew attention to the square nearby to the literary museum, which needs to be landscaped. “This square should be attractive so that people come here”, marked Rustam Minnikhanov.

Also, the head of the Republic together with the working group visited the “House of Safha Bakhteev”, which is located next to the museum of G. Tukay. The monument of history and architecture, built in 1903-1906 by S. Bakhteev, the merchant of manufactory and haberdashery, is located on the territory of the Staro-Tatarskaya Sloboda and is a unique monument of Tatar folk architecture. “What a good house. Perfect! It needs to be included in the routes, let the tourists come here”, said the President and instructed to study the issue of the possible establishment of a tourist complex.

Rustam Minnikhanov also visited the children's polyclinic №2, where the overhaul is underway, and the city hospital №18, which is also awaiting renewal. In addition, he inspected the land plot in the Kirovsky district of Kazan (the territory of the former artillery warehouses), allocated for the perspective residential development “Serebryany Bor”.

During the inspection, the head of the Republic of Tatarstan got acquainted with the overhaul progress of the street and road network of Kazan. By the end of the year, twice as many yards and 5 times more streets than planned are being repaired in the city.