The House of Culture “Mashinostroiteley” will become a multifunctional youth center

(KZN.RU, December 6, Ksenia Shvetsova). It is planned to open new sections in HoC “Mashinostroiteley” and increase attendance from 190 to 1500 people. It was voiced to Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, during a visit to the largest cultural institution of the Admiralteiskaya Sloboda in the Kirovsky district. The head of the city inspected the premises of the house of culture, and also met with the young students.

At the present time, the HoC “Mashinostroiteley” is on the balance of the PAO “Kazan Helicopter Plant”. Subsequently, it is planned to transfer it to municipal ownership for the placement of a multifunctional youth center. Olga Drozdova, the director of the institution, said that residents of the district from 5 to 80 years old are engaged in 8 collectives of amateur activities on the basis of the recreation center. There are sports sections for futsal, volleyball, basketball, martial arts for children and adolescents, as well as a gym and dance hall. “All sections are free for everyone”, noted Olga Drozdova.

Airat Faizov, the chairman of the Committee on Children and Youth Affairs, said that after transferring the institution to the city, it is planned to open new sections, for example, on robotics, one of the most popular areas among young Kazan citizens, and increase attendance several times. “In general, this house of culture is occupied by 190 people, mostly children and veterans. There are children who are preparing for the festival “Beznen Zaman”. But, taking into account the premises we have and not use at full capacity, we can increase the attendance of recreation centers up to 1.5 thousand people”, said A. Faizov. He added that it is planned to hold KVN games on the basis of recreation centers, and also marked that all active classes will be continued.

The HoC building was built in 1948-49, in 2000 it was thoroughly repaired. “The building is in a good state. Routine repairs are carried out regularly, plus all major works were performed during the overhaul, such as replacement of communications, roofs, plumbing fixtures at the expense of the plant”, explained the director of the HoC.

“It can be seen that the state of the house of culture was monitored. The building itself is very beautiful, there are a few of these left nowadays”, said the Mayor, examining a gym with high ceilings and large arched windows, built in 1959. Ilsur Metshin also talked with the children who came to the training and wished them success and sports victories.

Also, the head of the city examined the assembly hall for 240 seats, in which various events are regularly held: concerts, festivals, creative evenings, Christmas trees for children. Thanks to this, the House of Culture covers the entire micro-district; 140-150 events are held there annually, about 4 thousand people visit the institution every year.

“For the Admiralteiskaya Sloboda, this is the only cultural institution of this scale with a large number of sections. You’ve done well keeping it in good condition, it is full of active life. Today, quite a few people attend classes, but to bring the number to 1.5 thousand is an important task”, concluded Ilsur Metshin.

Rustem Gafarov, the first deputy head of the Executive Committee, Sergey Mironov, the head of the Kirovsky and Moskovsky districts’ administration, Renat Galyautdinov, the chairman of the Committee for Land and Property Relations, Azat Abzalov, the head of the Department of Culture, Adel Shagimardanov, the deputy managing director and the head of the Office of Kazan Helicopter Plant, and others also took part in the inspection.