R. Minnikhanov and I. Metshin congratulated residents of Yudino on the opening of the updated Walk of Fame

(KZN.RU, May 8, Alina Berezhnaya). The updated Walk of Fame opened today in the residential area Yudino of the Kirovsky district of Kazan on the eve of Victory Day. A monument to the fallen heroes of the Great Patriotic War was restored on the territory of the memorial complex, footpaths, benches were renewed and trees were planted. Rustam Minnikhanov, the President of the RT, Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, Anatoly Lesun, the head of the Gorky Railway, took part in the opening ceremony.

Opening the festive event, Rustam Minnikhanov congratulated the residents of Yudino on Victory Day. He noted that during the war the natives of Tatarstan made an invaluable contribution to the victory, both on the battlefield and in the rear. “700 thousand Tatarstan residents went to the front, only half of them returned. Tatarstan supplied more than 600 types of military products to the front, every sixth aircraft was produced in the republic. More than 100 thousand tons of gunpowder delivered to the front by the Kazan Powder Plant, our villages provided the front with food. Everyone forged the Victory with his labor on the battlefield and at work. We must remember our heroes”, said Rustam Minnikhanov. He added that Yudino is changing more and more each time. “Yudino’s 100th anniversary gave a powerful impetus to the development of the settlement. Now a lot of work is being done to restore the sports area. The Palace of Culture will be restored, the Ice Palace is already open, and this alley will be another place where citizens can rest. I wish Yudino to continue to prosper, we still have plans for the development of the settlement”, said R. Minnikhanov.

Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, marked the news of the beginning of the war came first came in Yudino. “Yudinsky railwaymen were the first to know about the beginning of the Great Patriotic War. The first signal was received not to send cars to the western border of our country. I want to congratulate all the veterans, thank them for their great feat and peaceful sky over our heads”, said I. Metshin. He marked that today Yudino is actively developing and changing. “We have always dreamed that the standard of living corresponded to the capital, not only in the center of Kazan, but also in urban settlements. Yudino is a proof of that”, added the Mayor of Kazan.

The decision to reconstruct the historically valuable public space was made by Rustam Minnikhanov, the President of the RT, during a meeting with residents of the residential community and employees of the Kazan Territorial Department of the Gorky Railway in March last year.

During the reconstruction, the foundation of the monument was strengthened, the concrete platforms were repaired, the covering of natural stone was replaced, and the arch, stele, metal structures, sculptural compositions and information boards were repaired.

In general, landscaping was more than 9 thousand square meters. In addition to its landscaping, the pavement of the alley and the playground was replaced, side stones and small architectural forms were installed. The external networks were also repaired, the outdoor lighting and the automatic irrigation systems were replaced.

“Since 1949, Yudino has changed noticeably. There was nothing here, except for railway transport and enterprises. Today Yudino is one of the best districts of Kazan. I wish the younger generation to take care of what we got”, said Israils Segal, a veteran of the Great Patriotic War.

The opening of the Alley was completed by laying flowers at the Eternal Flame, which was brought from the Grave of the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin wall.

“A year ago there were ruins here, we could not even dream that we would have such a wonderful alley. We have no words, only emotions. Tomorrow we will have a big holiday in the settlement, all residents will come to the Eternal Flame to honor the memory of the war heroes”, Nadezhda Elistratova, a local resident, shared her emotions.

Lenar Safin, the minister of Transport and Road Management of the RT, Irek Faizullin, the minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing and Communal Services of the RT, Rustem Gafarov, the first deputy head of the Kazan Executive Committee, Sergey Mironov, the head of the Kirovsky and Moskovsky districts’ administration of Kazan, also attended the event.