Ilsur Metshin: “Your invaluable work enabled the city to become prosperous”

(KZN.RU, August 30, Alena Miroshnichenko). The celebration of the Republic Day and the City Day in Kazan began today with a ceremonial meeting in the City Hall. Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, presented city and republican awards to people who made a significant contribution to the development and prosperity of the capital of Tatarstan. Also, according to tradition, citizens of Kazan were honored on this day.

Opening the solemn meeting, the Mayor congratulated all those present on the holiday. “From year to year, I am pleased to welcome all the Honorary Citizens of Kazan at this hall. We never forget about your merits and are grateful for the legacy that you have left us. Today, heads of institutions, organizations, enterprises, former and current leaders of city structures, people who have been awarded the highest city awards for excellent work for the benefit of Kazan have gathered here. Your invaluable work enabled the city to become prosperous, beautiful and world-famous”, marked Ilsur Metshin and thanked them on behalf of all residents of the Tatarstan capital.

The Mayor of Kazan also noted that the city is celebrating this holiday with good results and vivid memories of grandiose events, of which there were many. In 2019, the capital of Tatarstan is preparing for the celebration of two significant dates: the 75th anniversary of the great Victory and the 100th anniversary of the TASSR. “Preparation for these events is in full swing, all work will be devoted to the memory of the great people who forged Victory on the war fronts and in the rear, at factories and enterprises, in memory of those who throughout the centuries-long history of the TASSR made the republic prosperous, developed its production, science, medicine and culture. Each of them will be honored by name”, said the Mayor of Kazan.

Last year was a year of hard work aimed at implementing national projects of the Russian Federation, federal, republican and city programs for the construction of new neighborhoods, social facilities, major road repairs, landscaping of yards, parks and squares, noted I. Metshin. Among all the projects, the head of the city especially noted the renovation of historical objects that were created in the Soviet era.

“Kazan is growing and developing fast. I would also like to mention the past WorldSkills Championship. These competitions were first held in Russia and became the largest in history. They were attended by 1354 representatives from 63 countries of the world. We can note with particular pride that the Russian team took the second place in the medal standings and have 14 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze medals. 4 well-deserved awards received, including 4 contestants from Tatarstan. This championship is also valuable because it has raised the prestige of working professions to a new level. The President of the RF rightly noted that the WorldSkills movement has become an important element of the advanced professional education system. And Kazan received a developed infrastructure for the training of modern personnel in working competencies”, noted I. Metshin. He also added that the assessment given to Kazan by Vladimir Putin at the closing ceremony of the championship is important. “A brilliant, vibrantly developing city with an ancient history, where all conditions were created for an honest, fair fight and friendly communication”. The head of the city thanked all the enterprises and organizations for the work. “Everything created the success of Kazan, as a single organism”, said Ilsur Metshin.

In a festive atmosphere, the Book of Honorary Citizens of Kazan and the Book of Honor of Kazan were brought into the hall, where new names were added today. Thus, the title of Honorary Citizen of Kazan was awarded to Boris Tikhomirov, the general director of the AO “Kazan Giproniiaviaprom”, and Malika Gelmutdinova, Director of the Training and Rehabilitation Center for the Blind “Yardem”. This decision was made by the deputies of the Kazan City Duma during the XXXIV session.

Boris Tikhomirov and Malika Gelmutdinova thanked the Mayor and all those present for such a high appreciation of their work.

Today, new names are also included in the Book of Honor of Kazan: MUP “Vodokanal” and Rustem Abyazov, the director and art director of the Kazan Chamber Orchestra “La Primavera”.

Also, Ilsur Metshin presented republican and city awards today. Aidar Abdulkhakov, the chairman of the Transport Committeec received the medal of the Order “For Merit to the Fatherland”, II degree, from the hands of the Mayor of the city. The honorary title “Honored Artist of the RT” was awarded to Ilyusa Khuzina, the soloist and vocalist of the Public Foundation for Tatar Culture of the RT named after Rashit Vagapov; “Honored Doctor of the RT” to Victor Padiryakov, the neurosurgeon of the Interregional Clinic and Diagnostic Center; “Honored Land Keeper of the RT” to Olga Grunina, the deputy head of the Department of the Municipal Land Control of the Committee on Land and Property Relations, “Honored Machine Builder of the RT” to Ramzie Islamova, the mechanic of mechanical assembly works at the plant “Elekon”, Evgeny Maslov and Vladimir Filippov; “Honored Culture Worker of the RT” to Lilia Fayzrakhmanova, a piano teacher at the Children's Music School №1, and Larisa Nastausheva, a violin teacher at the Children's Music School №8; “Honored Teacher of the RT” to Rishat Abdrakhmanov, a physics teacher of the school №155, and Lyudmila Pankratova, a biology teacher of the Russian-Tatar school №103; “Honored Chemist of the RT” to Natalya Shumilova, the deputy head of the rubber laboratory at the Kazan Synthetic Rubber Plant.

I. Metshin awarded the Lyubov Mishina, the chairperson of the Board of the regional branch of the All-Russian public organization Union of Pensioners of Russia in the RT, and Viktor Rusetskiy, the test pilot and the deputy head of the flight test complex for the flight support of the Kazan Helicopter Plant, the badge “For Labor and Dignity for the Benefit of Kazan”. The distinction “For the Perfect Service for Kazan” was awarded by to Zulfiya Nasibullina, the grinder of the Kazan Motor-Building Production Association. Honorary diploma of Kazan was awarded to Nina Kolomina, the production manager of the Russian-Tatar school №14 of the Vakhitovsky district, Ilsia Murtazina, the chef of the Russian-Tatar school №111 of the Sovetsky district, Sergey Timonin, the head of the camp “Berezka”, and Eskhat Fakhrutdinov, the chief inspector of the MUP “Vodokanal”.

The Gratitude of the Mayor was received by Guzel Mingazova, the first deputy chairperson of the Committee for Economic Development, Nelly Ryabtseva, the deputy manager of the apparatus of the Executive Committee of Kazan, Ramil Sharipova, the chairman of TOS “Sukhaya reka”, Valentina Vinogradskaya, the chairman of TOS “Ak Kaen”, and Azat Zaripov, the chairman of TOS “Novaya Sosnovka”. In addition, Alexander Monakhov, the chairman of the TOS “Davlikeevo”, and Verena Salakhova, the chairperson of the TOS “Schastlivy”, were awarded letters of gratitude from the Mayor of Kazan.

The event was attended by deputies of the Kazan City Duma, heads of district administrations, heads of structural divisions of the Executive Committee, and honored guests.