The first group of schoolchildren from Tatarstan has returned from the three-day trip from Saint Petersburg today.

These sightseeing tours to various Russian cities are conducted by the Ministry of Culture according to the program of cultural and educational routes.

11 students from Zelenodolsk at the age from 10 to 17 had been studying the heritage of the Petergof State Museum for three days.

110 students from Tatarstan will be travelling on famous Moscow - Golden Ring route in August and September of 2014. From the 15th to 18th of September 22 Tatarstan schoolchildren will visit Yasnaya Polyana Museum-Estate in the Shchekinsky District of Tula Region.

220 people from various regions of Tatarstan will also join My Russia: the City of Peter route this autumn. Exact dates will be announced in August.