The personnel of the State Committee of the Republic of Tatarstan for tourism extends heartfelt condolences in connection with untimely death of Valery Anatolyevich Gerasimov, Deputy Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of Tatarstan. He was an excellent specialist, a talented leader, a bright and wonderful person.

It is a heavy and grievous loss to all who knew Valeriy Anatolievich and worked with him.

We cherish the memory of him. We share grief with near and dear ones.
 

The international festival of medieval battle "the Great Bolgar" will take place  in the Bolgar state historical and architectural open-air Museum, which is entered into the list of the UNESCO World heritage, on August 12-13, 2017. Russian and international clubs of historical reconstruction will attend the event. More than    38 000 spectators visited the battle in 2016, this year is expected that more than 40 000 guests will attend the event.

The meeting of the Commission on public control over the implementation of the Federal Target Program "Development of foreign and domestic tourism in the Russian Federation (2011-2018)" in the Republic of Tatarstan was held on the island city of Sviyazhsk on July 20, 2017. The meeting was attended by Sergey Evgenievich Ivanov, Chairman of the State Committee of the Republic of Tatarstan for tourism, a member of the Commission, Liana Marceljevna Kuznetsova, Deputy Chairman of the State Committee of the Republic of Tatarstan for tourism, Rinat Rafaelevich Fazylov, head of the Executive Committee of the popular front in the Republic of Tatarstan, Kirill Nikolaevich Ponomarev, Deputy Chairman of the Public chamber of the Republic of Tatarstan, Chairman of the Public Council under the State Committee of the Republic of Tatarstan for tourism, Director of the Kazan branch of "The Russian international Academy for tourism", Ramil Zufarovich Miftakhov, President of the tourist agencies Association of the Republic of Tatarstan, member of the Public Council under the State Committee of the Republic of Tatarstan for tourism.

The city festival of toy kites "Fly easily!" will take place on the embankment at the family center "Kazan" on the 15th of July.  There are more than 20 sites for visitors, absolutely free of charge, a huge number of toy kites of different shapes, colors and sizes there. Children and adults will definitely like the master classes, the amateur championship of homemade kites and the game library.

The event will take place from 12 till 18, admission free

Yesterday, the presentation of the international festival of the medieval battle "The Great Bolgar" for tour operators was held in the State Committee of the Republic of Tatarstan for Tourism. Arthur Abdrashitov, Deputy chairman, took part in it. Participants of the meeting were told about the organizational concept of the festival, special innovations, and the possibility to participate in the excursion tour to the event.

As a reminder, that this year the international festival of the medieval battle "The Great Bolgar" will be held on the 12th and 13th of August. In the past year it was visited by over 30 thousand people

In the State Committee of the Republic of Tatarstan for Tourism there was a meeting of Sergey Ivanov, the Chairman of the Committee, with representatives of the Japanese tour operator "Hankyu Travel". The guests are staying in Tatarstan within the framework of the promotional tour, the purpose of the visit is to get acquainted with the cultural and historical heritage and tourist infrastructure of the Republic of Tatarstan for further popularization of the image of Tatarstan and promotion of the tourist product among residents of Japan.

The program of the visit includes a visit to the Kazan Kremlin, Old-Tatar settlement, the city of Great Bolgar, the island-city of Sviyazhsk-Island and Kazan hotels.

We’d like to mention that about 85 thousand tourists from Japan visit the Russian Federation annually.

The Organizing Committee of the III International Festival of Motivation Movies and Sport BRIDGE of ARTS has completed the selection of movies for the special program "Russia is Inspiring!". The movie from Tatarstan "SUNNYFEST" reached the final in the category of "Event". Receipt of applications has completed on the 15th of June 15. The Selection Committee examined more than 180 works from 48 regions of the Russian Federation. Most movies will work for the victory in the category "Event" - nine motion-pictures from Tatarstan, Khanty-Mansiysk and Yamalo-Nenets autonomous districts, Belgorod, Lipetsk, Moscow, Murmansk, Tambov and Rostov regions.

The Assumption Cathedral of the island-city Sviyazhsk in Tatarstan is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. It became the 29th Russian object and the 3rd Tatarstan object, after the Kazan Kremlin and the Bulgarian Historical and Archaeological Complex, in the Honor Roll. It became known from the official Twitter of the world organization, which holds the 41st session in Krakow these days.

The nomination for discussion was presented by Susan Döyer, the expert of the International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) from the United Kingdom, who visited Sviyazhsk in August 2014 with an advisory mission. She briefly described the Assumption Cathedral and the monastery, told about the restoration work, and revealed the world universal value of the monastery complex: "In general, ICOMOS supports the nomination of the Assumption Monastery to be included in the World Heritage List".

Sergey Ivanov, Chairman of the State Committee of the Republic of Tatarstan for Tourism, is on a working trip to Austria. There he takes part in the meeting of the working group "Sustainable Tourism Development" in rural areas. Yesterday at the meeting, Sergei Ivanov delivered a brief report on the development of tourism in Russia.

The State Committee for Tourism of the Republic of Tatarstan has signed an agreement on cooperation between the State Committee of the Republic of Tatarstan for Tourism and the Interregional Public Organization on promotion of the Military-Historical Reconstruction "Valor of Ages" on organizing the Europe Grand Prix (International Tournament) for the historical medieval battle in the format 5x5 on August 12-13, 2017. The Grand Prix is held as a part of the international festival of the medieval battle "Great Bolgar". The procedure of signing were attended by Sergey Ivanov, Chairman of the Committee, and Arthur Abdrashitov, his deputy.