03 сентября 2010 года в 00:04 Rubric: English digest Author: Alexander Gavrilenko, "ViD"
Yesterday the Kazan markets began selling potato from Belarus. Fixed Price - 17 rubles per kilogram, distinguishes it from the Chuvash and even Tyumen potato, as the dealers offer it to 20 or even 30 rubles per kilogram.
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Despite poor harvest, there are no prerequisites for a shortage of basic foodstuffs in the country. The government and regional authorities' task is to contain economically unjustified prices for agricultural products and foodstuffs. Heads of Regions will monitor the situation with food prices, personally visiting shops and markets.
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03 сентября 2010 года в 00:03 Rubric: English digest Author: Irina Mustafina
Yesterday, the Office of Russia's Federal Drug Control Service over Tatarstan awarded Galina Grigorenko with the medal "for assistance to the drug agency of Russia"
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The project to provide access for daily activities to sports facilities of coming 2013 Universiade to the city residents starts from next week in Kazan, said Deputy Director General Directorate of the Universiade-2013 Azat Kadyrov at a press conference at the National Agency for Press and Mass Communications yesterday. More »
02 сентября 2010 года в 00:34 Rubric: English digest Author: Sofia SAYGANOVA, "ViD"
An evil wind deckled the lush ribbons of the first graders, made the senior students wrap the jackets tighter, tore the bright balloons from the hands of guys and turned the lush bouquets into the disheveled brooms. In short, it was not holiday weather at all. Still, the Day of Knowledge in the main new building of the republic, Kazan "Education Center number 178" turned out warm - with dances, chants, greetings and best wishes, and it will be remembered for a long time, because President Rustam Minnikhanov, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, Minister of Education Albert Gilmutdinov, and those who built the school and funded the construction joined the schoolchildren at the housewarming party.
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Yesterday, with the participation of Chairman of Gazprom Alexei Miller, Tatarstan celebrated the 55th anniversary of "Gazprom Transgaz Kazan". The significance of the company for the country is especially high, as Tatarstan is a hundred percent gasified region, and this indicator is the first in Russia.
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02 сентября 2010 года в 00:32 Rubric: English digest Author: Elena Vinogradova, "ViD"
Gennady Aleksandrovich Ploshkin told me this touching story. He remembers the time when Yelabuga kept Japanese prisoners of war. Among the former soldiers from the Land of the Rising Sun was the son of a general, a ten year-old boy, with whom Gena Ploshkin was bound by friendship. I wonder, what the fate of the little Japanese was.
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02 сентября 2010 года в 00:31 Rubric: English digest Author: Michael CHEREPANOV, head of the Museum-Memorial of the Great Patriotic War, the National Museum of Tatarstan
We will mark the 65th anniversary of the end of the Second World War on September, 2. This date will finally be remembered in our calendar. But what do we know about those days? What did the Soviet soldiers and officers die for in the Far East?
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02 сентября 2010 года в 00:30 Rubric: English digest Author: Sergey Gavrilov, "ViD"
On Monday, Pavel Nikulin, Director of the Central Stadium of Kazan had a press conference where he told about the readiness of the arena to the Champions League group stage, receiving "Barcelona", "Panathinaikos" and "Copenhagen". More »
01 сентября 2010 года в 00:16 Rubric: English digest Author: Sofia SAYGANOVA, "ViD"
Kazan school № 177 is very much spoken about. Classrooms are equipped with the most modern equipment - interactive whiteboards everywhere, computers, sophisticated laboratory equipment, large gymnasiums, swimming pool, extensive library, including electronic ones, winter garden, pets' corner, a soccer field and sports facilities in the yard, such schools could be counted on the fingers of one hand in the republic.
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01 сентября 2010 года в 00:15 Rubric: English digest Author: Yuri ALAEV, "ViD"
When "Rubin" became a champion for the first time and got a good broadcast on federal TV channels, I successfully pulled my wife's leg for some time, telling her: "Look how crook this Sibaya from Aktanysh is" or "well, Dominguez stood out as a little boy when he played in Bugulma. Missus suspiciously glances at the screen, but one could clearly read in her eyes: "the devil knows, maybe our djigits are running around indeed?" Today, when the football club of the Tatarstan capital suddenly began to spend several dozen million euros for the purchase of other star players, there is no place for mistrust and doubt: Ours are running definitely. Our money.
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01 сентября 2010 года в 00:13 Rubric: English digest Author: Alexander Gavrilenko, "ViD"
Yesterday, at about three am electricity went off in parts of Moscow and Kirov districts of Kazan. 232 residential houses, which are home to 80,000 people, 3 hospitals and 3 kindergartens had no light. The reason for disconnecting was an accident at the Lenin substation. More »
Mobile Internet Network access fourth generation is put into operation in Kazan on 30 August. President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov attended the opening ceremony. More »
A pleasant event is awaiting Kazan music lovers in the near future - September 20, the only concert of symphonic orchestra will take place at the RT State Concert Hall named after Saidashev, Valery Gergiev will take the podium. More »
01 сентября 2010 года в 00:07 Rubric: English digest Author: Alexander Gavrilenko, "ViD"
Unlike previous years, when the Republic Day and the Day of the city of Kazan ended with fireworks, the climax of this festival became lazer light 3D show. Volumetric and moving light pictures with a flying dragon were displayed on the Jalil Opera and Ballet Theatre facade at Liberty Square. However, the firework as well did not let us down - this year it consisted of 800 rounds.
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