Publications

• 1000-Jahr-Feier in KasanFocus, August 29, 2005 (in German)
• Message of the General Secretary of the United Nations on the 1000th annivesary of the City of KazanIt gives me great pleasure to send my greetings to the people and authorities of the city of Kazan and the Russian Federation on the occasion of the city's 1,000th anniversary. Throughout its rich history, Kazan has been an important crossroads of civilizations, a place where peoples of many differing cultures and traditions have engaged in commerce and exchanged ideas.
• AlTaBash N 7(10), 2005Newspaper of the Tatar-Bashkir diaspora in Germany "AlTaBash". #7(10), August, 2005 (in German, Russian and Tatar languages).
• Tolerance and education: Euro-Islam in RussiaThis is a transcript from PM. The program is broadcast around Australia at 5:10pm on Radio National and 6:10pm on ABC Local Radio. Tuesday, 2 August , 2005
• AlTaBash N 6(9), 2005Newspaper of the Tatar-Bashkir diaspora in Germany "AlTaBash". #6(9), July, 2005 (in German, Russian and Tatar languages).
• 1000 Jahre Kasan – Modellstadt an der WolgaKarsten Packeiser, Kasan. Die Wolga-Stadt Kasan ist zum Sinnbild einer friedlichen Koexistenz von Islam und Christentum geworden. Ernste Konflikte zwischen den Religionen gab es hier schon lange nicht mehr.
• President of the Republic of Tatarstan congratulation on the occasion of Sabantui holiday.President of the Republic of Tatarstan congratulation on the occasion of Sabantui holiday.
• Mintimer Shaimiev: To achieve positive changes is possible only under accord , instead of trying to discover conflictsToday agency " Interfax - Volga region " published interview with President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev. Making comments in it regarding statements concerning attempts of revising results of the Second world war and a role of the Soviet Union in this war and victory, M.Shaimiev asked those who speak about it, deeply to reflect.
• Shaimiev appeal to remember John Paul II returning respected icon to RussiaHead of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev appealed to remember that Pope John Paul II decided to return the respected icon of Kazan Mother of God from Vatican to Russia. In his interview to IA “Interfax-Volga region" M. Shaimiev noted that during the preparation stage of returning the icon that was kept in the Pontiff’s apartments the delegation of Tatarstan was received in Vatican. IA Interfax-Povolzhye, April 4, 2005.
• Address of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan to the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan
  Extracts from the Address of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan to the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan March 25, 2005
• KAMAZ: A course towards co-operation and integrationKAMAZ Director General, Sergei Anatolievich Kogogin, answers the questions of External Economic Relations Journal, N1, 2005.
• AlTaBash N 2(5), 2005Newspaper of the Tatar-Bashkir diaspora in Germany "AlTaBash". #2(5), March, 2005 (in German, Russian and Tatar languages).
• AlTaBash N 1(4), 2005Newspaper of the Tatar-Bashkir diaspora in Germany "AlTaBash". #1(4), January, 2005 (in German, Russian and Tatar languages).
• AlTaBash N 3, 2004.Newspaper of the Tatar-Bashkir diaspora in Germany "AlTaBash". #3, December, 2004 (in German, Russian and Tatar languages).
• President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev Congratulated Tatarstanians on Happy New YearLast year was filled by various events, presidential elections of the Russian Federation and deputies of the State Council of Republic Tatarstan became a significant factor of strengthening stability in society. Unfortunately, outgoing year has been marked also by tragic events. People of Tatarstan together with all country empathized victims of Beslan tragedy and other acts of terrorism. The main thing, in our opinion is a skill to draw correct conclusions from such sort of situations so that they never henceforth repeated.
• Shaimiev regards power system reform as last year central eventTatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev considers the reform of power system of the country and adoption of the law on compensation payments to be central events of the last year. Interfax, December 31, 2004.
• Motion to dissolve regional parliaments contradicts Constitution - ShaimievThe initiative to dissolve a legislative body of a subject of the Federation in case it does not confirm the candidacy of the head of the region proposed by the president contradicts the RF Constitution, Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev believes. IA Interfax, November 10th, 2004.
• Greeting of President M.Shaimiev on the occasion of the Day of the Constitution of the Republic of Tatarstan Greeting of President M.Shaimiev on the occasion of the Day of the Constitution of the Republic of Tatarstan
• Russia can’t afford to be weakOne of the central issues to be solved in connection with restructuring the system of election of heads of the subjects of the Russian Federation, which was announced at the enlarged meeting of the Government by RF President Vladimir Putin on September 13, will be to increase the role and responsibility of regional heads. Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev expressed this viewpoint in an interview in Kazan International airport on his arrival from Moscow, where he took part in the meeting of the RF Government.
• Kazan to have a renewed historical center and underground by its 1000th anniversaryMintimer Shaimiev, the President of the Republic of Tatarstan, declared in interview to “Interfax” that Kazan and the city center will undergo big changes.