D E C R E E
of the President of the Russian Federation

On the celebration of 1000 years of the foundation of Kazan.

Taking into consideration the cultural importance of Kazan, as a large political, scientific, industrial and cultural centre of Russia, that has made a conspicuous input into the treasury of the world civilization and in relation to the 1000 years anniversary of the city that is going to be celebrated in the year 2005 I hereby r e s o l v e to:
1. Accept the proposal of the state power bodies of the Republic of Tatarstan on the celebration of 1000 years of the foundation of Kazan in August 2005.
2. Form the state committee for the preparation of the celebration of 1000 years of the foundation of Kazan. The Government of the Russian Federation is to ratify the statute of the said state committee as well as its personal membership presented by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan.
3. The state committee for the preparation of the celebration of 1000 years of the foundation of Kazan is to develop and present the project of the program of preparation for the celebration to the Government of the Russian Federation before August 2000 with an indication of objects due to construction and reconstruction as well as the sources of finance.
4. Recommend the bodies of the executive power of the subjects of the Russian Federation to take part in the preparation of the celebration of 1000 years of the foundation of Kazan and carry it out.
5. The present Decree is understood to be in force beginning from the day it is signed.

Signed by the President of the Russian Federation
B. Eltzin
Moscow, the Kremlin
September 1st, 1999
No. 1141


DECREE
of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan

On the celebration of 1000 years of the foundation of Kazan.

On the basis of the results of large scale scientific researches on the history of Kazan carried out by local and foreign scientists and the resolution of the Academy of Science of the Republic of Tatarstan on the foundation of the city of Kazan confirmed by the branch of history of the Russian Academy of Science and stressing specific importance of the city of Kazan as the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan and a political, scientific, industrial and cultural centre, I hereby r e s o l v e to:

1. Hold the celebration of 1000 years of the foundation of Kazan in August 2005.
2. Accept the proposal of the Presidium of the Kazan United Soviet of People’s Deputies and the administration of the city of Kazan on holding the Day of the City annually on August 30th on the Day of the foundation of the Republic of Tatarstan.
3. Form the state committee for the preparation and holding the celebration of the city of Kazan (hereinafter referred to as the State Committee) headed by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan.
4. The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan is to:
- ratify the personal membership of the State Committee and its statute;
- develop and ratify the program of the events for the preparation to the celebration of 1000 years of the foundation of the city of Kazan before January 1st, 2000 with an indication of objects due to construction and reconstruction, volumes and sources of finance for the events considering the use of the funds of the republican and federal budgets, the budget of the city of Kazan as well as non-budget funds and voluntary payments of legal and private persons;
- move the project of the law on the status of the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan Kazan to the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan for consideration;
- move to the UNESCO the proposal on the inclusion of 1000 years of the foundation of the city of Kazan to the Memory Calendar of the UNESCO and on its participation in the preparation and celebration of the anniversary;
- in conformity to para.4 of the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation “On the celebration of 1000 years of the foundation of Kazan” address to the bodies of the executive power of the subjects of the Russian Federation with the proposal to participate in the preparation and holding of the celebration of 1000 years of the foundation of the city of Kazan.
5. The heads of the ministries and departments, the heads of administrations of the towns and regions of the Republic of Tatarstan, the bodies of the local self-government institutions and public organizations are to take part in the preparation and holding of the celebration of 1000 years of the foundation of Kazan.
6. The Decree is understood to be in force beginning from the day it is signed.

Signed by the President of the Republic of Tatarstan
M. Shaimiev
Kazan, the Kremlin,
September 1st, 1999
No. ÓÏ-698

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