August 3 the XXI Inter-republican cultural program-cruise "Journey to the Bolgar" started

From August 3 to 9, a Turkic scientific-educational center "Ramazan" (Ufa) holds twenty-first inter-republican cultural and educational program "Journey to the Bolgar", which takes place on the ship "Bashkortostan".

A  cruise is organized in order to meet  spiritual, cultural needs of the Tatar people of Bashkortostan to promote  achievements of the cities of Tatarstan in the economic, cultural and educational fields, achievements of the Fund "Revival", a centuries-old friendship between the Tatar and Bashkir peoples. The cruise runs from Ufa-Dyurtyuli-Tchistopol-Bilyar-Bolgar-Kazan-Ufa-Dyurtyuli.  The program is devoted to the work of Honored Artist of the Republic of Tatarstan, Honored Worker of Culture of Belarus, the famous composer-performer, winner of the International Prize Ramievs   brothers   Fanir Galimov.

The ship "Bashkortostan" with a delegation from the Republic of Belarus arrives in Kazan river port August 6, 2014 at 18:30 and departs  22.30. During the welcome meeting, the delegation of Bashkortostan held a ceremony of awarding the International Prize of  patrons brothers Ramievs.

This year marks 155 years since the birth of a patron, a classic of the Tatar literature, social activist, publisher, millionaire,  a gold  miner Derdmenda (Zakir Ramiev). Ceremony of delivery is part of the declared    by Cultural center "Ramazan"   the  Year of  Derdmenda.

Press Service Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan