November 10, Minister of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan Airat Sibagatullin within the meeting with the active members of the national holiday Sabantui 2015 in the regions of Russia and abroad, as well as visiting cultural events in the municipalities of the Republic of Tatarstan presented Letters of Thanks.

In 2015, 299 Sabantui were held, including 227 – in 58 regions of the Russian Federation, 72 – in 28 countries of near and far abroad. The composition of the artistic delegation of Tatarstan Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan were also included professional artists. Total, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan has sent more than 115 creative teams with a total of about 950 people.

From July 1 to September 7, this year, 199 visiting cultural activities have been organized to the

municipalities of the Republic of Tatarstan. Coverage of the participants and the audience was 62 909people.

Thanks to the participation of professional artists, RT art groups, cultural programs of Sabantui and cross concerts was saturated and was highly appreciated. These efforts contribute to the preservation and development of national cultures of the peoples of the Russian Federation, they are a clear example of creation of favorable conditions for the development of modern forms of national Tatar art.

Press Service Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan