January 16 in Tatarstan a public discussion of the draft Strategy for the Development of the Tatar People begins, from February it starts in the regions of Russia. Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan, Chairman of the National Council “Milli Shura” Vasil Shaikhraziev shared with the IA “Tatar-inform” his vision of the document.
– People in anticipation – what will be the strategy for the development of the Tatar people? Some are already pessimistic, confident that we will have another general document.
This strategy for me is now one of the main issues, I receive a lot of proposals on the Strategy. I read them, study them, compare them with suggestions from other authors. In the form in which I present, four conditions must be taken into account in the document.
- Determine the addressee of the Strategy.
– When drafting a document, it is important to have an idea to whom it is directed. First, it must be understood by every person who considers himself a Tatar. Therefore, it should be written in a language accessible to the people. Secondly, it should be directed to the Tatar family, including the mixed, inter-ethnic. Thirdly, it should be addressed to the government, the authorities. The state through the authorities helps the people – financially, legally. Fourth, let the Strategy be aimed at Tatar autonomous organizations, because they are another mechanism in working with the people. For this we have the World Tatar Congress, Tatar national-cultural autonomies.
Strategies are created by heir own laws, they must be adhered to. As a result, an authoritative and high-level document should appear.
- Show ways to implement the Strategy
– If we are building a strategy, we can not limit ourselves only to the compilation of theses. Tatars must understand what each of them must personally do to implement the Strategy. It is also important to know what tasks are assigned to his family. The ways to implement the tasks assigned to the state should also be indicated.
This is not just about the survival of the Tatar people, but also about its development. If we are not moving forward, there will be no result.
- Assign responsibility for implementation of the Strategy
– If we adopt the Strategy, who will be responsible for its implementation? Ministry, family, personality, autonomy, World Tatar Congress?
To feel responsible, you need to understand the ideology of the Strategy and explain it to people. It is important to assign responsibility for each region to government structures. If this is culture – to the Ministry of Culture, education – to the Ministry of Education and Science.
The most important thing is to understand where the Strategy will lead us in 25 years, 50 years. What exactly will we accomplish? In general, our path is measured or is it immeasurable?
Responsibility should be a unit that can be measured by finances.
Statistics show that in Russia now there are 5.3 million people of Tatar nationality, but we do not know what percentage of them write, read, think in Tatar. What part can not read, but speaks the native language? How many of them do not speak, but understand Tatar? And where will all these people go and what will they achieve with this Strategy? It is necessary to act with the understanding of such features.
It seems to me that the implementation of the strategy should consist of three stages. The first is 2020, the end of this stage coincides with the 100th anniversary of the formation of the Republic of Tatarstan. If we adopt this Strategy in 2019, inspire Tatars of the whole world by saying that “Kazan is our center, capital, Tatarstan is our homeland”, then we can assume that we “have woken” the Tatar people.
We need to choose the motto as it will be – “Biz buldyrabyz” (“We can”), or “Kem son sin Tatarmy?” (“Who are you, are you a Tatar?”) Or “Tatar, uyan!” (“Tatar, wake up! “). We must meet with people and solve it together.
Now I put the task before the leaders of the autonomies. Now, in their activities, they put the question “How can I help in holding the 100th anniversary of Tatarstan?”, This has already become a kind of motto. This is not about mobilizing people and collecting money, we don’t need a fund. Let him come out and tell the poem in Tatar, give an interview – so he will contribute.
The 100th anniversary of Tatarstan is a unique opportunity for us. We can raise all areas, autonomy, families, all people, reach every person, absorb the national spirit. We must awaken the people. This will be a stage of inspiration, inspiration by ideas.
The second stage – 2030 – 2035 years. It should go parallel to the results of the first stage and move dynamically to the next stage. It’s like when plowing the ground with a plow – the lower part digs deep, and the upper one treats the surface. And the third stage of the implementation of the Strategy, which covers the period up to the 2050s, should deepen even more. It is assumed that these will be measures implemented with large financial expenditures. Of course, in this case it will also be necessary to take into account how the overall situation will develop in each period, therefore, the Strategy must be flexible and changing.
What can unite Tatars living in Tatarstan and Siberia, America, Tatars in Islam and in Orthodoxy? Spirit! But the Strategy should not be in the form of a declaration, because a person, if he has done something today, wants to see the result tomorrow.
- The development strategy of the Tatar people should be an example for other nations.
– We go to the regions, meet with representatives of other nationalities. We are told: “The Tatars are great, they do it, they can.” Therefore, the development strategy of the Tatar people should be an example for other nations. They must see in it something useful for themselves. Not so that the Tatars took the Strategy and rushed forward, and we have neither the strategy nor the attention paid to us. Our mentality is that the Tatars always do not only for themselves, but also for others. That is, the Strategy should be developed not only for the unification of the Tatars, but also for the unification from our side and other nationalities.
