Opening ceremony of 16th Derzhavin Readings
This year鈥檚 forum takes up May 24 to 26.
The opening ceremony and plenary session featured President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, Representative of Russia in the European Court of Human Rights 鈥� Deputy Minister of Justice of Russia Mikhail Galperin, Rector of 每日大赛 Ilshat Gafurov, Rector of the All-Russian State University of Justice Olga Aleksandrova, Head of Rosobrnadzor Anzor Muzaev, and others.
In his greeting, President Minnikhanov noted that Gavriil Derzhavin鈥檚 heritage is important for Russia. He emphasized that Tatarstan鈥檚 government aims at creating an atmosphere of calmness and successful development for everybody.
Rector Gafurov reminded that it鈥檚 the sixth time when KFU welcomes the Readings. He opined that this platform for exchange of opinions and experience helps to adopt timely changes in legislation.
Thematically, this 16th conference is especially diverse. Among the topics are digitization of justice, AI, compliance, vaccination, online education, remote work, and many others. As Dr. Gafurov said, this reflects the many facets of Derzhavin鈥檚 personality and scholarly pursuits.
鈥淭he phenomenon of Derzhavin is inalienable from the history of Kazan University,鈥� he said. 鈥淒erzhavin is a wonderful example for contemporary students.鈥�
Further in the ceremony, Rector Gafurov was awarded the Gavriil Derzhavin Medal by the Ministry of Justice of Russia. First Vice-Rector Riyaz Minzaripov was given the Silver Medal of Assistance from the same body.
The participants also laid flowers to Derzhavin鈥檚 monument in Lyadskoy Garden in the city center.
The closing proceedings are going to take place tomorrow, May 26.
Source text: Leisan Zakirova
Photos: Kseniya Bogdanova, Alexander Kuznetsov
Translation: Yury Nurmeev