The world's biggest printed Quran, made in Italy by a special order, displayed in the Bolgar State Historical and Architectural Museum Reserve in Bolgar, Tatarstan, the oldest city of the Middle Volga.28.08.2012#1221184
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, tours the Sviyazhsk Island City State Historical and Architectural Museum during his working visit to Tatarstan. Right: Father Siluan, head of the Sviyazhsk Holy Dormition Monastery.28.08.2012#1221143
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, tours the Sviyazhsk Island City State Historical and Architectural Museum during his working visit to Tatarstan. Second right: Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov; second left: former Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiyev.28.08.2012#1221142
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, tours the Sviyazhsk Island City State Historical and Architectural Museum during his working visit to Tatarstan. Right: Father Siluan, head of the Sviyazhsk Holy Dormition Monastery.28.08.2012#1221141
Russian President Vladimir Putin, second right, tours the Sviyazhsk Island City State Historical and Architectural Museum during his working visit to Tatarstan. Right: former Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiyev; second left: Father Siluan, head of the Sviyazhsk Holy Dormition Monastery; middle ground left: Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov.28.08.2012#1221140
Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, tours the White Mosque Architectural Complex during his working visit to Tatarstan. Right: Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov.28.08.2012#1221139
Russian President Vladimir Putin tours the White Mosque Architectural Complex during his working visit to Tatarstan.28.08.2012#1221138
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, enters the prayer room of the White Mosque Architectural Complex, during his working visit to Tatarstan.28.08.2012#1221136
Russian President Vladimir Putin, second right, tours the White Mosque Architectural Complex during his working visit to Tatarstan. Left: former Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiyev. Right: Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov.28.08.2012#1221135
Russian President Vladimir Putin tours the White Mosque Architectural Complex during his working visit to Tatarstan.28.08.2012#1221134
Russian President Vladimir Putin tours the White Mosque Architectural Complex during his working visit to Tatarstan.28.08.2012#1221133
Russian President Vladimir Putin tours the Bolgar State Historical and Architectural Museum Reserve in Bolgar, the oldest city of the Middle Volga, during his visit to Tatarstan. The president looks at the world's biggest printed Quran made in Italy by a special order.28.08.2012#1221132
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, tours the Bolgar State Historical and Architectural Museum Reserve in Bolgar, the oldest city of the Middle Volga, during his visit to Tatarstan. The president looks at the world's biggest printed Quran made in Italy by a special order. Right: former Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiyev.28.08.2012#1221131
The world's biggest printed Quran, made in Italy by a special order, displayed in the Bolgar State Historical and Architectural Museum Reserve in Bolgar, Tatarstan, the oldest city of the Middle Volga.28.08.2012#1221130
The world's biggest printed Quran, made in Italy by a special order, displayed in the Bolgar State Historical and Architectural Museum Reserve in Bolgar, Tatarstan, the oldest city of the Middle Volga.28.08.2012#1221129
August 28, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, visits State Historical-Architectural Museum "Ostrov-Grad Sviyazhsk" during his visit to Tatarstan. Second left: Hegumen Siluan, vicar of the Holy Dormition Monastery of Sviyazhsk.28.08.2012#1220823
August 28, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin visits State Historical-Architectural Museum "Ostrov-Grad Sviyazhsk" during his visit to Tatarstan.28.08.2012#1220822
August 28, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, visits State Historical-Architectural Museum "Ostrov-Grad Sviyazhsk" during his visit to Tatarstan. From right: Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Tatarstan Historical and Cultural Monument Revival Fund, former Head of the Republic of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiyev and Plenipotentiary Presidential Envoy to the Volga Federal District Mikhail Babich.28.08.2012#1220821
August 28, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin, third right, visits State Historical-Architectural Museum "Ostrov-Grad Sviyazhsk" during his visit to Tatarstan. From right: Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Tatarstan Historical and Cultural Monument Revival Fund, former Head of the Republic of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiyev and Hegumen Siluan, vicar of the Holy Dormition Monastery of Sviyazhsk; third left: President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov.28.08.2012#1220820
August 28, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin, second left, visits State Historical-Architectural Museum "Ostrov-Grad Sviyazhsk" during his visit to Tatarstan. Second right: Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Tatarstan Historical and Cultural Monument Revival Fund, former Head of the Republic of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiyev; left: Hegumen Siluan, vicar of the Holy Dormition Monastery of Sviyazhsk.28.08.2012#1220819
August 28, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin visits State Historical-Architectural Museum "Ostrov-Grad Sviyazhsk" during his visit to Tatarstan.28.08.2012#1220785
August 28, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin visits State Historical-Architectural Museum "Ostrov-Grad Sviyazhsk" during his visit to Tatarstan.28.08.2012#1220784
August 28, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin, second left, visits State Historical-Architectural Museum "Ostrov-Grad Sviyazhsk" during his visit to Tatarstan. Second right: Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Tatarstan Historical and Cultural Monument Revival Fund, former Head of the Republic of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiyev; center: Plenipotentiary Presidential Envoy to the Volga Federal District Mikhail Babich.28.08.2012#1220783
August 28, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin visits State Historical-Architectural Museum "Ostrov-Grad Sviyazhsk" during his visit to Tatarstan.28.08.2012#1220782
August 28, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, right, at the ceremony of presentation of an Order of Friendship to the Chairman of the Muslim Spiritual Directorate of Tatarstan, Mufti Ildus Faizov, center, left. The State Awards ceremony was held at the residence of the Mufti of Tatarstan in the city of Bolghar, a part of the White Mosque complex.28.08.2012#1220781
August 28, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin presents an Order of Friendship to the Chairman of the Muslim Spiritual Directorate of Tatarstan, Mufti Ildus Faizov. The State Awards ceremony was held at the residence of the Mufti of Tatarstan in the city of Bolghar, a part of the White Mosque complex.28.08.2012#1220780
August 28, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, speaks prior to the presentation of an Order of Friendship to the Chairman of the Muslim Spiritual Directorate of Tatarstan, Mufti Ildus Faizov, second left, and Order of Courage to the widow, third left, of the Head of the education department of the Muslim Spiritual Directorate of Tatarstan Valiulla Yakupov. The State Awards ceremony was held at the residence of the Mufti of Tatarstan in the city of Bolghar, a part of the White Mosque complex.28.08.2012#1220779
White Mosque complex in the town of Bolgar, which includes a mosque as well as the residence of the mufti and madrassas.28.08.2012#1220741
White Mosque complex in the town of Bolgar, which includes a mosque as well as the residence of the mufti and madrassas.28.08.2012#1220740
From right: Plenipotentiary Presidential Envoy to the Volga Federal District Mikhail Babich, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Tatarstan Historical and Cultural Monument Revival Fund, former Head of the Republic of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiyev, widow of the Head of the education department of the Muslim Spiritual Directorate of Tatarstan Valiulla Yakupov, Chairman of the Muslim Spiritual Directorate of Tatarstan, Mufti Ildus Faizov at the State Awards ceremony held at the residence of the Mufti of the Republic of Tatarstan in the city of Bolghar.28.08.2012#1220739
August 28, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin, third left, on the territory the Bolgarsky State Historical and Architectural Museum-Reserve during his visit to Tatarstan. From left: Plenipotentiary Presidential Envoy to the Volga Federal District Mikhail Babich and President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov; second right: Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Tatarstan Historical and Cultural Monument Revival Fund, former Head of the Republic of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiyev.28.08.2012#1220738
August 28, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, on the territory the Bolgarsky State Historical and Architectural Museum-Reserve during his visit to Tatarstan. Left: Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Tatarstan Historical and Cultural Monument Revival Fund, former Head of the Republic of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiyev.28.08.2012#1220737
August 28, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, on the territory the Bolgarsky State Historical and Architectural Museum-Reserve during his visit to Tatarstan. From left: President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, Plenipotentiary Presidential Envoy to the Volga Federal District Mikhail Babich and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Tatarstan Historical and Cultural Monument Revival Fund, former Head of the Republic of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiyev.28.08.2012#1220736
August 28, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin, foreground, left, on the territory the Bolgarsky State Historical and Architectural Museum-Reserve during his visit to Tatarstan. Foreground, right: Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Tatarstan Historical and Cultural Monument Revival Fund, former Head of the Republic of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiyev. Background, right: President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov.28.08.2012#1220735
Archaeological sites, where work is underway on the former urban areas in the ancient city of Bolgar.28.08.2012#1220734
Mintimer Shaimiyev (left), ex-President of Tatarstan, Chairman of the Trustees Council of the Republican Fund to revive monuments of history and culture, Rustam Minnikhanov, incumbent President of Tatarstan, and Mikhail Babich (right), the Russian President's Representative in the Volga Federal District, seen meeting at the airport in the town of Bolgar.28.08.2012#1220661
Vladimir Putin (left), President of Russia, on a routine visit to Tatarstan, and Mintimer Shaimiyev (left), ex-President of Tatarstan, Chairman of the Trustees Council of the Republican Fund to revive monuments of history and culture, are going to do the Bolgar state architectural museum reserve, August 28, 2012.28.08.2012#1220660
Vladimir Putin (center), President of Russia, on a routine visit to Tatarstan, doing the Bolgar state architectural museum reserve, August 28, 2012. Left: Rustam Minnikhanov, incumbent President of Tatarstan. Right: Mintimer Shaimiyev, ex-President of Tatarstan, Chairman of the Trustees Council of the Republican Fund to revive monuments of history and culture.28.08.2012#1220659
President Vladimir Putin (left), on a routine visit to Tatarstan, being welcomed at the Kazan airport, August 28, 2012. Right: Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov. Center: Mikhail Babich, the Russian President's Representative in the Volga Federal District.28.08.2012#1220588
