On January 10, at a briefing at Tatarstan Government House, First Deputy Minister of youth affairs and sport Khalil Shaikhutdinov told that 180 sports and entertainment campaigns were held during New Year holidays in the republic. Also, 81 thousand people started doing sports.

On January 10, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov inpsected houses under construction at the Salavat Kupere residential complex in Kirovsky district of Kazan.

On January 9, speaking at a regional video-conference held by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov at the Government House of the republic, Minister of Construction, Architecture, and Housing and Utilities of the republic Irek Faizullin reported that 146 educational facilities, including 29 municipal and 7 special schools, as well as 110 kindergartens, will be overhauled in Tatarstan in 2017. 

On January 6, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov congratulated Metropolitan of Kazan and Tatarstan Theophane on the holy day of Christmas. 

On January 7, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov sent a congratulatory message to Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill on the occasion of the holy day of Christmas. 

On January 6, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov congratulated Orthodox citizens on Christmas. 

On January 3, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov sent State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev a telegram with condolences in connection with the death of his sister Dorgalia Sharipovna, who died today at the age of 97.

On January 3, during his working visit to Dubai (the UAE), Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov had a meeting with Chairman of Emaar Properties Mohamed Alabbar.

Emaar Properties is engaged in construction of trade centres, international hotels, malls, office centres, etc. The company built the world's tallest tower Burj Khalifa and is the owner and operator of the world's largest shopping mall The Dubai Mall.

Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov sent a telegram with condolences over terrorist attack in Istanbul on January 1, 2017 to the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Dear citizens of Tatarstan!

This holiday is very special for everyone. It is always surrounded by the atmosphere of goodness and warmth, hope and belief in the best. This is the time when we summarize results and plan for the future.