Deputy Minister Vladimir Kudryashev controlled the progress of repair and restoration works in the church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
By now, the Cathedral of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God restored in the capital of Tatarstan is ready for 60 percent. In addition, by November 4, builders will have to complete the installation of all utilities. To date, the cost of work that already done to restore the cathedral, amounted to 750 million rubles. However, the final estimate, as said Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing of the Republic of Tatarstan Vladimir Kudryashov, is constantly growing. "General construction works are completed at 90 percent today. The finishing works are just beginning. There is a very large amount of work, which is difficult to lay down in the regulatory deadlines. Usually, they are prescribed in the construction project, but here it is not entirely applicable due to certain types of work - the manufacture of the iconostasis, icons from smalt, wall painting. These are unique works, and our general standards are not applied to them. We hope that by the 4th of November, probably, the iconostasis will be fulfilled," - said Kudryashov. According to the optimistic assumption of the representative of the Kazan diocese, Mikhail Fedotov, however, it is possible that some decorations and murals will be realized by the summer holiday of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God on July 21, 2019.