On May 15-16, in the city of Chistopol was held the III International scientific and practical conference “Volgo-Kamye: history, socio-cultural heritage and prospects” dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. Consul General of China Xiang Bo (online), Professor of UNESCO in Udine Franco Grosse (online), Dean of Gomel University (Belarus) Stanislav Cherepko, Director of the Institute of Archaeology of the Academy of Sciences of RT Sitdikov A.G., Head of the Expert Council on small towns Lisitsyn D.V. and others attended the plenary session.
In the sectional meeting on the basis of Chistopolsky branch of KIU named after V.G. Timiryasov, took part research workers of the Bolgar Museum-Reserve Muhametshin J.G. and Muhametshin I.D.
The report of Muhametshin J.G. “Coin of Volga Bulgaria in the hoard from Juketau” is devoted to a new hoard of coins found at the mouth of the river Kilevka. Among the coins, there was a fragment of a Bulgar coin with a tamga of the Jaffarid dynasty.
Muhametshin I.D. in his report dwelled on the topic of mapping of the disappeared settlements of Spassky district of the Republic of Tatarstan. Most of the 130 disappeared settlements were flooded during the construction of the Kuibyshev hydroelectric power plant in the 1950s. On the map, will be marked photos of Heroes of the Soviet Union, Heroes of Socialist Labor and full cavaliers of the Order of Glory. Settlements where the heroes were born will be marked with a special sign.

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