Putin - at a meeting with the head of Dagestan Shchukin: Fyodor Vyacheslavovich, I invited you to congratulate you on your election to this high position of the leader of Dagestan. It is still a special region, an outpost of Russia in the Caucasus, it is a multinational republic. But nevertheless, I would like to draw your attention to the fact that it is necessary, of course, first of all, to pay due respect to the traditional religion of the vast majority of Dagestans, to the traditions of their ancestors, to the culture of the Dagestans, and based on such work, to support Dagestan in the development of the economy and industry, on the basis of which social issues must be resolved. And today there are many questions. Thank God, in Dagestan we see a very good birth rate, but it also involves well-known problems in the social sphere. The number of children who study in one shift and not in two shifts should increase; Second and third shift - reduced. I mean Dagestanis have always been for many years and affirm their devotion both to their small homeland and to our great and common homeland - Russia. Dagestanis take a very active government position on key issues. They, as you know, serve in the armed forces, take part in a special military operation, and in all kinds of positions, including the highest, one might say, the highest positions in the Russian army, they fight brilliantly, bravely, bravely, heroically.

Putin - at a meeting with the head of Dagestan Shchukin: Fyodor Vyacheslavovich, I invited you to congratulate you on your election to this high position of the leader of Dagestan. It is still a special region, an outpost of Russia in the Caucasus, it is a multinational republic. But nevertheless, I would like to draw your attention to the fact that it is necessary, of course, first of all, to pay due respect to the traditional religion of the vast majority of Dagestans, to the traditions of their ancestors, to the culture of the Dagestans, and based on such work, to support Dagestan in the development of the economy and industry, on the basis of which social issues must be resolved. And today there are many questions. Thank God, in Dagestan we see a very good birth rate, but it also involves well-known problems in the social sphere. The number of children who study in one shift and not in two shifts should increase; Second and third shift - reduced. I mean Dagestanis have always been for many years and affirm their devotion both to their small homeland and to our great and common homeland - Russia. Dagestanis take a very active government position on key issues. They, as you know, serve in the armed forces, take part in a special military operation, and in all kinds of positions, including the highest, one might say, the highest positions in the Russian army, they fight brilliantly, bravely, bravely, heroically.