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Kazan Казань
City of republic significance[1]
Top-down, left-to-right: View to the Agricultural Palace and Palace Square; Spasskaya Tower; Kul Sharif Mosque; Söyembikä Tower at night; Epiphany Cathedral and Bauman Street; and a view of the Kazan Kremlin.
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Kazan
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Coordinates: 55°47′47″N 49°06′32″E / 55.79639°N 49.10889°ECoordinates: 55°47′47″N 49°06′32″E / 55.79639°N 49.10889°E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Tatarstan[1]
Founded	1005[2]
Government
• Body	City Duma[3]
• Mayor[4]	Ilsur Metshin[4]
Area [5]
• Total	425.3 km2 (164.2 sq mi)
Elevation	60 m (200 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[6]
• Total	1,143,535
• Estimate  (2018)[7]	1,243,500 (+8.7%)
• Rank	8th in 2010
• Density	2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	city of republic significance of Kazan[1]
• Capital of	Republic of Tatarstan[8]
• Capital of	city of republic significance of Kazan[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Kazan Urban Okrug[9]
• Capital of	Kazan Urban Okrug[9]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [10])
Postal code(s)[11]	420xxx
Dialing code(s)	+7 843[12]
OKTMO ID	92701000001
City Day	30 August[13]
Website	www.kzn.ru

Kazan ( kə-ZAN, -⁠ZAHN; Russian: Казань, IPA: [kɐˈzanʲ]; Tatar: Казан, Qazan, IPA: [qɑzan])^[14] is the largest city and capital of Tatarstan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka rivers, covering an area of 425.3 square kilometres (164.2 square miles), with a population of over 1.3 million residents,^[15] up to roughly 1.6 million residents in the urban agglomeration. Kazan is the fifth-largest city in Russia, and the most populous city on the Volga, as well as the Volga Federal District.

Kazan became the capital of the Khanate of Kazan and was conquered by Ivan the Terrible in the 16th century, becoming a part of Russia. The city was seized and largely destroyed during Pugachev’s Rebellion of 1773–1775, but was later rebuilt during the reign of Catherine the Great. In the following centuries, Kazan grew to become a major industrial, cultural and religious centre of Russia. In 1920, after the Russian SFSR became a part of the Soviet Union, Kazan became the capital of the Tatar ASSR. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Kazan remained the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Kazan is renowned for its vibrant mix of Tatar and Russian cultures.^[16] In 2015, 2.1 million tourists visited Kazan, and 1.5 million tourists visited the Kazan Kremlin, a World Heritage Site.^[17] In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the right to brand itself as the «Third Capital of Russia».^[18] In 2009 it was chosen as the «Sports capital of Russia»,^[19] and it still is referred to as such.^[20] Kazan hosted the 2013 Summer Universiade, and was one of the host cities of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Etymology[edit]

The term kazan means ‘boiler’ or ‘cauldron’ (Russian: каза́н/Tatar: казан) in the Tatar and Turkic languages. The origin of the city and its name is often described as follows: a sorcerer advised the Bulgars to build a city where, without any fire, a boiler dug into the ground would boil water. As a result, a similar place was founded on the shore of Lake Kaban. One legend claims that the city was named after the river Kazanka, which was named after the son of a Bulgar governor who dropped a copper cauldron into it.^[21]

History[edit]

Middle Ages[edit]

According to the official version adopted today, the city was founded more than 1,000 years ago. The estimated date of the urban settlement on the site of Kazan is 1004–1005 AD. The reason for this dating was found during excavations in the Kazan Kremlin – a Czech coin, dated by the Board of St. Wenceslaus (presumably, coinage 929–930 years) and the earliest Czech coin, the remains of masonry and wooden city fence, handicrafts and utensils (Hungarian type lining, women’s beads, etc.), as well as other artifacts with less obvious dating. According to official statements, experts from 20 cities of Russia and 22 countries of the world were involved in the study of findings related to the age of Kazan.^[22][23]

Kazan was a border post between Volga Bulgaria and two Finnic peoples—the Mari and Udmurt. Another vexatious^{[according to whom?]} question is where the citadel was built originally. Archaeological explorations have produced evidence of urban settlement in three parts of the modern city: in the Kremlin; in Bişbalta at the site of the modern Zilantaw monastery; and near the Qaban lake. The oldest of these seems to be the Kremlin.^{[citation needed]}

After the Mongols ravaged the Bolğar and Bilär territories in the 13th century, the surviving Bulgars recovered in numbers and a small number of Kipchaks were assimilated from which they adopted their language (the so-called Bulgarism), or Kipchaks and Bulgars mixed to create a modern Kazan-Tatar population. Some Tatars also went to Lithuania, brought by Vytautas the great. Kazan became the center of the Principality, which was dependent on The Golden Horde. In the 13th and 14th centuries, Kazan was growing, becoming an important trade and political center within The Golden Horde. The growth of the city was also promoted by the successful geographical location at the intersection of major trade routes connecting East and West. During the same period, the minting of currency began with the indication of the place of minting—»Bulgar al-Jadid», that is, a New Bulgar.^{[citation needed]}

In 1438, the Bulgar fortress Kazan (ISKE-Kazan) was captured by the ousted Golden Horde Khan Ulugh Muhammad, who killed the local Prince Swan and moved the fortress to a modern place (according to Russian Chronicles). The city became the capital of the Khanate of Kazan. The city Bazaar, Taş Ayaq (stone foot) has become the most important shopping center in the region, especially for furniture. Handicraft production also flourished, as the city gained a reputation for its leather and gold products, as well as the wealth of its palaces and mosques.
Kazan had trade relations with Moscow, Crimea, Turkey, and other regions.^{[citation needed]}

Russian Tsardom period[edit]

As a result of the siege of Kazan in 1552, Tsar Ivan the Terrible conquered the city.^[24] During the subsequent governorship of Alexander Gorbatyi-Shuisky, most of the Kazan’s Tatar residents were forcibly Christianized or deported,^[25] the Kerashen Tatars.^[24] Mosques and palaces were ruined.^[24] The surviving Tatar population was moved to a place 50 kilometers (31 mi) away from the city and this place was forcibly settled by Russian farmers and soldiers. Tatars in the Russian service were settled in the Tatar Bistäse settlement near the city’s wall. Later Tatar merchants and handicraft masters also settled there. During this period, Kazan was largely destroyed as a result of several great fires. After one of them in 1579, the icon Our Lady of Kazan was discovered in the city.^{[citation needed]}

In the early 17th century, at the beginning of the Time of Troubles in Russia, the Tsardom of Kazan declared independence under the leadership of voyvoda Nikanor Shulgin with the help of the Russian population, but this independence was suppressed by Kuzma Minin in 1612.^{[citation needed]}

Russian Empire period[edit]

In 1708, the Tsardom of Kazan was abolished, and Kazan became the seat of Kazan Governorate. After Peter the Great’s visit, the city became a center of shipbuilding for the Caspian fleet. The major Russian poet Gavrila Derzhavin was born in Kazan in 1743, the son of a poor country squire of Tatar ancestry though himself having a thoroughly Russian identity.

Before the building of modern dams, low-lying areas were regularly flooded in April and May. Kazan suffered major fires in 1595, 1672, 1694, 1742, 1749, 1757, 1774, 1815, and 1842.

Kazan was largely destroyed in 1774 as a result of the Pugachev revolt (1774–1776), an uprising by border troops and peasants led by the Don Cossack ataman (Captain) Yemelyan Pugachev, but the city, formerly largely of timber construction, was soon afterwards rebuilt, using stone and according to a grid pattern plan, during the reign of Catherine the Great. Catherine also decreed that mosques could again be built in Kazan, the first being Marjani Mosque.

At the beginning of the 19th century Kazan State University and printing press were founded by Alexander I. It became an important center for Oriental Studies in Russia. The Qur’an was first printed in Kazan in 1801. Kazan became an industrial center and peasants migrated there to join its industrial workforce. In 1875, a horse tramway appeared; 1899 saw the installation of a tramway. After the Russian Revolution of 1905, Tatars were allowed to revive Kazan as a Tatar cultural center. The first Tatar theater and the first Tatar newspaper appeared.

Soviet period[edit]

In 1917, Kazan became one of the revolution centers. In 1918, Kazan was the capital of the Idel-Ural State, which was suppressed by the Bolshevist government. In the Kazan Operation of August 1918, it was briefly occupied by Czechoslovak Legions. In 1920, Kazan became the center of Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
After the Treaty of Rapallo (1922) until 1933, the German and the Russian army operated together the Kama tank school in Kazan.

During World War II, many industrial plants and factories to the west were relocated in Kazan, making the city a center of the military industry, producing tanks and planes. After the war Kazan consolidated as an industrial and scientific center. In 1979, the city’s population reached one million.

Modern period[edit]

In the late 1980s and in the 1990s, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Kazan again became the center of Tatar culture and identity, and separatist tendencies intensified. With the return of capitalism, Kazan became one of the most important centers of the Russian Federation. The city went from 10th to 8th position in population ranking of Russian cities. In the early 2000s, the city earned the right to host both the 2013 Summer Universiade and 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Millennium of Kazan[edit]

Since 2000, the city has been undergoing a total renovation. The historical center—including the Kremlin—has been rebuilt, however a large number of the city’s historical districts were completely demolished in the renovation. Kazan celebrated its millennium in 2005, after a city-organized historical commission settled on 1005 as the official year of the city’s founding.^[2] During the millennium celebrations, one of the largest mosque in Russia, Qolsharif, was dedicated in the Kazan Kremlin, the holiest copy of Our Lady of Kazan was returned to the city, the Millennium Bridge was inaugurated that year,^[26] and the Kazan Metro began operation. The government of the Russian Federation released the Medal «In Commemoration of the 1000th Anniversary of Kazan».
In 2010, for the preparations to the 2013 Universiade, Kazan began even more renovation by modernizing its airport, fixing the streets, enhancing public transport, and adopting Russian, English, and Tatar languages in all transportation, large stores, and shopping centers.

Heraldry[edit]

The historical symbol of Kazan is the mythical dragon-like creature Zilant, often mentioned in legends. For example, when numerous snakes and reptiles severely hampered the development of the city, the hunters went in search of the King of snakes and defeated him, according to another version, the residents of the city bought off the giant snake with gold, after which all the snakes left the city. Another legend says that the giant dragon-like serpent always guarded the Khan’s treasures, and that it still protects the hidden wealth before the capture of the city in the secret caves. Historically, it is true that snakes were once numerous in the Kazan region, but then their number has decreased dramatically. The first official coat of arms of Kazan was approved on 18 October 1781 and was described as «black snake under the crown of gold, Kazan, red wings, white field». In 1926, the country introduced a ban on such heraldry. In the 1980s, the coat of arms of Kazan began to reappear, and in the 1990s Kazan Zilant in various styles began to appear in print media. Modern graphics of the emblem and flag appeared in 2005—in a silver field on the green earth a black dragon with red wings and tongue, with gold paws, claws and eyes, topped with a gold crown. The shield is crowned with a Kazan cap. According to the traditions of heraldry, the dragon symbolizes power, wisdom and invincibility, the earth—life and wealth, the crown-development, and the cap above the shield-the capital of the city.^[27][28]

Administrative and municipal status[edit]

Kazan is the capital of the republic.^{[citation needed]} Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the city of republic significance of Kazan—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1] As a municipal division, the city of republic significance of Kazan is incorporated as Kazan Urban Okrug.^[9]

City divisions[edit]

Kazan is divided into seven districts:

Economy[edit]

Kazan is one of the largest industrial and financial centers of Russia, and a leading city of the Volga economic region in construction and accumulated investment.^[29] The city’s gross regional product was 380 billion rubles in 2011.^[30]

Total banking capital of Kazan banks is third in Russia.^{[citation needed]} The main industries of the city are: mechanical engineering, chemical, petrochemical, light and food industries. An innovative economy is represented by the largest IT-park in Russia which is one of the largest of its kind among Eastern European science parks.^[31][32] Kazan ranks 174th (highest in Russia) in Mercer’s Worldwide Quality of Living Survey.^[33]

Investments[edit]

In 2011, city organisations and businesses attracted more than 87 billion rubles for economy and social sphere development. This was 44% more than in 2010. In 2014, businesses attracted 86 billion rubles. Most of them have been implemented in the real economy sector.

Because of the unstable economic situation within the country, there was a decrease of investment rates in 2015 and—according to the statistics of the first part of the year—it composed 51684.2 million rubles.

There are head offices of six companies that are in the top 500 in terms of revenues in Russia. The total area of city business centres is 330 thousand square metres.

Innovative economy in Kazan is represented by the biggest IT-park in Russia and also the biggest technical park in Europe. The only online platform for governmental trade except the Moscow one is operated in Kazan. During the post-Soviet period Kazan was the leader in terms of house construction in the Volga region, and now it holds the position and implements the Republican program of liquidation of dilapidated housing which was unique for Russia.

According to Forbes, Kazan was ranked 15th among the «Best cities for business in Russia» of 2010.^[34] In 2012, Kazan ranked 6th in the quality of city environment rating, which was made by the Russian Federation Ministry of Regional Development, Russian Alliance of Engineers, Federal Construction Agency, Federal Service of Supervision of Consumer Protection and Welfare and Moscow Federal University.^[35]

Transportation[edit]

Bus[edit]

The first bus routes in Kazan came to use in 1925.^[36] The bus is the most popular type of public transport in Kazan: in 2016, it carried about 74% of passengers. As of 2017, there are about 62 bus routes in the city,^[37] with a total length of more than 1.2 thousand km. The total number of buses operating on city routes is 840. The movement of all buses is monitored using an automated control system based on satellite navigation.^[38] Any Internet user can track the movement of buses.

Kazan’s bus system was totally renovated in 2007. 62 routes have an aggregate length of 1,981 km (1,231 mi). All 1,444 buses are colored red. Half of the buses are imported, produced by Golden Dragon, Higer, MAZ, Yutong, and Hyundai. Other buses are mostly Russian made NefAZ.

The fare is 36 rubles in cash, 31 rubles by credit card and by a special transport card (as of Jul 2022). On the routes, conductors are involved and, in addition to paying for cash (with a higher fare), there are general civil (with different tariff plans for replenishment, including time passes and an «electronic wallet»), as well as preferential electronic transport cards.

Tram[edit]

Kazan’s tram system is one of the oldest tram systems in Russia, opened on 20 November 1899. The tram system in Kazan consists of eight operating routes, one of which is a historical excursion route between the railway station and river port. The daily output is 87 trams. Most of the tram lines are laid along the axis of the main streets, most of them on a dedicated track, fenced with side stones. The tram in the city center was largely removed in the 2000s due to the fight against traffic jams on narrow streets; some routes turned out to be unprofitable after the optimization of the transport scheme in 2006–2007.

In 2009–2020, the reconstruction of tram tracks on the main highways was carried out, as well as the construction of four new tram lines, which made it possible to launch circular tram routes No. 5/5a with an accelerated mode of movement in 2012-2020 along the sections of the Big Kazan Ring.

All trams are equipped with autoinformators, announcements in which are in three languages (Russian, Tatar, English), for this reason announcements are played for a very long time (up to one and a half minutes). The fare is 36 rubles in cash, 31 rubles for an electronic card (2022). On the routes, conductors are involved and, in addition to paying for cash (with a higher fare), there are general civil (with different tariff plans for replenishment, including time passes and an «electronic wallet»), as well as preferential electronic transport cards.

Trolleybus[edit]

Kazan’s trolleybus system is one of the oldest in Russia. Operation opened on 27 November 1948. In recent years, it continues to develop: new lines were launched, built and planned, while some new trolleybus lines replaced the removed tram lines. Two trolleybus depots operate a fleet of over 200 trolleybuses, all of which are green,^[39] and serve 10 routes with a total length of 359.9 km (223.63 mi).^[40] At the beginning of the XXI century, at the Kazan aircraft plant KAPO for the city, a major overhaul (CWR) of old trolleybuses was carried out.

The fare is 30 rubles in cash, 27 rubles by electronic card (2020). On the routes, conductors are involved and, in addition to paying for cash (with a higher fare), there are general civil (with different tariff plans for replenishment, including time passes and an «electronic wallet»), as well as preferential electronic transport cards.

All trolleybuses are monitored by an automated control system based on satellite navigation. Any Internet user can track the movement of trolleybuses.

Metro[edit]

A single-line Kazan Metro (running north to south-east), opened on 27 August 2005, the first and only metro system built in a post-soviet state after the collapse of the USSR. As of 2020, the Kazan Metro now has eleven stations, and crosses the Kazanka River.

Railways[edit]

Kazan is connected with Moscow, Ulyanovsk, Yoshkar-Ola and Yekaterinburg by train.

The main railway station Kazan–Passazhirskaya is located in the city centre and includes a main building (built in 1896), a commuter trains terminal, a ticket office building and some other technical buildings. The station serves 36 intercity trains,^[41] and more than eight million passengers per annum. The second terminus called «Kazan-2» is situated in the northern part of the city. Kazan also has 19 platforms for commuter trains.

In addition, within the city there are also 24 railway stations and stopping platforms.

Public transit[edit]

Payment is received in cash, by dedicated travel cards and by banking cards. One ride fee is 27 rubles in cash or by banking card and 25 rubles by travel card.^[42] There are various plans for different types of travel which reduce single ride fees. There are no zoning tariffs within the city.

Cycling[edit]

On 1 July 2013, the Veli’k bicycle sharing system was launched in Kazan. In total, the system includes seven self-service bicycle docking stations, and a total fleet of 100 bikes. The service is open to anyone from 16 years of age. There are three types of subscription – monthly, weekly and daily. During the season from late spring to mid-autumn, residents and guests of Kazan typically use the service more than 15,000 times.

In 2015, the first cycle routes on separate bike lanes were opened in the city centre; further expansion is planned throughout the city.

Waterways[edit]

Kazan’s river port is one of the largest on the Volga, thanks to the system of canals from which Kazan is sometimes called the «port of five seas».

The main building of the river station was built together with the new river port by the early 1960s and renovated in 2005. The station serves both passengers of intercity cruise ships and commuter boats (including high-speed fleet) – to the Kamsky Ustye, Tetyush, Bolgar, Pechishch, Sviyazhsk and Sadovaya. The daily passenger traffic in the summer period is up to 6 thousand people per day. In winter, Pneumocushion boats are used, it goes from Kazan to Verkhny Uslon.^[43][44]

Highways[edit]

There are federal highway connections to Moscow and Ufa (E-22), Orenburg (R-239), Ul’yanovsk (R-241) and Igra (R-242). There are also the R-175 federal highway and «Northern Europe – Western China» (in construction) route near the city.

There are five bridges across the Kazanka (Qazansu) river in the city, and one bridge connecting Kazan with the opposite bank of the Volga.

Intercity buses[edit]

There are two bus stations in Kazan—Central and Southern. Bus routes connect Kazan with all districts of Tatarstan, Samara, Ufa, Tolyatti, Orenburg, Ulyanovsk, Cheboksary, Sterlitamak, Buzuluk, Baki, and Aktobe. It is planned to build new stations in the East, West and North districts instead of Central for relieving city centre.

Kazan International Airport[edit]

Kazan International Airport is located 26 kilometers (16 mi) from the city center. It is a hub for UVT Aero and Kazan Air Enterprise and hosts eleven air companies. The airport is connected with the city by bus route #97 and by a suburban train line.

There is also the Kazan Borisoglebskoye airfield, home to Kazan Aircraft Production Association, a major aircraft factory, famous in the past as «Aircraft Plant 22» («22nd Zavod»).

Adjacent to it lies a huge aircraft engines plant («16th Zavod»). It produces versions of Tupolev 204 and 214 aircraft. In the past an Ilyushin-62, four-engine Russian mainliner, Tupolev-160 «Black Jack» supersonic strategic bomber and Tu-22M tactic bomber were also produced here. Both these plants and adjacent workers’ housing make a whole city district known as «Aviastroitelny» («Aircraft Builders»).

Demographics[edit]

Population[edit]

Population: 1,308,660 (2021 Census);^[45] 1,143,535 (2010 Census);^[6] 1,105,289 (2002 Census);^[46] 1,094,378 (1989 Census).^[47]
Kazan metropolitan area’s population is 1.65 million.

Demographic evolution

Ethnicity[edit]

The city’s population consists mostly of ethnic Tatars (47.6%) and ethnic Russians (48.6%).^[48] The other ethnicities are Chuvash, Mari, Ukrainians, Azerbaijanis and Jews.^[49]

Religion[edit]

Predominant faiths of Kazan city are Islam and Eastern Orthodox Christianity,^[50] with minority representation of Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, Judaism, and the Baháʼí Faith.

Languages[edit]

The most spoken language in Kazan is Russian, and the Tatar language is the second most spoken.

Geography[edit]

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  Satellite view

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  Night aerial view of radial Kazan

Climate[edit]

Kazan has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb) with long, cold winters (colder than Moscow), and warm, sunny summers. As a result of its far inland position, summers are extremely warm for its latitude and winters are quite cold compared to areas further west in Europe.^{[citation needed]}

The warmest month is July with daily mean temperature near 20.2 °C (68.4 °F), and the coldest month is January, with a daily mean of −10.4 °C (13.3 °F).^{[citation needed]}

The city set its two hottest days on record during the 2010 Northern Hemisphere summer heat waves. Temperatures reached +39 °C (102 °F) in the hottest days during that time.^[51]

Central Kazan[edit]

Kremlin[edit]

The city has a citadel (Russian: кремль, tr. kreml’, or sometimes Tatar: kirman), which was declared a World Heritage Site in 2000. Major monuments in the Kremlin are the five-domed, six-columned Annunciation Cathedral (1561–62) and the mysterious, formerly leaning Söyembikä Tower, named after the last queen of Kazan and regarded as the city’s most conspicuous landmark.

Also of interest are the towers and walls, erected in the 16th and 17th centuries but later reconstructed; the Qol-Şarif Mosque, which has been rebuilt inside the citadel; remains of the Saviour Monastery (a 16th-century cathedral demolished by the Bolsheviks) with the Spasskaya Tower; and the Governor’s House (1843–53), designed by Konstantin Thon, now the Palace of the President of Tatarstan.

Next door, the ornate baroque Sts-Peter-and-Paul’s Cathedral on Qawi Nacmi Street and Marcani Mosque on Qayum Nasiri Street date back to the 18th century.

Towers[edit]

The Spasskaya Tower was built in two floors by 16th century Pskov architects Ivan Shiryai and Postnik Yakovlev. From the inside, the northern side of the fortress to the Spasskaya Tower adjoined the gate to Spasskaya Church, which has now merged with the tower. The typical Pskovian architectural elements of the facade face the main street of the Kremlin. At the end of the 17th century, instead of three tiers, the tower was built with two brick eight-sided tiers with a brick roof, getting its present, familiar appearance. Until 1917, the tower was crowned with the double-headed coat of arms of the Russian state. In the 18th century, a ringing clock was installed in the upper tier, and even earlier a large bell was moved from a small belfry (now lost, located on the castle wall on the left side of the tower). Until the middle of the 19th century, there was a moat with a stone bridge in front of the tower.

The South-Western Tower was built simultaneously with the Spasskaya tower by Pskov masters and is a classic example of the Pskov style of defensive structures.

The name of the Transfiguration Tower comes from the Transfiguration Monastery of the Savior, which was fenced from the north-west. The tower was also built by Pskov architects Postnik and Barma, but it was significantly rebuilt later, as it has strong traces of the architectural influence of the Moscow defensive architecture. The territory from the Transfiguration Tower to the Spasskaya pass was added to the old Khan’s fortress by Pskov masters.

There are unnamed round brick towers, presumably built by Moscow architects in the 17th century.

The Tainitskaya Tower was built in its present form in the 1550s by Postnik Yakovlev. It was named after a secret source from which it was possible to take water during a siege. The entrance to the tower is in the form of a «knee», which increased the defense of the Kremlin. It replaced a tower from the time of the khanate, Nur Ali (in Russian transcription Muraleeva). The 22-year-old Tsar Ivan the Terrible entered the conquered city through the Nur Ali tower.

The North-Eastern Round Tower was demolished after the Pugachev’s assault.

The Consistor Tower was built in brick by Moscow architects in the 17th century, its name was given in the 18th century from the Spiritual Consistory located near the tower in the Kremlin. Near the tower, archaeological excavations revealed the so-called Tezitsky (Arabic for «merchant») Moat, which went from the Consistor Tower to the Transfiguration. Archaeologist N. Kalinin and a number of scientists believed that the moat was the southern border of the Khan’s fortress.

The Southeast Round Tower is an example of Pskov architecture of the 16th century.

Bistä, or Posad[edit]

Central Kazan is divided into two districts by the Bolaq canal and Lake Qaban. The first district (Qazan Bistäse or Kazanskiy Posad), historically Russian, is situated on the hill, the second (İske Tatar Bistäse or Staro-Tatarskaya Sloboda), historically Tatar, is situated between the Bolaq and the Volga. Mosques, such as Nurullah, Soltan, Bornay, Apanay, Äcem, Märcani, İske Taş, Zäñgär are in the Tatar district. Churches, such as Blagoveschenskaya, Varvarinskaya, Nikol’skaya, Tikhvinskaya, are mostly in the Russian part of the city. The main city-centre streets are Bauman, Kremlyovskaya, Dzerzhinsky, Tuqay, Puşkin, Butlerov, Gorkiy, Karl Marx and Märcani.

An old legend says that in 1552, before the Russian invasion, wealthy Tatars (baylar) hid gold and silver in Lake Qaban.

Wooden Kazan[edit]

In the beginning of the 1900s most of Central Kazan was covered by wooden buildings, usually consisting of two floors. There was a historical environment of Kazan citizens, but not the best place to live in. During the Republican program «The liquidation of ramshackle apartments» most of them (unlike other Russian cities), especially in Central Kazan, where the land is not cheap, were destroyed and their population was moved to new areas at the suburb of the city (Azino, Azino-2, Quartal 39). Nearly 100,000 citizens resettled by this programme.

Other major buildings[edit]

Another significant building in central Kazan is the former «Smolentzev and Shmelev» tea house and hotel, now the Shalyapin Palace Hotel. It is located at 7/80 Universitetskaya Street, at the corner of Universitetskaya and Bauman. A major landmark of late-19th and early-20th century commercial architecture, it consists of two portions. The original portion, built for a merchant named Usmanov in the 1860s, was bought by the inter-related families of Efim Smolentzev and Pavel and Nikolai Shmelev in 1899.^[54] They operated a store selling, among other things, tea. In 1910, the Smolentevs and Shmelevs constructed another portion, designed by architect Vasili Trifonov, and operated a hotel there.^[55] After the Russian Revolution, the building eventually became the Hotel Soviet and after 2000 it was heavily renovated to reopen as the Shalyapin Palace Hotel.

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  The National Museum of Tatarstan

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  Palace of agriculture

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  Pyramid concert hall

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  Kazan circus

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  Children’s palace

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Cityscape[edit]

Education and science[edit]

Primary and secondary education[edit]

Primary and secondary education system of Kazan includes:

• 282 nurseries, most of which are municipal
• 178 schools, 2 of which are private
• 28 vocational technical schools
• 15 colleges
• 10 special colleges

There are also 49 music schools, 43 sports school, and 10 fine-arts schools, including the Kazan Art School founded in 1895.

Higher education[edit]

There are 44 institutes of higher education in Kazan, including 19 branches of universities from other cities. More than 140,000 students are educated in the city.
Kazan Federal University (founded in 1804) is third oldest university in Russia after Saint Petersburg State University (1724) and Moscow State University (1755). In 2009 KFU got Federal status as main university of Volga Region.
Some other prominent universities are:

• Kazan State Technical University – founded in 1932. In 2009 it got status of National university
• Kazan State Medical University – founded in 1814 as a department within Kazan State University
• Kazan State Technological University – founded in 1919 on the base of pre-existing vocational school
• Kazan State Conservatory – founded in 1945
• Volga Region State Academy of Physical Culture, Sport and Tourism^[56] founded in July 2010 in the framework of the XXVII World Summer Universiade Legacy. The branch, located in Naberezhnye Chelny, will proceed functioning.

Science[edit]

Kazan is a major scientific centre in Russia. Kazan formed a big number of scientific areas and schools (mathematical, chemical, medical, linguistic, geological, geobotanical, etc.). Scientific discoveries are a subject of special pride, including: the creation of non-Euclidean geometry (Nikolai Lobachevsky), the discovery of the chemical element ruthenium (Karl Ernst Claus), the theory about the structure of organic compounds (Aleksandr Butlerov), the discovery of the electron paramagnetic resonance (Yevgeny Zavoisky) and acoustic paramagnetic resonance (Altshuler) and many others. The city hosts:

• Kazan Science Centre of Russian Academy of Sciences, since 1945. It includes 5 academic institutions.
• Tatarstan Academy of Sciences, since 1991. It includes 7 local departments with 13 academic institutions (also, 21 organisations are under the guidance of TAS) and one branch in Ulyanovsk.^[57]

Public health[edit]

The year 1814 is considered to be an official year of the beginning of scientific medicine in Kazan. Exactly at that time University Hospital was open. In 1930 Faculty of Medicine is separated from the Kazan Federal University and holds a lot of specialized hospitals under its patronage. Nowadays Kazan becomes the largest public health center in Russia. 120 medical organisations are operated in the city. Kazan Interregional clinical-diagnostic center is the largest in Volga region in cardiovascular and neurological diseases. The largest hospital in Kazan is Republican Clinical Hospital.

Government and administration[edit]

Kazan City Duma is a representative body of the city, elected every four years and holds its sessions in Kazan City Hall.

Executive committee is a municipal body of the executive organs.^{[clarification needed]} The committee’s head is Denis Kalinkin.^[58]

Kazan hosts Tatarstan President’s residence and administration (in Kremlin), Tatarstan’s Cabinet of Ministers and Council of State (on Freedom square).

Communication[edit]

Agency works 84 post offices belonging to the branch of «Russian Post», UFPS «Tatarstan pochtasy». The official opening of the Kazan city telephone network took place on 27 (15) November 1888. At the moment, there are four operators of wired telephone in Kazan. The total capacity of the telephone network in Kazan is about 456,000 numbers. Services of IP-telephony operators in addition to the basic wired connection is also supported by the five companies.^[59] The city has six mobile operators (Beeline, MegaFon, MTS, Tele2 Russia, Letai, Yota, and also operates virtual mobile operator «Mobile public communication»). By the number of Internet users—428 thousand people—Kazan takes the 4th place in Russia. According to the General Director of Google Russia Vladimir Dolgov, Kazan is the largest center of information technology development, the level of Internet penetration is 75%, which is a record figure for Russia. Access to the World Wide Web in Kazan is provided by 15 operators.^[60] The most popular forms of Internet access are cable networks and ADSL. Previously popular Dial-up has almost lost its position, at the same time actively developing wireless technology Wi-Fi and Wi-Max. Scartel launched the first LTE network in Russia.^[61]

On 30 August 2012 in Kazan, IT Park was held a launch ceremony for the fourth generation network (4G, LTE). LTE network in Kazan was launched by three operators – Scartel LLC (Yota trademark), MegaFon OJSC and MTS OJSC. On 27 June 2014, the LTE network of mobile operator Fly was launched.^{[citation needed]}

Sports[edit]

Kazan now is one of the most developed cities in Russia in terms of sport. The city has hosted two Bandy World Championships, in 2005 and 2011, the World Summer Universiade 2013, the World Championship in fencing in 2014, the Aquatics Championship FINA 2015, 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2018 FIFA World Cup and other international competitions of various levels. In the future the city will hold the 2022 Special Olympics World Winter Games.

The city of Kazan is a leader in terms of winnings in various sports including its most popular sports teams.

Men’s teams:

Notable athletes[edit]

• Aliya Mustafina, artistic gymnastics
• Alexander Burmistrov, hockey player
• Viktor Kolotov, association football player
• Ruslan Nigmatullin, association football player
• Denis Arkhipov, hockey player
• Svetlana Demina, sport shooter
• Marat Safin, tennis player
• Dinara Safina, tennis player
• Alexander Fadeev, figure skater
• Evgenia Tarasova, figure skater
• Kamila Valieva, figure skater
• Vasily Mosin, sport shooter

Infrastructure[edit]

• Kazan Arena – stadium with capacity 45,000, home ground for FC Rubin
• Central stadium – Olympic stadium, capacity 30,133. Ex-home ground for FC Rubin.
• TatNeft Arena – indoor sporting arena, capacity 10,000. Home to HSC Aq Bars
• Basket-Hall – indoor sporting arena, capacity 7,000 (large hall) and 1,500 (small hall). Home to BC UNICS.
• Kazan Volleyball Centre, capacity 4,600. Home to VC Zenit and WVC Dynamo-Kazan.
• Raketa and Trudovye Rezervy ice stadiums

Important events[edit]

• 2005 Bandy World Championship
• 2010 finswimming European championship
• 2011 European Weightlifting Championships
• 2011 Bandy World Championship
• 2013 Summer Universiade
• 2014 European Badminton Championships
• 2015 World Aquatics Championships
• 2016 – 28th International Olympiad in Informatics
• 2016 European Judo Championships
• 2017 Red Bull Air Race World Championship
• 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
• 2018 Red Bull Air Race World Championship
• 2018 FIFA World Cup
• 2019 Candidates Tournament for the Women’s World Chess Championship 2020
• 2019 WorldSkills Championship
• 2022 Special Olympics World Winter Games

International relations[edit]

Kazan is actively engaged in international activities. The city has foreign diplomatic, trade and cultural representations, the Kazan Kremlin and the Institute of culture of peace are under the auspices of UNESCO, the city participates in partner movements, is a member of the world organizations of cities. The summit of the CIS heads, the Summit of the world security services and other important forums, conferences and events of the world level were held in Kazan. The head of China, the US Secretary of State, about three dozen presidents and Prime Ministers of foreign States paid visits to the capital of the Republic, as to few other cities of the country. Renovated in 2005, the international airport provides flights to dozens of cities in different countries, including the largest airliners (class Boeing 747), and is gradually being rebuilt into a potential hub for the Universiade 2013 and the World Cup 2018; international rail links from the city.

Branch offices of embassies[edit]

• Branch Office of the Embassy of Belarus^[62]

Consulates[edit]

Five consulates general are found in Kazan.^[63]

Visa centers[edit]

Twin towns and sister cities[edit]

Kazan is twinned with:^[67]

Kazan has also partner relations with the following cities and regions:

International organizations membership[edit]

Other organizations[edit]

Notable people[edit]

• Aida Garifullina, lyric soprano, the I-st prize winner at the Operalia competition in 2013, many performances at Mariinsky Theatre and Vienna State Opera, recording contract with Decca Records
• Venera Gimadieva, operatic soprano who has performed leading roles in major European opera houses
• Sofya Gulyak, pianist, only female winner of the Leeds Piano Competition, in 2009
• Dayana Kirillova, singer who represented Russia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2013
• Rashid Nezhmetdinov, International Master and five-time winner of the Russian Chess Championship
• Kamila Valieva, figure skater

See also[edit]

• Arskoe Cemetery
• Kizichesky Monastery
• Russian Islamic University
• Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral (Kazan)

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

Sources[edit]

Further reading[edit]

• Kropotkin, Peter Alexeivitch; Bealby, John Thomas (1911). «Kazañ (town)» . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). p. 704.
• Smith-Peter, Susan (2016), «Enlightenment from the East: Early Nineteenth Century Russian Views of the East from Kazan University», Znanie. Ponimanie. Umenie, 13 (1): 318–338, doi:10.17805/zpu.2016.1.29.
• Edward Tracy Turnerelli, Kazan, the Ancient Capital of the Tartar Khans, 1854.

External links[edit]

• Official website of Kazan (in Russian)

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Казань — столица Татарстана. Город основан в XIII в. при впадении в Волгу р. Казанки (татар. Казан). Предложен ряд этимологии, из которых наиболее убедительны две: из этнонима казан, относящегося к одному из булгар, племен, или из тюрк, личного имени… … Географическая энциклопедия

Казань — Казань. Панорама центра города. КАЗАНЬ, город, столица (с 1920) Татарии (Российская Федерация). 1105 тыс. жителей. Порт на реке Волга, у впадения реки Казанка. Железнодорожный узел. Машиностроение (самолеты, ЭВМ и др.) и металлообработка,… … Иллюстрированный энциклопедический словарь

Казань — – столица республики Татарстан в России. Город находится на левом берегу Волги в месте впадения реки Волга в реку Казанка. Казань… … Города мира

Казань — столица Татарской АССР. Расположена на левом берегу р. Волга, при впадении в неё р. Казанка. Основан во второй половине XIII в. С XV в. столица Казанского ханства, которое в XVI в. было присоединено к Рус. государству. В центре Казани… … Художественная энциклопедия

казань — сущ., кол во синонимов: 3 • город (2765) • порт (361) • третья столица (1) Словарь синонимов ASIS … Словарь синонимов

Казань — губернский г. Казанской губ., под 55 … Энциклопедия Брокгауза и Ефрона

Казань — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Казань (значения). Город Казань тат. Казан … Википедия

Казань — город, столица Татарской АССР, один из важнейших промышленных и культурных центров Поволжья. Расположен на левом берегу р. Волги, при впадении в неё р. Казацки. Крупный речной порт (см. ст. Волжского бассейна речные порты). Ж. д … Большая советская энциклопедия

Казань — столица Тат. АССР (с 1920), центр её театр. и муз. жизни. 904 тыс. жит. (1972). Начало развития проф. музыкально театр. иск ва в К. относится к кон. 18 в. Муз. номера включались в такие представления на религиозной основе, как Пещное… … Музыкальная энциклопедия

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Kazan city, Russia

Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, is a city with a long history located about 820 km east of Moscow on the left bank of the Volga River. This is one of the largest economic, scientific, educational, religious, cultural, and sports centers of Russia.

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Brief History of Kazan

Foundation of Kazan and its early history

In the 1220s-1240s, the Volga Bulgaria was conquered by the Mongols and, retaining some autonomy, was included in the Ulus of Jochi also known as the Golden Horde. After the formation of the Golden Horde, the Volga Bulgarians (Bulgars) became one of the main components in the ethnogenesis of today’s Kazan Tatars and Chuvashs.

In the 13th-14th centuries, Kazan became an important trade and political center of the Golden Horde. The growth of the town was also due to its favorable geographical position at the intersection of major trade routes connecting East and West. In the Russian chronicles, Kazan began to be mentioned in the 14th-15th centuries.

In 1438, the Bulgarian fortress of Kazan was captured by the Golden Horde khan Ulugh Muhammad, and the town became the capital of the Kazan Khanate. During this period, the production of leather goods, pottery, and weapons developed here. Kazan traded with Moscow, Crimea, the Ottoman Empire, and other regions.

Kazan as part of the Russian Empire

In 1708, Kazan became the capital of the vast Kazan Governorate. During the reign of Peter the Great, it became one of the most important industrial and administrative centers of Russia. A tannery and a cloth manufactory were built here. In 1722, Peter the Great visited Kazan.

The rapid development of Kazan began after the visit of Empress Catherine II in 1767, when she lifted all previous restrictions on the construction of stone mosques and Tatar public buildings, as well as in connection with her decree “On the tolerance of all faiths.” She presented Kazan with a galley and a carriage. The galley was lost during a fire, but the carriage was preserved. It is also installed as a replica-monument on the pedestrian Bauman Street.

In 1804, Imperial Kazan University was opened, the most famous students of which are Vladimir Lenin and Leo Tolstoy. In 1844, Karl Ernst Claus, professor at Kazan University, discovered ruthenium and named it in honor of Russia. Ruthenium is the only chemical element discovered in the Russian Empire and the USSR before the synthesis of transuranium elements in the late 20th century.

In the second half of the 19th century, significant changes took place in the infrastructure of Kazan: gas (1874) and electric (1897) lighting, one of the first electric trams (1899), telegraph (1859) and telephone (1881). In 1874, the city water supply was opened. In 1896, the railway connected Kazan with Moscow.

Kazan in the 20th century and beyond

In 1901, the Kazan Observatory was opened. In 1914, the population of Kazan was about 194,200 people. In 1918, during the Civil War in Russia, fierce battles were fought for Kazan. The troops of the Czechoslovak Legion in the course of five-day battles captured Kazan on August 6. The Red Army established control of the city on September 10.

On May 27, 1920, the Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was formed with its capital in Kazan. In the 1930s, intensive industrialization of the city began, accompanied by rapid population growth. In 1939, the population of Kazan was 398,014 people.

During the Second World War, large factories were evacuated to Kazan. The city also became the temporary scientific “capital” of the USSR. The Academy of Sciences of the USSR, as well as most of the research institutes and a number of design bureaus were evacuated here.

After the war, the active development of the city continued. Kazan became one of the largest industrial, scientific, and cultural centers of the USSR, the population increased 2.5 times. In 1979, it exceeded 1 million people. Kazan also became one of the largest river ports, a new airport was built.

In 1990, Kazan was declared the capital of the sovereign Republic of Tatarstan. In the 1990s, this city became one of the most important interregional political, financial, sports, and tourist centers of Russia. In 2008, Kazan registered the brand “The Third Capital of Russia.”

In the 1990s-2000s, the historic center of Kazan was significantly rebuilt in preparation for the celebration of the millennium of the city. In 2005, the Millennium of Kazan was celebrated. In connection with this event, such objects as the Kazan Metro, the Kul-Sharif Mosque, the Millennium Bridge, the new hippodrome, Tatneft-Arena were built.

About one million tourists a year began to visit Kazan making it one of the most important tourist centers in Russia. The Kazan Kremlin became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Several foreign general consulates and other diplomatic, trade, humanitarian representations were opened in the city.

Such large international sports competitions as the World Summer Universiade 2013, the World Aquatics Championship 2015, and six matches of the 2018 World Cup were held in Kazan.

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In the center of Kazan

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Kul-Sharif Mosque and Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral in Kazan

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The cultural-entertaining complex Pyramid in Kazan

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There are several legends associated with the name of the city. According to the most common one, it originates from the Tatar word “kazan” meaning “cauldron”. The legend says that Kazan was founded on the spot where water boiled in a cauldron dug into the ground without fire. The historical symbol of Kazan, which is depicted on the emblem of the city, is the mythical dragon-like creature Zilant often mentioned in Tatar legends.

The industrial basis of Kazan includes engineering, chemical and petrochemical industries, light and food industries. The largest enterprises of Kazan are the chemical complex of Kazanorgsintez, the Kazan gunpowder factory (the oldest in Russia), and a unique cluster of three aviation industry enterprises. Tourism is also one of the promising directions for the development of the city. In 2019, about 3.5 million tourists visited Kazan.

This is one of the largest transport and logistics hubs in Russia. Kazan International Airport offers regular flights to such cities as Antalya, Baku, Barcelona, Yekaterinburg, Krasnodar, Moscow, Omsk, Perm, Thessaloniki, St. Petersburg, Sochi, and a number of others. Kazan (Volga) Federal University is one of ten Russian federal universities and the third (after St. Petersburg State University and Moscow State University) oldest university in Russia.

Kazan is a place where people of different nationalities and religions live peacefully, in an atmosphere of friendliness and tolerance. In this city, two religions are historically closely intertwined: Sunni Islam and Orthodoxy. Kazan has more than 60 mosques, 40 Orthodox churches, a dozen churches of other Christian movements, 1 synagogue, prayer houses of Bahai and Krishna.

In total, representatives of over 115 nationalities live in the capital of Tatarstan. According to the 2010 census, the most numerous of them are Russians (48.6%) and Tatars (47.6%). Also among the residents of Kazan you can meet the Chuvash, Ukrainians, Mari, Bashkirs, and Udmurts.

Main Attractions of Kazan

Epiphany Cathedral (1731-1756) on Bauman Street. The main attraction of this church is its magnificent tall bell tower (74 meters high) built in the style of “Russian Baroque” with numerous external decorative elements.

Chak-Chak Museum. This museum located in the Old Tatar Sloboda is dedicated to the main Tatar dessert and one of the symbols of Tatarstan. The atmosphere of the Tatar prosperous house of the late 19th century is recreated here (old furniture, household utensils, tools, etc.). The exposition tells about the history of chak-chak from the times of the Volga Bulgaria to the present. Parizhskoy Kommuny Street, 18.

The Temple of All Religions. This unusual architectural structure dedicated to various religions of the world is also known as the Ecumenical Church and the International Cultural Center for Spiritual Unity. This is the only such building in the world on the territory of which 16 faiths are united, but no religious rites are held here, since the complex has only symbolic meaning. Staro-Arakchinskaya Street, 4.

The Family Center “Kazan” (2013). This original building serves as the Wedding Palace of Kazan. Inside, there are three thematic zones, which are decorated and furnished in the styles of the Volga Bulgaria, the Kazan Khanate, and in a classical manner. The top of the building is crowned with a huge Turkic cauldron (“kazan”). In the days free from wedding registration, tourists can visit this building and climb to the observation deck. Sibgat Khakim Street, 4.

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КАЗАН — (евр. chasan). Запевало в синагоге. Словарь иностранных слов, вошедших в состав русского языка. Чудинов А.Н., 1910. КАЗАН (тур. kazan) котел. Словарь иностранных слов, вошедших в состав русского языка. Чудинов А.Н., 1910 … Словарь иностранных слов русского языка

казан — (татарск.). Котел с выпуклым, полусферическим дном, используемый для приготовления мяса, пловов, жареных супов (шурпы) и других блюд восточной кухни. Казаны делятся на стационарные (вмазанные в печь или поставленные на камни) и подвесные… … Кулинарный словарь

КАЗАН — Казан, брацлавский земянин. 1545. Арх. VI, 1, 19. Казан Коптев, торопчанин. 1595. А. К. II, 181. Ярош Казан, могилевский мещанин. 1618. Арх. Сб. II, VIII. Степан Казан, приказный (в Сибири). 1698. Доп. X, 287 … Биографический словарь

КАЗАН — муж., татар. (отчего и название города) котел, особ. большой, вмазанный или закладенный котел; винокуренные котлы зовутся казанами, также плоские, медные котлы на воскобойнях и пр. Казанок, казанец, котелок. Казан бухма каз, пельмени. Казан кабав … Толковый словарь Даля

КАЗАН — (котел для приготовления пищи). Давалось с пожеланием, чтобы ребенок всегда был обеспечен пропитанием. Антрополексема. Татарские, тюркские, мусульманские мужские имена. Словарь терминов … Словарь личных имен

казан — котелок, котел, казанок, чан Словарь русских синонимов. казан сущ., кол во синонимов: 5 • казанец (2) • казано … Словарь синонимов

КАЗАН — КАЗАН, казана, муж. (тюрк. kazan). Большой котел для приготовления пищи на много человек сразу (обл.). || Котел спец. назначения в различных производствах (спец.). Толковый словарь Ушакова. Д.Н. Ушаков. 1935 1940 … Толковый словарь Ушакова

КАЗАН — КАЗАН, а, муж. (обл.). Котёл для приготовления пищи. | уменьш. казанок, нка, муж. | прил. казанный, ая, ое. Толковый словарь Ожегова. С.И. Ожегов, Н.Ю. Шведова. 1949 1992 … Толковый словарь Ожегова

Казанів — іменник чоловічого роду населений пункт в Україні … Орфографічний словник української мови

Казан — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Казан (значения). Приготовление сумаляка в казане … Википедия

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Tatarstan Republic (Kazan)

I want to tell you about Tatarstan, one of the biggest republics of Russia. It is located in the Eastern part of Europe at the junction of the Volga and Kama rivers. Its population is about three million people. Climate is moderate-continental with warm, sometimes hot summers and moderate cold winters. The main wealth of Tatarstan is oil, the stock of which is about one billion tons a year.

There are two state languages in Tatarstan: Russian and Tatar. Besides these languages there are a lot of languages spoken in the republic: the Chuvash language, the Mary language, the Mordova language and etc. All these language belongs to the Indo-European family of languages.

The capital of Tatarstan is Kazan. It is located on the left bank of the Volga river and was founded in 1177 by the Bulgar tzar Ibrahim. It is a big political, economic and cultural centre. It is the Seat of the Republic government, the high court, the Academy of sciences and many administrative bodies. Kazan is also the cultural centre. There are many libraries, theatres, museums, monuments and other places of interest in it. One of the most beautiful Cathedrals in Kazan is St. Paul’s Cathedral.

The attraction of historical places is not only in their architecture, but in the names of people or events which are connected with them. One of the places of historical interest in our country is the Central Park of Recreation and Rest. It is noticed for its landscape and architecture. The usual tourists’ attractions are the Kremlin and the University of Kazan. Besides they visit Tatar Drama Theatre. Another attraction is the Riverport of Kazan. In summer it is a crowded place but in winter it is visited very seldom. Our government and the city magistrate in Kazan do everything in their power to preserve building of the architectural value.

Kazan is also famous for its classical and modern writers, scientists, who made a valuable contribution to literature and science (M. Djalil, Butlerov). I’m very proud of my Motherland and I’ll be very happy to show it to my foreign friends.

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Kazan

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Kazan

Казань

Kazan is one of the largest (the population is over a million citizens) and the most ancient cities of Russia, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan. It is an important economic, scientific, religious, and cultural center where various cultures (Tatar, Russian, and European) and religions (Islam and Orthodox Christianity) coexist harmonically. Kazan is situated on the great river Volga; its river port and international airport are significant as trading and transport junctions. Some architectural objects of Kazan are in the list of UNESCO world heritage sites. Sports life of Kazan also develops quickly: there are famous local football, hockey and basketball clubs, and in recent years, the city held several large-scale competitions.

Казань – один из крупнейших (население превышает миллион человек) и древнейших городов России, столица Республики Татарстан. Она является важным экономическим, научным, религиозным и культурным центром, где разные культуры (татарская, русская и европейская) и религии (ислам и православное христианство) гармонично сосуществуют. Казань расположена на великой реке Волге; её речной порт и международный аэропорт – значимые торговые и транспортные узлы. Некоторые архитектурные объекты Казани внесены в список памятников Всемирного наследия ЮНЕСКО. Спортивная жизнь Казани также быстро развивается: там есть знаменитые местные футбольный, хоккейный, баскетбольный клубы, а в последние годы в городе прошло несколько масштабных соревнований.

According to historians, Kazan was founded at the beginning of the 11 th century. In the Middle Ages Kazan became a trading (blacksmithing, leather production, etc.) and cultural center of the Golden Horde. Afterward, it became the capital of Kazan Khanate, but in the 16 th century, Ivan IV joined it to Russia by force. As a part of Russian Empire, Kazan improved its industry, education (the third university in the country was opened there), and the level of life. Although Kazan suffered during the Civil War, it grew in the 20 th century turning into a megacity.

Согласно мнению историков, Казань была основана в начале XI
века. В Средние века Казань стала торговым (кузнечное дело, кожевенное производство и т.д.) и культурным центром Золотой Орды. Впоследствии она стала столицей Казанского ханства, но в XVI веке Иван IV силой присоединил его к России. Пока Казань была в составе Российской империи, развивались её промышленность, образование (третий университет в стране был открыт там) и уровень жизни. Хотя Казань пострадала в ходе Гражданской войны, в XX
веке она выросла, превратившись в мегаполис.

Nowadays, due to numerous landmarks, Kazan is a popular tourism direction. The ensemble of its medieval Kremlin is very impressive, as well as fine mosque Qol Sharif. Everyone enjoy visiting parks, museums, theaters of Kazan; besides, this city is a center of many national and international festivals of classical and modern (including ethnic) music.

В наши дни, благодаря многочисленным достопримечательностям, Казань – популярное туристическое направление. Ансамбль её средневекового Кремля очень впечатляющ, как и прекрасная мечеть Кул-Шариф. Все с удовольствием посещают парки, музеи, театры Казани; кроме того, этот город – центр многих национальных и международных фестивалей классической и современной (в том числе этнической) музыки.

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