Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Tatarstan: Encyclopedia Ii - Tatarstan - History
The main article is History of Tatarstan Tatarstan - Middle Ages. The earliest known organized state within the boundaries of Tatarstan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kazan: Encyclopedia Ii - Kazan - History
It is disputed when Kazan was founded by the Volga Bulgars, as written records for that period are sparse. Estimates range from the early...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Tatarstan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Tatarstan - After The Russian Invasion
After 1552 the khanate was governed by Kazan Palace's Office formed in Moscow. In 1555 a bishop was appointed in Kazan with a mandate to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tatarstan: Encyclopedia Ii - Tatarstan - Miscellaneous
The people of ethnic majority of Tatarstan are usually offended when called Tartars. The preferred name is Tatars. Inhabitants of Tatarst...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tatarstan: Encyclopedia Ii - Tatarstan - Culture
Main article: Culture of Tatarstan Major libraries include the Science Library of Kazan State University and the National Library of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tatarstan: Encyclopedia Ii - Tatarstan - Politics
The head of the government in Tatarstan is the President. As of 2005, the President is Mintimer Shaeymiev (Tatar: Mintimer Şäymiev). Ta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Tatarstan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Tatarstan - Pre-history
Human habitation in Tatarstan dates back to the Palaeolithic period. Remains of several cultures of the Stone and Bronze Ages have been d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Tatarstan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Tatarstan - Khanate Of Kazan
The main article is Khanate of Kazan In the first half of the 15th century, as the result of Golden Horde's collapse, the Khanate of Kaza...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Tatarstan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Tatarstan - The Soviet Rule
The main article is Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. On 27 May 1920 the Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic of the RSFS...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Tatarstan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Tatarstan - Revolution And Civilian War
The main article is Idel-Ural State During the chaos of the Russian Revolutions of 1917, Tatarstan became functionally independent with a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Tatarstan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Tatarstan - Volga Bulgaria
The main article is Volga Bulgaria The 9th and 10th centuries saw the rise of the first organized state in the region, the Khanate of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Tatarstan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Tatarstan - Turkic Peoples
The main article is Onoghur The period from roughly 500 to 700 CE saw an influx of Turkic-speaking nomads. These immigrants' culture was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tatarstan: Encyclopedia Ii - Tatarstan - Demographics
About 70 nationalities inhabit Tatarstan. Major ethnic groups are the Tatars (51.3%), Russians (41%), Chuvashes (about 3%). Mordvini...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kazan: Encyclopedia Ii - Kazan - Administrative System
The main body of legislative authority of the city is the Kazan City Council. Executive power is exercised by Kazan City Administration. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kazan: Encyclopedia Ii - Kazan - The University
The Kazan State University was founded in 1804 and has had several prominent students, including Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky, Leo Tolst...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kazan: Encyclopedia Ii - Kazan - Central Kazan
Kazan - Kremlin. The main article is Kazan Kremlin The city has a beautiful citadel (Russian: kreml, or, sometimes, Tatar: kirman), whi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kazan: Encyclopedia Ii - Kazan - Historical Naming
Probably, that "Qazan" as informal name also was used during 1278-1430. See also: Iske Qazan Tatar (now, 1928–1939): Qazan; (1939–20...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kazan: Encyclopedia Ii - Kazan - Economy
The capital of the Republic of Tatarstan is Kazan - a large railway, highway and airway knot, the largest port on the Volga River. Kazan ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kazan: Encyclopedia Ii - Kazan - Languages
Russian and Tatar languages are widely spoken in the city. Russian is understood by practically all the population, apart from some older...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tatarstan: Encyclopedia Ii - Tatarstan - Geography
The Republic is located in the center of the East European Plain, approximately 800 km east of Moscow. It lies between the Volga Riv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kazan: Encyclopedia Ii - Kazan - Transport
Kazan is served by the Kazan airport approximately 15 kilometers from the city centre. Kazan is connected with Moscow, Ulyanovsk, Yoshkar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kazan: Encyclopedia Ii - Kazan - City Ethnic Communities
Kazan - Tatars and Russians. The city's population is mainly composed of Tatars (41–43%) and Russians (50–51%, includes number of T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kazan: Encyclopedia Ii - Kazan - Name
The origin of the name is unclear. The literal translation of Tatar qazan is a boiler or cauldron. Alternately, it may have been derived ...   » Read the article