Chairman of Executive Committee of the World Tatar Congress Rinat Zakirov addressed by words of greetings to compatriots and co-religionists in connection with sacred holiday of Eid al-Adha. He noted that the customs, identity and cultural heritage of the Tatars is closely associated with the Muslim religion. Eid al-Adha – one of the most revered holidays and embodies compassion, patience, ...

October 17, the film “Rudolf Nureyev “Rebellious demon” shot on the 75th anniversary of the ballet star comes out to a wide release. “For the first time in the history of the Russian release, we present a documentary that will be shown in cinemas across Russia. We believe that a legendary figure of Rudolf Nureyev will be attractive enough to ...

Dear teachers! You, teachers, make a huge contribution to the development of national self-consciousness of our people, with your help, more people in our country and around the world will learn about a complicated history, rich culture of the Tatar people. Globalization and the rise of national consciousness – these are difficult conditions in which you are performing your difficult ...

Tatar public of Sursky krai expressed a sincere gratitude to the President of the regional public organization ” Tatar national- cultural autonomy of the Penza region” Bakir Akzhigitov on his sixtieth birthday. In the narrow circles, Akzhigitov is known as a businessman engaged in entrepreneurial activities, but he gained the great fame in the field of public service . All ...

The two guests from Magnitogorsk : PhD Salavat Kharisovich Akhmetzyanov and editor of “Tatar Ruhy ” Ravil Gataullaevich Khusnutdinov visited the executive committee of the World Congress of Tatars . They met with the First Deputy Chairman of the EC WCT. Guests expect to receive in the Congress of Tatars and assistance in that big business, for which they came ...

The new school year will be announced in Tatarstan, the Year of mathematics. Five thousand additional places will appear in republic’s kindergartens until the end of 2013. However, number of private universities will be reduced. This was said on August 22, at the August teachers’ meeting with President Rustam Minnikhanov. Opening the republican meeting in a regional House of Culture, ...

55 years ago 290 ha in the region of Zhiguli Dam (previous name of Kuybyshev Reservoir) were swamped. Alexeyevsky, Laishevsky and Kuybyshevsky (Spassky) districts suffered the most. According to the specified data from Ulyanovsk researcher Eugene Burdin 149 settlements in Tatarstan were swamped, among them 88 were swamped entirely and 61 – partially. Water instead of forest In 1952 4511 ...

After watching the film “The Horde” I came to the conclusion that the authors have laid an emphasis on barbarism, stupidity and primitivism of the conquerors and tried to present the Tatars as brutal monsters killing the Russians without any reason just for fun. All the Tatars are shown to be the same – there’s no normal human being among ...

Kostroma land is traditionally a multi-ethnic region. Its territory is inhabited by more than 100 ethnic groups. Gulfiya Khafizova has been living in the village of Kurnovo of the Kostroma region for many years, she is well known here, she is very friendly with people. Gulfiya Mubarakovna is Tatar. In her father’s house parents spoke only in the Tatar language, ...

This anniversary date allows us to estimate the development of languages ​​in a multicultural republic of the multinational Russian Federation. There is a point of view that, well, one must not worry about the languages, which sooner or later become extinct, so, it is enough to know English and Russian, and possibly Chinese, to walk boldly across the Earth in ...