May 24, it turned exactly 200 years, to one of the oldest mosques in the country, which is located in the village of Tatar Pendelka. Kuznetsk district of the Penza region. This village is historically closely associated with Tatarstan . Hence, Tatar writer , playwright and political activist Shamil Usmanov comes from after his name the street in Kazan called ...

Today, at the old Tatar cemetery in Kazan a tombstone on the grave of the People’s Artist of the USSR, laureate of the Stanislavsky and G.Tukay Shaukat Biktimirov has been installed. H enjoyed a truly national love , especially popular was the image of a cheerful old man from the village Almandar Aldermysh . Actors come to the event and ...

May 24, in the village of Small Chapurniki of Svetloyarsky region Volgograd oblast the V Russian rural Sabantuy is to be held

A solemn closing ceremony of the II International Olympiad on Tatar language and literature was held at Tatar Academic State Opera and Ballet Theatre named after Musa Jalil (Kazan). The theater honored the winners of the Olympiad. The event was attended by President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Education and Science ...

President of the Board of the World Congress of Tatars Rinat Zakirov and President of the Tatar women “Ak kalfak ” held a press conference for journalists , dedicated to the beginning of the II World Forum of Tatar women. Rinat Zakirov spoke about the causes of such a forum about its expectations and plans for the future. He recalled ...

In Riga – within the program " RIGA - European Capital of Culture 2014 ", the first European Sabantui will be held.

May 14, Kazan International Festival of Youth “Maksat” opened at the Kul Sharif mosque. The opening ceremony was attended by Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Rafis Burganov. The VIII International Youth Festival “Maksat” will be held from May 14 to 20, 2014. 100 youngsters from 20 regions of Russia , as well as foreign countries will gather in the ...

May 15-17, 2014, Kazan will host the World Forum of Tatar women. The organizers of this major event are the Board of the World Congress of Tatars and the NGO of Tatar women at the Congress "Ak kalfak "

Memorial Day in Uzbekistan remains one of the most revered holidays , which focuses on events that are the basis for uniting the peoples of the world in the struggle for life and liberty of future generations. May 9, on the Independence Square , President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov laid flowers at the monument of the Sorrowful Mother, paying tribute ...

May 15, the National Art Gallery " Hazine " presents " Gaisha Rakhmankulova. Kazan watercolor ", dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the artist .