At the plenary session of the Millet Czıyını forum, 28-year-old business analyst and head of the online Tatar language school SKYTAT, Danil Idiatullin, delivered a report.

Originally from the Astrakhan region, Idiatullin now lives in Kazan. In his speech, he highlighted his personal experience of learning the language:
“Five years ago, I could only speak Russian. Today I am glad to address you in Tatar.”

The SKYTAT online school began as a small conversation club in Moscow and over five years has grown into a large-scale project. Today the school unites hundreds of learners: it offers classes for adults and children, book clubs, debate platforms, and specialized courses. For children, there are groups Nәni (Toddlers), Balalar (Children), and Үsmer (Teens). In total, more than 300 people aged 3 to 88 have studied at the school.

In addition to online classes, the project also organizes offline events: lectures at Peçän Bazarı (Hay Bazaar), workshops at Ramazan Fest, and the Skytat Tour — a five-day journey combining language learning with immersion in national culture.

The speaker paid special attention to the need for more conversation clubs in the cities of Tatarstan.

“Today even in villages, young people more often speak Russian. That is why the future of the Tatar language is decided in the cities — in Kazan, Naberezhnye Chelny, Almetyevsk, Nizhnekamsk. Each district should have conversation clubs based in libraries, youth centers, and cultural houses. These should not just be lessons, but vibrant spaces for communication,” Idiatullin stressed.

He proposed introducing a grant support system for such clubs: funds are needed to pay teachers, promote projects, and engage young people.

“If we manage to make the Tatar language heard in the city, it will never disappear!” concluded Danil Idiatullin.