October 1-2, at the Institute of History named after Sh.Mardjani of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences, International Conference “Documents on history and culture of the Tatars in foreign archives” is to be held.

The conference is hosted by the Sh. Mardzhani Institute of History of the RT Academy of Sciences together with the Main Archive Department under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatartsan in the framework of the State Program of the Republic of Tatartsan “Preservation of national identity Tatars (2014-2016)”.

The conference will discuss the results of research materials on the history and culture of the Tatars from the archives of Italy, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Belarus, Poland, Turkey, Japan and others, the countries conducting domestic and foreign researchers in the field will present new scientific discoveries, unique documents and materials.

Within the framework of the conference will also be held:

An exhibition of archival documents on the history of the Tatar people returned by the RT Main Archive Department at RT Cabinet from abroad (October 1).

Presentation of new books on the history of the Tatars published in Germany (September 2):

– “200 years of the Napoleonic wars: German-Tatar cultural encounters, conflicts, interaction”

– “Turks, Moors and Tatars: Muslims in Brandenburg-Prussia.”