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The aristocratic Kazan of the 19th century, where began the anxieties of the writer Lev Tolstoy (1828-1910), is still alive in the atmosphere of the city. One of the seats of the World Cup is considered the third capital of Russia, after Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Rich family houses like his own, the park where the novelist walked and the university where he started studying oriental languages
In Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, the Tatar people hold to show to all its culture and the free coexistence of orthodox Catholics
On the basis of archaeological research and other scientific works, researchers from the Federal University of Kazan have succeeded in clbadifying the Kremlin by Unesco as a World Heritage Site
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History in the region where the Khazanka River flows into the Volga began well before the 19th century and Tolstoy settled there with his brothers and uncles after becoming an orphan. Scientific badyzes show that the first urban vestiges date back to the 11th century.
During the first 500 years of development, the locality was part of the Bulgarian empire that extended to the Volga. It was also part of the Mongolian cannon of the Golden Horde and became the capital of an independent Tartar state.
In 1552, if the Portuguese stood out from present-day South America and were preparing to found the city of Sao Paulo, the history of Kazan would prove to be. The city was dominated by Ivan the Terrible, and was part of the eastern border of the Russian empire, which was still far from being consolidated.
The victory was so important that Ivan ordered the construction of St. Basil's Cathedral on Red Square in Moscow.
Before becoming part of what was to become the Soviet Union, the not always peaceful coexistence of the Slavs, Mongols and other groups, with various customs and religions, such as Islam, has left several brands in the region. In the case of the Tartars, the culture has survived. It is estimated that 2 million of them live in Tatarstan.
The fact that the region is a republic in Russia, enjoying a certain independence and freedom, but responding to the Putin government, has helped to make this city a multicultural center
Looking at the city. horizon in Kazan, it is clear that the cultural mix exists. The domes of orthodox cathedrals mingle with the minarets of mosques.
One of the most impressive Muslim temples is since 2005 within the Kremlin, the most important place of Kazan in symbolic terms. The Kul Sharif Mosque was erected where the old mosque destroyed by Ivan was. Old urban life has always developed in the thick walls of the fortress, preserved to this day.
Kazan is the most Muslim city in Russia. But it also has Roman Catholic temples, synagogues and Buddhists. "All this because of this historical characteristic of the region, to be multicultural, is that Kazan is like that," says Rail Fakhrutdinov, professor of historical sciences at Federal University of Kazan.
The multicultural tradition of the city will be expanded in 2019. The Federal University will teach Portuguese in Brazil, according to Liya Bushkanets, a professor in the Russian and Foreign Language Department. sports, Kazan aims to host Olympics
The Kazan Arena is not the only sports facility that attracts attention in the city.
One of the proud of the city, the Ice Palace received its first hockey game in December.
Since the beginning of the century,
In the case of Kazan, the initiative of the Putin government to design the country abroad fell on the Universiade-2013, the largest university sports event of the planet. An Olympic village of 40,000 beds was born.
"The important thing is that we do not invest only in elite sports"
"The important thing is that we do not only invest in sports elite, "says Ramil Khairutdinov, head of the Kazan branch of the Russian Historical Society. "We also have a lot of pools and hockey arenas that the whole population can use," he says.
The city on the banks of the Volga, with its hot and dry summer, has also become the place volleyball. Zenit-Kazan, who works in the local gymnasium for 13,000 people, is now the best men's club in Europe.
One of the great sportsmen is Vladimir Leonov. The Sports Minister of Tatarstan does not hide that one of the goals of the city is to host an edition of the Olympic Games.
If today there are in the city exuberant sports facilities, open to the public, in addition to the flags of FIFA, the future will tell if in the 2030s the Olympic rings will again attract thousands of foreign tourists.
Sport in Kazan
Rubin Kazan
Footballer, champion of Russia in 2008 and 2009, the year that he won in Barcelona in the Champions League
Ak bars
Ice hockey team, just won the prestigious Gagarin Cup
Zenit Kazan
Acts in gymnasium for 13 thousand people and is the best men's volleyball club in Europe
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