Incredible adventures of Poles in Kazan

In the past, for Poles, Kazan was associated with Siberia, because it was the place of their “soft” exile. Osip Kovalevsky, exiled in the 19th century to Kazan, became rector of the Kazan Imperial University and glorified it, and also raised a great scientist - a son who also became rector of the university. This and many other interesting stories of Kazan Poles - in our "scientific walk".