Kazan

Stories, blogs and reviews about the city Kazan

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Photo 12 gambs chair!

At the beginning of the XX century in the city of Elabuga on the river Kama lived 10,000 inhabitants, of which more than 600 merch …

Photo The story "Kazan - the third capital of Russia"

“Third capital of Russia” – this is how the city was named back in 2005. Vladimir Putin at the celebration of the 1000th anniversa …

Photo Guide's beard

Notes of the guide with a beard, and sometimes with a camera, about the beloved Kazan and not only - routes, interesting places, a …

Photo "Rite of the Tatar Wedding!"!

Today, the pre-revolutionary traditions of the Tatar people have been preserved in distant and even in some nearby villages. One o …

Photo Karga Botkasi

Karga Botkasi or porridge for ravens (rooks) - a holiday of spring! This custom - the holiday is held in late April, early May. Wh …

Photo Barange beirem

The feast of potatoes, the so-called holiday after the harvest of potatoes in our region. The villagers quickly found out who had …

Photo Porcelain plate with oriole.

M. Vrubel: "The best art is Russian porcelain." The Imperial Porcelain Factory, founded in 1744 in St. Petersburg by decree of …

Photo A nightmare before bed!!!

Zilant is a winged snake, with a tail and a crown on its head – a symbol of the city of Kazan. You will see this image many tim …

Photo Transportation

Excursions are conducted on various modes of transport. Cars for groups of up to 4 people. Minivans for groups up to 8 people, mi …

Photo Tatar jewelry.

Chulpa, belezek, izyu, yaka-chilbyr, hasite, tezme, ayla alkalar - everything rings and shimmers in these words, in these names of …

Photo Poet of Kazan Khanate Mohammedyar

The pinnacle of the poetic heritage of the Kazan Khanate is the work of the poet Muhammadyar, who in his poems "Tukhvai-mardan" (" …

Photo Decorative Gate "Day and Night"

The decorative gate, Day and Night, has been adorning the Syuyumbike Tower in Kazan since 2004. (architect Zabirov) The main eleme …

Photo A few words about Kazan toponymy

How do I get to the library? At 2:00 a.m. In Kazan... Kirov Street and Kirov Dam are not the same thing. Previously, Moscow Street …

Photo Transport information:

1.The guide behind the wheel from 1-4 tourists LADA Vesta Class Sedan Multimedia Comfort stylish, fast, bright in the maximum conf …

Photo Kazan bypass

Kazan, my favorite Peter and Paul Church, 1723-26 I don’t remember who, it seems, Dobrolyubov (or Belinsky?) said about it “What a …

Photo Universal Temple

Good afternoon, dear friends! I would like to introduce you to a unique building near the city of Kazan. It can be reached as a 4 …

Photo Kazan Chalet on the Second Mountain.

Kazan Chalet, house on the street. 42 Volkova.   Volkov Street was called the Second Mountain until 1927. The second moun …

Photo Kurai, a folk Tatar instrument.

In the poem of Gabdulla Tukay “Mother’s Prayer” sounds kuray, this is a folk Tatar instrument resembling a flute, a whirstle. Tran …

Photo Elabuga. Museum of district medicine named after V. Bekhterev.

In 1857, in the village of Sarali, Yelabuga district, a great scientist, a famous psychiatrist, neurologist, psychologist, organiz …

Photo Admiral Lev Mikhailovich Galler

Admiral Lev Mikhailovich Haller did not come to Kazan of his own free will. He stayed here forever. On one of the prominent places …

Photo "Ordinary miracle" in the city of Yoshkar Ola is a unique palace-school.

School can be fabulous. And not just because it’s in a building that looks like a palace. And also because there are bright creati …

Photo Kids about Kazan

There was a group of kids who came to get acquainted with Kazan and its most beautiful sites. The honor was mine to show them your …

Photo Kazan cat

Cats, cats, cats... In Kazan, these cute fluffs can be found almost everywhere: in the form of souvenirs, toys and even monuments. …

Photo Horse Country Sculpture

“This is a declaration of love for his people, his country,” explains the meaning of his unusual creation, author Rafael Saifulin. …

Photo "Mon Patshabikase" - "Queen of Song"

On the Kazan Alley of Stars, on Bauman Street, a named star is laid - еlfia Avzalova, she was called "mon patshabikase" - "the que …

Photo "Let this cup pass away from me."

“Let this cup pass me” – these words we say, expressing the desire to avoid any trouble. But the Gospel says that Christ spoke the …

Photo The miracle of icon renewal.

Anyone who has ever visited the Trinity-Sergius Lavra will see a strikingly familiar picture on the Zilant Mountain. The local Tri …

Photo Bauman pedestrian street

  Walk along the "Kazan Arbat" (Bauman St.) What do you need to see in Kazan? Of course, this is the main pedestrian street of t …

Photo Pharmacy at the Fault

Bauman Street in Kazan is rich in beautiful mansions. Every one of them has a a story, sometimes not only interesting, but also tr …

Photo Blue Lake

In every city there are unusual water bodies. In Kazan, it's Blue Lake. The water in it is amazing sky-blue shade. Absolutely tran …

Photo House of Printing

The House of Printing is a gray house, with architecture seemingly alien to Kazan Arbat (Bauman Street) - a monument a bygone era …

Photo Podurueva-Stakheev House

M. I. Podurueva-Stacheev House In the aristocratic part of Kazan there are many old houses. Among them, especially One stands out: …

Photo Lake Kaban

One of the legends says that part of the conquered Kazan sank to the bottom. In sunny weather Through the water surface, the sunke …

Photo Black Lake Park

Black Lake Park is a favorite place for Kazan residents. It is now an artificial body of water, and In the middle of the 20th cent …

Photo Kazan Transfer Castle

Transfer prisonThere is Baturin Street in Kazan. It's famous. merchant benefactor. There is an old building outside. It used to be …

Photo Old Tatar Sloboda

A unique place in Kazan, the old Tatar settlement. Tatars have long settled here, after the capture of Kazan. Ivan the Terrible ga …

Photo Sunday New Jerusalem Monastery

Kazan is an interesting tourist city. There are many places in it. To which a tourist trail has not yet been laid. One of them is …

Photo How to celebrate the New Year in Kazan in tsarist times

Once the New Year in Kazan celebrated in a special way. It was customary to give a New Year's ball. The action took place in the b …

Photo Monument to soldiers who died during the capture of Kazan in 1552

In the middle of the Kazanka River stands a truncated pyramid. This is a temple in honor of the soldiers who died in the third cam …

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