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 anniversary of Kazan In 2009, Kazan was officially named the Third Capital of Russia. The city registered trademarks “Third Capital”, “Third Capital of Russia”, “Third City”, “Third City of Russia” in Rospatent, as well as Russia’s third capital. In 2014, in the ranking of travel site TripAdvisor as the fastest growing tourist destinations Kazan took 8th place in the world and 3rd place in Europe. Due to its favorable geographical location, Kazan has long been a trade intermediary between East and West.

Today Kazan is one of the largest religious, economic, political, scientific, educational, cultural and sports centers of Russia. The Kazan Kremlin is among the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.