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Articles with tag "Tatarstan"

News Analysis Leyla Latypova

The Kremlin Prepared the Regions for Peace Talks – But Few Took Notice

For the first time, officials encouraged relatives of soldiers killed in Ukraine to join Immortal Regiment marches. Here's why that's important.

Interpol Launches Human Trafficking Probe Into Tatarstan Drone Factory

An acceleration program is suspected of being a front to lure large numbers of young women from the Global South to work at the Alabuga drone assembly...
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Russia’s Tatarstan, Central Asian Diaspora Celebrate Nowruz

Persian and Turkic communities worldwide joined in celebrating Nowruz, the Persian New Year.
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‘I Wanted to Cry’: Rural Russian Schools in Worse Shape Than Those in War-Torn Ukraine, Regional Official Says

District head Yevgeny Varakin used to oversee the reconstruction of the Ukrainian cities of Lysychansk and Rubizhne after Russian troops seized control...
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For Indigenous Families in Russia, Keeping Language Alive Is an Impossible Task

In Russia's ethnic republics, erasure facilitated by Kremlin-dictated policy has many fearing for the future of their Indigenous languages.
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Russia’s Tatarstan to Subsidize Traditional Weddings for Young Couples

Couples will qualify for subsidies if they wear national costumes, invite folklore ensembles to perform or incorporate “any other national style options...
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In Photos: New Tatar State Academic Theater Building Opens in Kazan

The new building of the Galiasgar Kamal Tatar State Academic Theater incorporates elements of nature, Kazan, and Tatar national symbols.
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Ukrainian Drones Target Industrial Plants in Russia’s Tatarstan

Anonymous Telegram news channels claimed the Gorbunov Kazan Aviation Plant was among the sites targeted in the strikes.
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Ukrainian Army Hits Russian Military, Industrial Sites in Overnight Barrage

Explosions rocked chemical plants, oil refineries and warehouses across Russia, a source in Ukraine’s SBU security services said.
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Looking Ahead at Russia’s Ethnic Republics in 2025

Leading activists and experts on politics and society in Russia’s republics share their predictions and advice on trends to watch.
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Putin Vows ‘Destruction' on Ukraine After Kazan Drone Attack

Putin has previously threatened to target the center of Kyiv with a hypersonic ballistic missile in response to Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory...
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Ukrainian Drones Crash Into High-Rise Apartment Buildings in Russia’s Kazan

Regional authorities accused Kyiv of deliberately attacking civilians in the early morning strikes, which reportedly injured three people.
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Tehran Condemns ‘Violent’ Arrest of Iranian Students in Russia

Iranian authorities accused Russian police of subjecting two students in the city of Kazan to “inhumane and unprofessional beating.”
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Freed U.S.-Russian Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva: ‘Our Work Right Now Is to Be a Witness to History’

Kurmasheva spoke to MT about her experience in prison, the prisoner swap, life since being released and her work to support her imprisoned colleagues.
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How Russia Courted the Global South at BRICS Summit

At the largest international event in Russia since it invaded Ukraine, the Kremlin sought to show that it is not as isolated as the West would like.
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Russia to Host Landmark BRICS Summit in Ongoing Bid to Reshape World Order

At the three-day summit in Kazan, Moscow will be pulling out all the stops to project the alliance as a geopolitical counterweight to the West. 
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Russia’s FSB Dismantles ‘Female Terrorist Cell’ in Republic of Tatarstan

The women allegedly conspired to recruit Russian citizens for an unnamed terrorist organization banned inside the country.
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Prominent Russian Muslim Cleric Gets Into Hot Water Over 'Wife-Beating Guidance'

A video in which an Imam appears to instruct believers on the proper ways to beat one’s wife has sparked controversy far beyond Russia’s Muslim community...
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Russian Region Deploys Cats to Ward Off Rats on the Frontlines in Ukraine

“Cats saved the Hermitage during the Great Patriotic War [World War II], so I thought why not send them cats?” said a volunteer in Tatarstan.
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In Photos: Ethnic Kryashens Celebrate Pitrau Folk Festival in Tatarstan

Celebrated by the Kryashens, an Orthodox Christian ethnic sub-group of the Volga Tatars, the holiday has a deep folk and religious meaning.
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