Tatarstan, officially the Republic of Tatarstan, sometimes also called Tataria, is a republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. It is a part of the Volga Federal District; and its capital and largest city is Kazan, an important cultural centre in Russia. The region's main source of wealth is oil with a strong petrochemical industry.
Vladimir Antonovich Ivashko was a Soviet Ukrainian politician, briefly acting as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) during the period from 24 to 29 August 1991. On 24 August Mikhail Gorbachev resigned from the post, and on 29 August the CPSU was suspended by the Supreme Soviet. Before becoming General Secretary he had been voted Gorbachev's Deputy General Secretary within the Party on 12 July 1990, a newly created position as a result of the 28th Congress of the Communist Party.
The Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, abbreviated as Tatar ASSR or TASSR, was an autonomous republic of the Russian SFSR. The resolution for its creation was signed on 27 May 1920 and the republic was proclaimed on 25 June 1920. Kazan served as its capital.
The state flag of Tatarstan, a republic of Russia, was introduced in 1991.
Arsk is a town and the administrative center of Arsky District in Tatarstan, Russia, located on the Kazanka River, 65 kilometers (40 mi) from the republic's capital of Kazan. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 18,114.
The territory of Tatarstan, a republic of the Russian Federation, was inhabited by different groups during the prehistoric period. The state of Volga Bulgaria grew during the Middle Ages and for a time was subject to the Khazars. The Volga Bulgars became Muslim and incorporated various Turkic peoples to form the modern Volga Tatar ethnic group.
Menzelinsk is a town and the administrative center of Menzelinsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the Menzelya River near its confluence with the Kama, 292 kilometers (181 mi) from the republic's capital of Kazan. Population: 16,476 (2010 Census); 16,730 (2002 Census); 15,223 (1989 Soviet census); 15,800 (1973).
Bolgar is a town and the administrative center of Spassky District in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the left bank of the Volga River, 140 kilometers (87 mi) from Kazan. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 8,650.
Mendeleyevsk is a town and the administrative center of Mendeleyevsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the right bank of Nizhnekamskoye Reservoir, 238 kilometers (148 mi) from the republic's capital of Kazan. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 22,075.
Agryz is a town and the administrative center of Agryzsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the Izh River, 304 kilometers (189 mi) east of Kazan. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 19,300.
Mintimer Sharipovich Shaimiev is a Russian former politician who served as the president of Tatarstan from 1991 to 2010. He was re-elected president in 1996, 2001, and 2005.
Shugurovo is a village (selo) in Leninogorsky District of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located 30 kilometers (19 mi) south-west of Leninogorsk, the administrative center of the district, on the Lesnaya Sheshma River. Shugurovo was founded in the 19th century. It was granted the status of urban-type settlement in 1950 but was demoted to a rural locality on October 25, 2004.
The State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan is the regional parliament of Tatarstan, a federal subject of Russia. It consists of 100 deputies elected for five-year terms; 50 deputies are elected by single-member constituencies while the other 50 are elected in party lists.
Menzelinsky District is a territorial administrative unit and municipal district of the Republic of Tatarstan within the Russian Federation. The district is located on the right bank of the Kama River, in the north-eastern part of the Republic of Tatarstan. The administrative center is Menzelinsk.
Apastovo is an urban locality and the administrative center of Apastovsky District of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located 109 kilometers (68 mi) from the republic's capital of Kazan. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 5,145.
A sovereignty referendum was held in Tatarstan, Russia, on 21 March 1992. Voters were asked whether they approved of Tatarstan being a sovereign state.
Kamskiye Polyany is an urban locality in Nizhnekamsky District of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the left bank of the Kama River, 37 kilometers (23 mi) southwest of Nizhnekamsk, the administrative center of the district. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 15,795.
Urussu is an urban locality and the administrative center of Yutazinsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the left bank of the Ik River at the border with the Republic of Bashkortostan, 382 kilometers (237 mi) from the republic's capital of Kazan. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 10,681.
Aktanysh, historically known as Lower Aktanyshbash is a rural locality and the administrative center of Aktanyshsky District of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. The population is less than 10,000, though it has steadily increased in recent decades; 8,923 (2010 Census); 8,148 (2002 Census); 6,814 (1989 Soviet census).
Fauziya Aukhadiyevna Bayramova is a Tatar politician and writer. She was a founder of the Tatarstan independence party The Ittifaq Party. From 1990 to 1995 she was a member of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan. From 1994 to 1997 she was the chair of the Milli Majlis, the unrecognized Tatar parliament, which she helped to establish. She was also a contributor to the constitution of Tatarstan. She has written a number of political manifestos and histories, focusing on topics relating to the Tatar people and their political circumstances, and has worked as a journalist and publisher.
