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Kazan [a] is the largest city and capital of Tatarstan, Russia.The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka Rivers, covering an area of 425.3 square kilometres (164.2 square miles), with a population of over 1.3 million residents, [14] and up to nearly 2 million residents in the greater metropolitan area.
1438 - Khanate of Kazan begins. [1] 1486 - Kazan and the Russians sign a peace treaty. [2] 1552 - Siege of Kazan; Russians in power. [3] [4] 1562 - Annunciation cathedral founded. [5] 1579 - Bogoroditski convent built. [5] 1708 - Kazan becomes the capital of the Kazan Governorate. [2] 1742 - The peak of persecution of the Muslims of Kazan by ...
Kazan Kreml' in 1630 Kazan Kreml' in 1839 Saviour-Transfiguration monastery in 19th century Kazan Kreml' in 1911 Kremlin from bird's view Main entrance with Spasskaya Tower in early 20th century The Kazan Kremlin includes many old buildings, the oldest of which is the Annunciation Cathedral (1554–1562), the only 16th-century Russian church to ...
After capturing Kazan Kappel sent a telegram to Stanislav Čeček (commander of 1st Legionnaire Division): After two-days fighting, at August, 7, Kazan is captured by the joint forces of Samara Detachment of People Army and Czechoslovaks, together with River Fleet. Trophies are uncountable, we captured the Gold Reserves of Russia - 650 million.
The major Russian poet Gavrila Romanovich Derzhavin was born in Kazan in 1743, the son of a poor country squire of Tatar ancestry though himself having a thoroughly Russian identity. Kazan was largely destroyed in 1774 as a result of the Pugachev revolt, a revolt by border troops and peasants led by the Don Cossack ataman (captain) Yemelyan ...
Jews from Ukraine and other areas in Russia went to Kazan for university because the anti-Jewish quota was more relaxed. In 1970, the Jewish population was 8,000. About 4,000 Jews from Kazan left for the United States and Israel under Gorbachev. After the fall of the Soviet Union, the community reorganized and now has a number communal ...
Kazan is one of the largest industrial and financial centres of Russia, and a leading city of the Volga economic region in construction and accumulated investment. [1] Total banking capital of Kazan banks is third in Russia. [citation needed] The main industries of the city are: mechanical engineering, chemical, petrochemical, light and food ...
The Kazan Zoological and Botanical Garden (Russian: Казанский зооботанический сад) sometimes called the Kazan Zoo, is a mixed garden in Kazan, Russia. It displays over 1,000 and 160 species of plants and animals, respectively. As of 2014, the garden was reconstructed and additional spaces were inserted. [1]