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This is a list of museums in Russia.It includes details of museums within Crimean peninsula as Russia annexed the territory in 2014 and now administers it as two of its federal subjects, while no official transfer of property was agreed between Russia and Ukraine and Crimean peninsula is considered to be an integral part of that country under temporary occupation.
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.
Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin: Tatarstan: 2000 980; ii, iii, iv (cultural) Tsar Ivan the Terrible conquered the city of Kazan from the Khanate of Kazan (successors to the Golden Horde) in 1552 and built the Kremlin upon the site of a Tatar fortress. The buildings in the citadel, most of them erected between the 16th ...
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 ...
The Khanate of Kazan [a] was a Tatar state that occupied the territory of the former Volga Bulgaria between 1438 and 1552. The khanate covered contemporary Tatarstan , Mari El , Chuvashia , Mordovia , and parts of Udmurtia and Bashkortostan ; its capital was the city of Kazan .
Since spring 2007, for the first time in the history of The State Historical Museum, all 40 halls have been open to the public. [4] The museum covers the period from ancient times to the early 20th century and over 1.2 million people visit its exhibitions. [5] The museum is also a major centre for research, science and education.
He participated in creation of a museum in his native Malmyj. In 1920s, he published a number of historical, ethnographic, and archaeological works about history of the Turkic and Finno-Ugric peoples of the region. His book “Essays on the History of the Kazan Khanate”, published in 1923, gained a scientific prominence.
The museum opened in 1973 at the initiative of the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan Dinmukhamed Kunaev. [1] The museum was created with the participation of Kazakh scientists: Alkey Margulan [ ru ] , Akay Nusupbekov [ ru ] , K. A. Akishev, H. A. Alpysbaev, M. K. Kadyrbaev, A. G. Maksimova, and K. A. Baypakov, for the ...