Kazan Kremlin

... it like:                         --We're in class and the teachers decide that we are not being subjected to enough impossible Russian grammar that they think is easy like katori, (a conjunction that combines two sentences like "which") Genitive Plural and Aspect ...

... of 1.1 million, is the capital of Tatarstan, which is said to be one of the most nationalistic Republics inside the Russian Federation, with a muslim population and even its own language. Some signs in city are in both Tatar and Russian ...

... freaked me out a little.  Anyway, the hockey team had terrible cheerleaders and cheesy games, but I wanted to see real live Russian hockey, I mean, if they are dirty players over here, can you imagine how they play in Russia? Soon the match began and I ...

... were an amazing group!  They were very kind and courteous and I felt like I had known them for a long time.  After the Kremlin, we took them to lunch at a Tatar restaurant, where they could experience Tatar food and on the way showed them the campus ...

... problem with the statement it made, as the museum inside it shows pictures of Putin attending the ground-breaking ceremony. Kazan's kremlin is UNESCO-listed and easily the town's biggest point of interest. It's less historic or outstanding than Moscow ...

... of stared through the gates. I'm sure we looked like complete fools, but that is the fun of it, you know?              Leaving the Kremlin, we passed the statue where the man is wrapped in chicken wire (I know it's symbolism, but chicken wire is all I can ...

... and then began to tour the city. Kazan prides itslef in the harmonious relations between Muslims and Christians. In the city Kremlin, there stands a mosque and a church, side by side. Both are not practicing, but instead are museums for tourists. The ...

... the same people again and again since I arrived in St Petersburg. I would love to explain you this feeling i have about Russian people but it's impossible, you have to come and see by yourself. I remember all the people who told me about Russia, that ...

... and see the fireworks so we went back out again and watched two sets of them. One near our apartment and one near the Kremlin. They were really beautiful. They know how to put on a show. After her son came to the apartment and brought some pie that ...

Our first stop on the trans-siberian journey! Kazan seemed more European than Russian and a UNESCO Kremlin of it's own.

Le Kremlin, ses tours et ses murs blancs, recement renoves et classes au patrimoine mondial de L'Unesco meritent le deplacement. Kazan est la capitale du Tartastan, etat majoritairement musulman.

... all have the same smell (kind of incensy and dusty), and are incredibly peaceful. Like Moscow and a few other Russian cities, Kazan has a kremlin that was the original fortress of the town. It's a lot smaller than Moscow's and less crammed full, but ...

... I went inside the the mosque and the church which are located only about 2 minutes away from each other. Kazan is part of the Russian federation but is an independent area with its own president and organisation & tatar nationalism. There are ...