Sunday, February 17, 2013


Latest Tatar-Bashkir News

Tatar Arrests Of Islamic Figures

The Interior Ministry said on February 15 that two underground Islamic schools, or madrasahs, propagating ideas of an Islamic group called Nurcular were found during raids in Tatarstan's second-largest city of Naberezhnye Chelny one day earlier. More

Legendary Russian opera singer Fyodor Chaliapin, February 13, 1873-April 11, 1938

Video Fyodor Chaliapin: The Man Whose 'Melodious Thunder' Wooed The World

February 13 marks the 140th anniversary of the birth of Fyodor Chaliapin, a Russian opera singer whose legacy and influence still endure to this day. More

Irek Murtazin

Tatar Blogger Accused In Navalny Case

Prominent Tatar blogger Irek Murtazin has dismissed warnings by Russian investigators that he could face criminal charges for disclosing information on a probe against opposition leader Aleksei Navalny and his brother Oleg. More

The text of the proposed anthem is based on this poem by Ramazan Baytimerov.

After 20 Years, Tatarstan Finally Gets An Anthem With Words

Russia's republic of Tatarstan has had its own anthem for 20 years, but only now is it getting some words. More

Rustem Safin, imam of Al-Ikhlas mosque in Kazan

Tatarstan Mosque Sentences Upheld

A court in the capital of Russia's Republic of Tatarstan has upheld the sentences of two leaders of the Al-Ikhlas Mosque. More

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Tatar Arrests Of Islamic Figures

The Interior Ministry said on February 15 that two underground Islamic schools, or madrasahs, propagating ideas of an Islamic group called Nurcular were found during raids in Tatarstan's second-largest city of Naberezhnye Chelny one day earlier.
More

Tatar Blogger Accused In Navalny Case

Prominent Tatar blogger Irek Murtazin has dismissed warnings by Russian investigators that he could face criminal charges for disclosing information on a probe against opposition leader Aleksei Navalny and his brother Oleg.
More

After 20 Years, Tatarstan Finally Gets An Anthem With Words

Russia's republic of Tatarstan has had its own anthem for 20 years, but only now is it getting some words.
More

Tatarstan Mosque Sentences Upheld

A court in the capital of Russia's Republic of Tatarstan has upheld the sentences of two leaders of the Al-Ikhlas Mosque.
More

Academic 'Ghostwriting' Still Going Strong In Russia

With New Year festivities behind them, Russian students are now hard at work on their end-of-term thesis papers. But cheating is still rife in Russian universities, with many students paying others to write their academic papers.
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