About Kazan
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Raifa Monastery of the Mother of God
The monastery, originally a coenobitic hermitage sanctified in the name of Reverend fathers tortured in Sinai and Raithu, was founded in 1613 by monk Filaret under Tsar Mikhail Feodorovitch. This monk Filaret came from Moscow, where he was a dweller of the Chudov Monastery. Living in that dwelling place, he turned out to be an eyewitness of the martyrdom of St. Patriarch Hermogen cloistered in the monastery...
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The National Museum
The National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan is devoted to the history and culture of Tatar people. It was founded as Kazan city scientific-industrial museum in 1894 and opened in April, 5, 1895....
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Tatarstan State Museum of Fine Arts
Tatarstan State Museum of Fine Arts is one of the greatest and famous Russian museums that holds the works of paintings, graphic arts, sculptures, decorative and applied arts representing Western European art of XVII-XIX cc., the collections of Russian and Tatar fine, decorative and applied arts, and unique collections of Russian icon painting of XVII-XIX cc. of Sviyazhsk island’s cathedrals...
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Kazan University
Kazan University is one of the oldest universities of Russia, founded in November, 5 (November, 17, according to a new style) 1804, when the Emperor Alexander I signed the Affirmative Letter and the Regulations of Kazan Emperor University...
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Rubin – champion of Russia 2009
Football team "Rubin" became the champion of Russia in 2008, it has gained the right to play in the League of Champions UEFA: the team began the tournament from the group lap. In 2009 the rivals of Kazan club at the present point of time are the incumbent winner of the Champions' League the Spanish "Barcelona", the Italian "Inter" and the Kiev's "Dinamo".
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Ice-hockey team Ak Bars
- Champion (1998, 2006, 2009 and 2010), the silver prize winner (2000, 2002 and 2007) and the bronze prize winner (2004) of the championships of the Russian Federation.
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- The double holder of the Gagarin cup CHL in 2009 and 2010
- The holder of the European champions' cup (2007)
- The holder of the Continental Cup (2008), The Bronze prize winner of the Continental cup (1999).
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