The Republic of Tatarstan - 21 June 2012 - mile 6,481
June 21st 2012 Russia really is a land of contrasts. A few weeks ago we were inside temples in the Buddhist Republic of Kalmykia, a few days ago we couldn't move for onion domed churches in Suzdal and now here we are in the Republic of Tatarstan, home to 5 million Tatars, where mosques are more common than churches and signs are in Tatar and Russian.
The capital, Kazan, is a great place to wander round –
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