Once a flourishing Muslim civilization, Tatarstan now faces cultural erasure under Russian rule. From the fall of Kazan to Putin’s centralization, the Tatars’ identity is vanishing—language, faith, and autonomy suppressed in a centuries-long struggle for survival.
The Russian Yoke and the Disappearance of the…
Once a flourishing Muslim civilization, Tatarstan now faces cultural erasure under Russian rule. From the fall of Kazan to Putin’s centralization, the Tatars’ identity is vanishing—language, faith, and autonomy suppressed in a centuries-long struggle for survival.