page_title: Tatarstan
section_title: Culture
hierarchical_section_title: Tatarstan / Culture
caption_attribution_description: English: All Religions Temple. A building and cultural center build by the local artist Ildar Xanov.
context_page_description: The Republic of Tatarstan, or simply Tatarstan, is a federal subject of the Russian Federation, located in the Volga Federal District. Its capital is the city of Kazan.
  The republic borders Kirov, Ulyanovsk, Samara, and Orenburg Oblasts, the Mari El, Udmurt, and Chuvash Republics, and the Republic of Bashkortostan. The area of the republic is 68,000 square kilometres. The unofficial Tatarstan motto is Bez Buldırabız!. As of the 2010 Census, the population of Tatarstan was 3,786,488.
  The state has strong cultural ties with its eastern neighbor, the Republic of Bashkortostan.
  The state languages of the Republic of Tatarstan are Tatar and Russian.
context_section_description: Major libraries include Kazan State University Nikolai Lobachevsky Scientific Library and the National Library of the Republic of Tatarstan. There are two museums of republican significance, as well as 90 museums of local importance.  In the past several years, new museums appeared throughout the Republic.
  There are twelve theatrical institutions in Tatarstan. The state orchestra is the National Tatarstan Orchestra.
  In 1996, the Tatar singer, Guzel Ahmetova, cooperated with the German Eurodance group named Snap!, when she sang the lyrics of the song "Rame".
caption: All Religions Temple. A building and cultural center built by the local artist Ildar Khanov.
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