Civic leaders in Tatarstan are criticizing a top Russian Orthodox Church official for suggesting that all citizens of Russia should be referred to using a word that traditionally describes only ethnic Russians.
August 7, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The St. Petersburg City Court has sentenced seven teenagers to prison sentences of up to 12 years for murdering an antiracism campaigner.
Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiyev has told RFE/RL that the republic is continuing on the path toward democracy -- but at its own pace.
Council of Muftis Chairman Ravil Gainutdin (file photo) (RFE/RL) MOSCOW, July 31, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The chairman of the Council of Muftis of Russia today decried the spread of racist ideology throughout Russia and called on authorities to do more to combat hate crimes.
The Tatar community in St. Petersburg says a young man who was murdered in early July was the victim of a racist attack.
Russia's upper house of parliament has voted overwhelmingly in favor of endorsing a power-sharing agreement between Tatarstan and Moscow.
July 4, 2006 -- The Russian lower house of parliament has approved a power-sharing deal with Tatarstan, which gives the oil-rich republic more autonomy than other Russian regions.
May 21, 2007 -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) opened its annual assembly on May 20 in Kazan, the capital of the Russian Republic of Tatarstan.
"Cemetery for foreigners": St. Petersburg has seen three racially motivated killings this year; in Moscow, the number jumps to 17 (RFE/RL) May 4, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- In a new resolution, the Council of Europe paints a grim picture of the situation facing Russia's 160-plus national minorities.
Russian media have been speculating that the powerful ruler of Tatarstan may well be in the Kremlin's crosshairs.
The bill's run came to an end in the Federation Council (ITAR-TASS) February 22, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Russia's upper house of parliament has voted down a power-sharing agreement between the federal government and the Tatarstan Republic.
February 21, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The upper house of Russia's parliament has rejected a power-sharing agreement between the federal government and the Republic of Tatarstan.
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