"Kazan; Tatar Heritage & Russian Beauty " a Kazan' Travel Page by arabian10

What Kazan is?

Kazan is a capital of the Republic of Tatarstan. The city was founded in the XI century on the picturesque bank of the Volga River(The Largest European Rivers). Now it has the population of more than 1,1 mln. people. Kazan is one of the oldest cultural, scientific,trading and industrial centres of Russia.

Kazan always struck a balance between Europe and Asia: the life-style of a provincial capital combined with the traditional mode of existence, resulted in a fascinating synthesis unique to Kazan.

Kazan is the city of students. there are twenty universities and higher educational institutions, 5 state theaters, including Opera and Ballet, Tatar and Russian Drama, Conservatory, etc.

Kazan is the city of beautiful architecture. The ancient kremlin, churches, mosques, original buildings - all this forms the unique appearance of kazan.

Kazan has a significant historical and cultural heritage – Lenin studied at the university here and was expelled for revolutionary activity in 1887; Tolstoy spent part of his youth here; and feted singer Fyodor Shaliapin ...

Kazan is an old city , the history of Kazan goes back a long time. Historians, anthropologists, and archeologists have always been interested in Kazan for this reason.

Only an hour's flight from Moscow, Kazan is in many ways more than just a typical provincial Russian city.

How to Get There?
Directly to Kazan
There there are right international flights to Kazan, from Germany (Frankfurt, Lufthanza air company). But it turned out to be a little bit more expensive than to fly via Moscow. You can also get to Kazan from Turkey (Istanbul, Antalya, IDF air company).

Via Moscow
You can get to Kazan from Moscow by plane (from Domodedovo airport) flights depart on a daily basis. The flight lasts one hour. Or by train (from Kazanskiy railway station). It takes about 12 hours to get to Kazan from Moscow by train (it's a sleeper). The most convenient train is called "Tatarstan".

Trains between Moscow and Kazan are frequent and depart from Kazansky Station near metro Komsomolskaya. A second class (kupe) one way ticket costs between 700 and 1000 rubles, depending on the train. Travel time is between 12 and 15 hours. Tickets can be bought at the station, though we recommend paying a small surcharge to buy them at a railway ticket office in the metro, as customer service in Kazansky Station is execrable.

Flight tickets Moscow-Kazan-Moscow - from US$ 150, train tickets - from US$ 75.

My Kazan

My trip to Russia notice the chart that shows At what cost

Kazan Today

Kazan in Digital Photos

Cities close to Kazan

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Getting Around
Bus, tram or trolleybus tickets cost $0.05, from the usual ticket booths or the driver. The airport bus leaves roughly hourly from 4 am to 10.30 pm. The stop is in front of the Stolichny store across from the train station. Tram No. 7 links the train and river stations.

Airport
THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT "KAZAN" was entered to exploitation in1979. The airport is equipped by the safety complex and examination equipment and newest system of airnavigation. International airport "Kazan" can serve 250000 people per year. The Airport is situated in 25 km from Kazan. In its territory there is а hotel for 449 persons.

The Chief of international airport Kazan is Petr Trubaev. International airport "Kazan" have flights to countries such Turkey, Cyprus, China, Germany. The flight Kazan - Frankfurt of Lufthansa airlines takes place on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 6.55 a.m.

Train
Kazansky Vokzal (Kazan Railway Station)

Address: Komsomolskaya sq.,2

Phone:
095-264-6656
box offices: 095-266-2570
information: 095-264-6556
duty officer: 095-266-2843
luggage check and claim: 095-266-2126
luggage check office: 095-266-2507
post delivery department: 095-975-3083

Description: Long-distance trains to the South, East, South-East of Russia, Kazakhstan and Middle Asia.

Depart in Moscow from Kazansky Vokzal (Kazan Railway Station) and pass by: Adler, Barnaul, Izhevsk, Kazan, Novorossisk, Orenburg, Penza, Rostov, Samara, Tashkent, Toliatti, Ufa, Tchelyabinsk, Krasnoyarsk, Ryazan, Tomsk (usually south-east direction).

Bus
There are daily buses to Ulyanovsk (five hours) and Nizhny Novgorod (eight hours). The bus station is near the river station where Tatarstan St. (ulitsa Tatarstan) meets Portovaya St. (ulitsa Portovaya). It is served by trolleybus No. 2.

Boat
The river station is at the end of Portovaya St. (ulitsa Portovaya), which is the continuation of Tatarstan St. (ulitsa Tatarstan).

Around Kazan
The Raifa Monastery (Raifsky Bogroditsky Monastyr) was consecrated in 1665, it lies about 20km west of Kazan in the village of Raifa. To get there take bus No 104 from the stop 200m to the left as you exit the long distance train station. The trip take about 50 minutes and the fare is $0.30.

The knowledge of Russian language will give the opportunity of :

* learning Russian classic and modern literature. with various types of Russian art.

* getting to know the unique culture. which have imbibed the millennial traditions of Europe and Asia, achievements of Russian science.

* establishing new business contacts on the infinite Russian market.

* broadening your outlook. developing your memory and intellectual abilities.

Average Cost:

Average tuition fees for different forms of study in Kazan are 1500 $ per year

Apartment rental in Kazan city (one-bedroom+kitchen+facilities) min $130 per year.

Obligatory medical insurance - $ 150 per year.

Some tips for arranging student exchanges:

1) Choose the university that has already some links abroad, otherwise it will be too difficult for them to establish a link with your university and to arrange visa support.

2) Make it clear you're going to pay for everything by yourself, otherwise no one will accept you. Your tuition fees may be paid by the university you're applying to, but only if there's reciprocation on the side of your university as well for their students.

3) It's good to have a person in Russia, who can visit the international office of a university in person and ask all necessary questions; it can often prove very difficult to get in touch with university officials by phone, even harder by e-mail.

4) Exchange arrangements in terms of cost tend to favor European students. Such arrangements can result in American students, especially those at private universities, to pay more than necessary for their experience in Russia.

Searching in Russian (or about Russia)

To start browsing the Russian internet, try the most popular Russian search engines and portals: Rambler (www.rambler.ru) and Yandex (www.yandex.ru). Both have a part of their catalogue in English, but not completely. Also the best search engine in the world - Google (www.google.com.ru) gives quite good results for search in Russian (or about Russia).

Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation

Russian Colleges in Kazan

National Library of the Republic Of Tatarstan

Kazan State Medical Academy

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To succeed as an independent student, you will need to be a strongly-motivated self starter, well-organised, focused and determined. Independent study demands that you take a full and active responsibility for organizing your own programme of work and for pacing yourself.

If you intend to obtain your degree in the minimum registration period you should be prepared to devote over 20 hours per week on a regular basis to your studies. Support from your family, friends and colleagues is vitally important to your eventual success.