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2 unusual facts about Tatar language


Chulpan Khamatova

Her name, Chulpan, means "morning star" (i.e. Venus) in Tatar.

Tatar languages

Tatar language of Volga or Kazan Tatars in central part of the European section of Russia


Arbat Street

Some local historians explain this with reference to the frequent attacks of the Crimean Khanate on Moscow in the 15th and 16th centuries, linked with the fact that a large number of Arabic loan words had entered the Turkic languages, including Tatar by this point.

Kadino, Smolensk Oblast

The name of the village originates from the time of Tatar-Mongolian sovereignty ("kadi" is Tatar for "judge").


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History of Tatarstan

From the 1930s through the 1950s, Tatar-language press, cultural institutions, theatres, national schools and institutes gradually disappeared, as education was required to be conducted in the Russian language.