Literally located in the center of Russia, Kazan is a kind of bridge between Western and Eastern civilization, the Christian and Muslim worlds. In Kazan, people of more than 115 nationalities live in an atmosphere of friendliness and tolerance. This is a multi-confessional city, home to mosques, Orthodox churches, Lutheran churches, Catholic chapels, Jewish synagogues and other places of worship.
There are two official languages in Kazan – Russian and Tatar language. The national education has the status one of the priority areas of state policy of the Republic of Tatarstan.
Kazan is a city with a thousand-year history and rich culture, located on the left bank of the Volga River, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, the largest city in the Volga region, an important industrial, scientific, educational and cultural center of Russia, home to more than 1.3 million people. The city has the title "The Third Capital of Russia".