RUSSIA

CULTURE: Volga Tatar

EUROPE

VOLGA TATARPRINCIPAL CULTURES

RUSSIAN

THEY SPEAK

TATAR

THEY ARE RUSSIAN

The capital is Moscu

Volga Tatars live in the Republic of Tatarstan

Kazan is the Capital of Republic of Tatarstan

KAZAN

Tatarstan is located between the Volga River and the Ural Mountains.

TATAR LANGUAGE

äye — yes

yuq — no

isänme(sez)/sawmı(sız) — hello

sälâm — hi (less formal)

saw bul(ığız)/xuş(ığız) — goodbye

zínhar öçen — please

TYPICAL HOUSE ISBA. It´s made of wood and straws

FOOD

Belesh (soup) Pilaw (boiled meat) Chakchak (honey cake)

CLOTHES

Clothes are made of bright materials and are carefully decorated.

TUBETEI

CHITEK

VALENKI

JEWELRY

FAMILY

Family structure is based on traditional values. Weeding: the choice of a bride is made by the groom´s parents (agreements)

RELIGION They are Muslims.

CURRENCY

The currency is the Russian Rouble.

MEANS OF TRANSPORT

Trolleybus

COYPRINUS CARPIO

ANIMALS

URAL OWL

ELK

BADGER

RIVER

MOUNTAINS Koshtan-Tau has the highest peak.

The Volga River is the longest river in Europe

WEATHER

WINTER

SUMMER

Temperatures in summer are warm (+20 ºC)

Winters are freezing with very low temperatures (under -16º C)

JOBS

Tatarstan’s major natural resources include oil, natural gas, and petrol.

GAS PETROLOIL

Tchaikovsky

FAMOUS PEOPLE

Valentina Vladimirovna

MUSICIAN

ASTRONAUT

Fiódor Dostoyevski

WRITER

The most popular celebration is “Sabantuy”

Flowers are given as a symbol of friendship and courtesy. Always need to be a odd number!!!

CURIOSITIES