The first picture is the Begamot museum, with Pauli and friend
outside. The second shows a snowy scene near the Bulak canal, and then two
shots of the main shopping street in Kazan, Ulitsa Baumana. When I was first
in the city, parts of this were used by traffic, but it has since been paved
over and made into a pedestrian zone.
Four shots taken around the hub of Kazan, known localy as
the 'Koltso'. The middle two show entrances to the perehod, where you can buy
tapes, trinkets and lots of flowers. What looks like a church tower in the third
picture is, in fact, the spectacle repair shop. The shot on the right shows
the chess school, on the extreme left, where I studied Russian. I met a lot
of people in Kazan and made a few friends - I can't name check them all, but
I'll say hi to anyone who remembers me and if you want to write to me use my
e-mail address or post in the forum.
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This book contains
many photographs and information on Kazan. It is published by Flint River
Press, London, But I don't know if it is still in print. However, a lot
of its content is used on this Kazan
website. I have seen the book in English, Russian and Tatar. The official
Kazan website is here
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This is Lyonya (Rotten) |
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