by The Kazan Herald15 September — Twelve of

the 14 members of the Tatarstan Central Election Commission will be replaced on 17 September, including the commission’s chair-man Anatoly Fomin.

Seven members of the 14-member commission were elect-ed by the Tatarstan State Council on 13 September: Nadezhda Bor-isova, Olga Voronova, Elena Grig-oryeva, Valentina Kamenkova, Midkhat Kurmanov, Ramil Khali-mov, and Marat Shagivaliev. The only members who served on the previous commission are Kamen-kova, secretary of the Tatarstan Central Election Commission, and

Kurmanov, who is also the Ta-tarstan Minister of Justice.

The remaining seven mem-bers of the commission are ap-pointed by President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov. During the State Council Session, Speaker Farid Mukhametshin announced Minnikhanov’s appointments: Minsalikh Ayupov, Rashida Va-liullova, Ferdinand Ganeev, Ekzam Gubaydullin, Lyudvig Ladudko, Vladimir Ospennikov, and Ravil Khusnullin.

Speaking to journalists on Friday, outgoing chairman of the republic’s election commis-sion praised the work it has done over the past four years. “I think

that the current commission ful-filled its mission to the fullest degree,” Fomin said, according to Tatar-Inform. “We did not have serious problems with the elec-toral process. Yes, there were some isolated incidents, but overall, we managed to fulfill our duties.”

In comments to Kommersant, Yabloko party representative Rus-lan Zinatullin argued that the 12 new faces on the commission would in fact change little, add-ing that he was ready for “future falsifications.”

The new commission will for-mally begin their work on Mon-day, 17 September.

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NEWS · PAGE 2

Tatarstan Hosts Luxembourg PM

Head-on Collisions Leading Cause of Tatarstan Motorway Casualties

NEWS · PAGE 3

iCarnegie Begins Needs Assessment for IT University

OPINION · PAGE 4Foreign Friendships, Federalism, Finances: What’s Changed?

Putin: Provoking Russian Arab Spring or Just Bad Policy?

OPINION · PAGE 5Ak Bars Kazan, Where Did Our Flag Go?

Letters to the Editor: Walking in Bilyar, Mexican Farmers

SPORTS · PAGE 6Ak Bars Dismantled in St. Petersburg

Dinamo Edge Ak Bars

Avtomobilist Outclassed by Merciless Ak Bars

SPORTS · PAGE 7Rubin Rule Rostov

Promising Start for Rubin in Europa Leauge

Kazan Dominate Visitors to Scoop Home Win

CITY GUIDE · PAGE 8Slava Zaytsev Collages on the Big Screen

Gilmutdinov Resigns, to Take Charge of KAI

by The Kazan Herald22 September — On Thurs-

day, 20 September, President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov summoned the Council of Profes-sors of Kazan State Technical University named after Tupolev (KAI) to discuss grievances with the performance of acting rector Nikolai Abrukov.

During the meeting, Minnikh-anov suggested former Tatarstan Minister of Education and Sci-ence Albert Gilmutdinov replace Abrukov. The KAI council of pro-fessors responded favorably to this suggestion.

That same day, Gilmutdinov had been relieved of his position as Tatarstan Minister of Educa-tion, seemingly to allow him to take the reins of KAI. Tatarstan Deputy Minister of Education Danil Mustafin has been named acting minister, Tatar-Inform re-ported.

Leading up to the meeting, a group of professors led by KAI President Gennadiy Degtyarev had written a letter to President Minnikhanov expressing their discontent with the university’s direction under Abrukov.

“Our voice has been heard and Nikolai Removich is gone,” KAI President Degtyarev said af-ter the meeting at a press confer-ence in Tatar-Inform headquar-ters.

Gilmutdinov assumed lead-ership of KAI as acting rector immediately, presiding over a meeting of the university’s Coun-cil of Professors the next day.

Update: On 1 October, Prime Minister of Tatarstan Ildar Kha-likov announced that the new Minister of Education would be Engel Fattakhov, former head of Tatarstan’s Aktanysh district. As a token to mark the occasion, Khalikov gave Fattakhov a brief-case in a public ceremony. The new Minister, 51, is a graduate of the Tatarstan Agriculture Academy, where he studied me-chanical engineering.

Budget Deficit to be2.4 billion rubles in 2013

by Rustem YUNUSOV1 October — Tatarstan Cabi-

net of Ministers met on 15 Sep-tember to discuss social and eco-nomic planning for the republic over the next three years.

The meeting was chaired by Prime Minister of Tatarstan Ildar Khalikov, and was also attended by President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov. Other attendees included the heads of municipal districts via video conference.

Tatarstan Minister of Finance Radik Gaizatullin made a report on the draft of the consolidated budget for the republic from 2013 to 2015. According to Gaizatullin, revenues of the consolidated bud-get of the Republic of Tatarstan in 2013 (excluding federal funds) are projected to be 148.1 billion rubles. With expenditures at 150.5 billion rubles, the republic will have a 2.4 billion ruble operating deficit.

As Gaizatullin explained, changes in federal law have de-creased the budget by 7.5 billion

rubles. On top of that, the repub-lic has 18.6 billion rubles of debt due to be returned.

The budget for the republic will rise to 120.5 billion rubles in 2014 and then 127 billion rubles in 2015.

During the meeting, Tatarstan Minister of Economy Midkhat Shagiakhmetov forecasted Ural grade oil prices to rise from $97 a barrel in 2013 to $104 a barrel in 2015. Over this same period, Shagiakhmetov projected the ruble exchange rate with the US dollar to rise from 32.4 rubles to 33.7 rubles.

So far, 2012 has seen $222.4 million of foreign investment, with an extra $465.9 million expected before the year’s close. Sha-giakhmetov projects this number to have increased to $988 million by 2015.

To ensure the projected rate of economic growth, the country needs to raise about 2 trillion ru-bles of investments in coming three years. Tatarstan plans to

double Gross Regional Product, 1.25 trillion rubles in 2011, to 2 trillion rubles by 2016.

Tatarstan Ministers expect real income per capita to continue its steady growth at a rate of 13% annually.

To date, 2012 has seen $222.4 million of foreign investment.

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Tatarstan Minister of Finance Radik Gaizatullin.

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by Kira MASLOVAMore than 360 people have died

and 3,900 were injured on Tatarstan’s roads in the first nine months of 2012, according to data given by the Tra"c Police.

The casualty rate is already high-er than the 2011 total of 325, as is the injury rate (3,590 in 2011). Already halfway through this year, Tatarstan Head of Tra"c Police Rifkat Minnikh-anov drew attention to this prob-lem.

“The situation is the same, we’ve been harping on it for years,” stated Deputy Prime Minister Asgat Safarov. “The local administrations are not do-ing their part, the committee on road safety is not working properly. We have lost so many people in such a short time and can no longer remain silent.”

The majority of these accidents occur not in urban centers but on country roads, Business-Online has reported.

The leading cause of accidents is collusion with oncoming tra"c and speeding. The most dangerous road in Tatarstan is federal motorway M7 between Kazan and Naberezhnye Chelny, which has seen 59 casualties this year. Local drivers have given this stretch of road the nickname “the road of death.”

The dangerous conditions on this road have been taken not of, accord-ing to Mohammad Gatiyatullin, head of the Federal Highway Administra-tion of the Volga-Vyatka region. Over the next five to six years, the route will be overhauled with new pavement and a dividing strip to prevent head-on collisions.

Tatarstan’s motorway fatality fig-ures are outstanding in comparison to other regions of Russia: Perm traf-fic police see some 10 deaths and 100 injuries per month, Business-Online reported.

Head-on Collisions Leading Cause of Tatarstan Motorway Casualties

by The Kazan Herald30 September — Prime Minister

of Luxembourg Jean-Claude Junck-er flew into Kazan late on 26 Septem-ber to attend the Tatarstan-Luxem-bourg Business Forum on the follow-ing day. Accompanying Juncker was a delegation which included Luxem-bourg Minister of Economy and For-eign Trade Etienne Schneider, Am-bassador of Luxembourg to Russia Pierre Fehin, and representatives of the country’s business community.

During his stay in the Tatarstan capital, Juncker also visited IT-Park,

Kazan Federal University, and held a meeting with the President of Ta-tarstan.

At the forum, Juncker praised Ta-tarstan for its economic development. “Tatarstan proves that great achieve-ments are possible in Russia,” he said. “We therefore have chosen Tatarstan as a region to do business with.”

During the forum, Tatarstan Chamber of Commerce and the Lux-embourg Chamber of Commerce signed a cooperation agreement.

Tatarstan will figure as a priority economic partner in Russia for Lux-

embourg, Schneider promised at the forum.

In his remarks, President of Ta-tarstan Rustam Minnikhanov said that Tatarstan would look for support from Luxembourg as it continues forward on its key projects. “We’ve discussed with Luxembourg repre-sentatives business opportunities in their areas of work and possible part-ners,” he said, listing banking, con-sulting, automotive components, IT, and construction as possible areas where Luxembourg could contribute expertise.

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nye Chelny, and Moscow, but also engaged with established orga-nizations such as Kamaz, Fujitsu, and Parallels. The delegation also visited the Higher School of Eco-nomics, Moscow State Univer-sity, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, and Kazan Fed-eral University.

The delegation similarly met with representatives of the Rus-sian and Tatarstan education min-istries, as well as with Russian Deputy Minister of Communica-tions and Mass Media Mark Shmulevich.

Dialogue with a variety of rep-resentatives from business, ed-ucation, and government circles is an important component of iCarnegie’s assessment pro-cess, Taran explained. “Our ex-perience with large-scale edu-cational projects around the world has taught us that a proj-ect’s success depends on a deep understanding of the local con-text, the trial landscape (in this case the IT industry) with its spe-cific human capital development needs,” he said.

Taran’s initial impressions fol-lowing the trip were positive. “We were reminded and impressed with the long history and tradition of scientific and mathematical excellence that characterizes the Russian educational system,” he said. “This legacy provides a strong foundation on which we can build a global educational partnership and that would serve as a solid base for the technical and scientific teaching and learn-ing that is called for.”

Taran similarly spoke highly of Tatarstan Minister of Infor-mation and Communication Ro-man Shayhutdinov, who was responsible for adding Tor-masov and Kondratyev to the project team.

The visit, Taran emphasized, was only preliminary – a second team including iCarnegie and Carnegie Mellon personnel will return in mid-October to visit Ka-zan, Moscow, and St. Petersburg. A preliminary report of these find-ings will be presented to the fed-eral and republic government in November.

Among the experts that will return in October will be experts in infrastructure, architecture and design, to help learn more about the physical space in which IT University will exist.

“The educational goals and objectives of the university should drive the design of the buildings and infrastructure,” Taran said. “All aspects of the university, including the physi-cal structure, should support the goal of providing students with the best possible educa-tional experience and an effec-tive learning environment, now and in the future.”

The Innopolis master plan has been designed by Singaporean architect Liu Thai Ker, from the firm RSP Architects Planners and Engineers.

During the 2012 Sochi Inter-national Investment Forum, Min-nikhanov signed a memorandum of understanding with Vladimir Dmitriev of Vnesheconombank, under which the government bank would help finance the first phase of construction in Innopolis.

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by Wyatt FORD2 October – iCarnegie CEO

Gil Taran was back in Kazan in mid-September on a fact-finding mission as part of a needs analy-sis for the IT University that is to be built in Innopolis.

The visit, Taran’s second ever to Tatarstan, came some two weeks after having hosted Pres-ident of Tatarstan Rustam Min-nikhanov in Pittsburgh. During his time in Pittsburgh, Minnikhanov toured the campus of Carnegie Mellon University, of which iCarn-egie is a subsidiary. Minnikhanov signed a memorandum of under-standing with Taran at the end of his stay in the United States on 4 September.

Under the agreement, the Carnegie Mellon subsidiary would become the leading educational partner for IT University, provid-ing guidance in a host of areas including curriculum design, fac-ulty hiring, student admissions, university-industry collaboration, faculty development, classroom and laboratory design, corre-sponding school programs, and executive education.

iCarnegie’s return to Kazan two weeks later was a “continu-ation” to Minnikhanov’s visit to Pittsburgh, Taran explained to The Kazan Herald in an email.

“The purpose of this trip was not to make decisions, but rather to speak with key stakeholders in industry, government, education, and collect data to inform our recommendations,” said Taran.

Accompanying Taran during the visit were a team of experts in educational strategy, IT and software development, curricu-lum design, educational planning, as well as the two current heads of IT University, Academic Direc-tor Alexander Tormasov and Ad-ministrative Director Dmitry Kon-dratyev.

During the visit, the delega-tion talked with a range of com-panies in the IT sector. They met with startups in Kazan, Naberezh-

The Innopolis stand at the 2012 Sochi International Economic Forum.

iCarnegie Begins Needs Assessment for IT University

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Foreign Friendships, Federalism, Finances: What’s Changed?by Aliide NAYLORSince the collapse of the Soviet Union

in 1991, Tatarstan has asserted a strong regional identity, pursuing international ties outside of Russia. However, the past two decades have seen it develop this identity in very di!erent relations with both Russia and other countries, neatly separated by Putin’s first presidency. In the 1990s under the leadership of Mint-imer Shaimiev, Tatarstan sought to es-tablish itself as highly autonomous, and in 1994 it gained the right to develop its own economic links with foreign powers. However, the new millennium saw a re-drawing of relations between Moscow and its republics: today Tatarstan coop-erates with the Kremlin whilst still reach-ing out to external investors as the “Win-dow on the East.” The republic’s asser-tions of self-determination relate to its image, rather than the economic and po-litical independence that it once sought, and its more Islamic leanings in the last decade seem to contradict Moscow’s parallel increase in power over it.

Following the Soviet Union’s collapse, regionalism overwhelmed the country. Yeltsin famously instructed the republics to “grab all the sovereignty you can.” But a certain desire to “preserve Russia” was still held, and the absence of Tatarstan’s signature from the federation treaty in 1992 was demonstrative of the region’s individ-uality. By the end of 1990, the republic had already elected its first President, Shaimi-ev, and in the same year issued a Decla-ration on State Sovereignty. Despite Ta-tarstan having some international links prior to the 1990s, they grew considerably stronger following the declaration, and alongside this, its own Ministry of Foreign A!airs was created in 1993.

The power Shaimiev wielded in this era was incredible. In 1997, six years af-ter he was first elected, it was described as ‘the total power of a monarch’ by Ivan Grachev, who served in the Russian par-liament. A 2002 report postulated that Tatarstan was seen as being run under a

Federal support for the “rebirth of Islam,” embodied in Vladimir Putin’s donning of the “tiubeteika,” with Mintimer Shaimiev in the background.

“winner takes it all” mentality, with an elit-ist and clan-orientated attitude prevail-ing: Shaimiev’s relatives held the most profitable jobs at that time. His era saw the region claim great financial indepen-dence.

In the early 1990s, Tatarstan was deemed one of the richest republics, re-sultantly wanting a hand in its own eco-nomic af fairs. By 2002, 90% of Ta-tarstan’s exports were related to the oil in-dustry. In return for defending regional oil and gas companies, they were to sell 25% of their shares to the state. By 1998, Tatneft (the Tatarstan-based oil company), owed the federal budget approximately $74 million in taxes. Yet it could “rely” on Shaimiev’s support, should the centre pose a financial threat. He defended Tatneft with great fervour to prevent the enforcement of tax laws. It became more attractive to external inves-tors, and Western banks began to provide hefty loans.

However, since the initial seizure of sovereignty, Putin began attempts to re-assert the power of the Kremlin over its federal republics. Although Tatarstan had been allowed to keep the profits from oil revenues, by the end of 2002 a new struc-ture had been created which allowed for

the profits to be channeled to Moscow, alongside 75% of all taxes collected. Shaimiev’s participation was encouraged through a 306 billion ruble socioeconom-ic development program which had par-tial financial support from the federal gov-ernment.

This transformation in the early 2000s led Shaimiev to complain that he was left with all of the responsibility for governing but none of the resources. His later de-parture was seemingly very amicable, but there have since been some suggestions that pressure was applied. He did a great deal for Tatarstan’s independence, which may have even contributed to later at-tempts to “draw it in.” Rustam Minnikha-nov, his successor, was appointed Pres-ident in 2010, having also served as chair-man of Tatneft from 2005-2006.

Despite this, retaining a connection with Russia can now be considered ben-eficial to Tatarstan’s own place in the international sphere, as paradoxical as it may seem. The republic is still pursu-

ing foreign funds, but is taking a different approach. In last year’s “Guide to In-vestment,” Minnikh-anov advertised the republic as being “in

the very heart of our great country, at the intersection of major trade routes connecting Europe.” Tatarstan’s assump-tion of the position as the “heart of Rus-sia” creates a warm, lively image to at-tract investors. It has additionally begun calling itself Russia’s Third Capital. Re-gional elites are making the most of the bigger picture, despite economic con-cessions.

The nature of recent foreign invest-ment is apparent in events such as Kazan Summit. Despite claims of “reaching out” to all international investors, the core ex-ternal interest comes from Arabic coun-tries. Linar Yakupov, one of the founding members, has declared in the past that “Islamic finance is a medicine for econ-

omy.” This year’s organizers and spon-sors of the conference included “Islamic Finance News,” “Arabic Information Cen-tre,” and “‘Alim.” Western global busi-nesses did not have any presence, with the exception of Financial Times spon-sorship. One notable topic discussed at Kazan Summit 2012 was the establish-ment of halal fast-food chains, specifi-cally catering for the Muslim population of Tatarstan.

By 2009, the majority of Tatarstan in-vestors were still non-CIS countries (the extensive list includes Italy, the Nether-lands and Germany). These countries’ contributions to the republic’s foreign trade turnover exceeded 80%. However, the in-clusion of Turkey on the list is important: in 2008, trade between Turkey and Ta-tarstan exceeded $3 billion. Turkey’s own strengthening of relations with Arab states is notable, especially as east and west classifications of alignment are still made. It is yet to be seen whether Tatarstan’s im-age as a historic and geographic “junction” will endure, but its international ties are still in more directions than is immediate-ly apparent.

Nurturing international ties is now con-siderably more beneficial to the federal government than it once was. In 2010, the centre made changes to tax policy which will impact Tatneft later on this decade. It is significant the federal government is now able to impose changes that Tatneft will subordinate to. Whilst the centre is also profiting, it seems willing enough to be publicly supportive of Tatarstan’s regional identity and including the emphasis of Is-lam, as it is conducive to potential inves-tors. Federal support for the “rebirth of Islam in the past decade” –as the “Islam-ic Finance News” labels it – was clearly demonstrated during the Kazan Millenni-um, when Putin gave permission for his image to appear on a souvenir, wearing a traditional Tatar (and Muslim) “tiubeteika” on his head.

The author is a freelance journalist and postgraduate historian.

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Putin: Provoking Russian Arab Spring or Just Bad Policy?by Klaudio LLUSKUAs the Arab Spring is unfolding before

our very eyes with incalculable conse-quences, states such as Russia and the European Union in particular have adopt-ed a conservative policy-approach with regard to migration fluxes coming from North Africa and other states where the revolutions occurred. Let us, however, leave the Europeans to deal with their own problems and instead focus on Russia and see how Russia views the Arab Spring and the way the incumbent President is deal-ing with his own Islamic extremists in the North Caucasus Federal District.

Even from the very beginning of this Arab “wind of change,” Russia has adopt-ed a cautious stance and has always been among the very devout propagators – alongside China – of state sovereignty and the right for people to choose their lead-ers without foreign intervention. Russia’s position has been vindicated to some ex-tent, since indeed NATO’s rollback policy on Libya left the country in complete dis-array, without a credible leader and a frag-ile government not capable enough in dealing with its internal challenges. To make things worse, the United States has lost one of its most prominent Middle East specialists, Ambassador Christopher Ste-vens, alongside three other U.S Foreign Service o"cers. In short, Putin was right. How is Russia, however, dealing with its own Islamic extremists?

Russia has long su!ered from Islamic extremist and separatist elements, be it the Chechen wars, Dagestan War, Beslan massacre, or Moscow metro bombings, to name a few. Moreover, since April 2009, the government has vigorously continued its e!ort to suppress insurgency in the North Caucasus primarily concentrated in the republics of Chechnya, Dagestan and Ingushetia. Truth be said, one of the most important reasons why Russia supported the United States in the war in Afghanistan was part of a mutually shared anti-terror-ism agenda from which both Russia and the Unit-ed States would maintain their national security vis-a-vis terrorism. When it comes to their own Islamic fundamen-talists, Russia has frequently employed and met the challenges with an “iron fist,” however as the years are passing by, ter-rorist activities have become more frequent and more lethal. putting yet again Russia’s Islamic fundamentalism policy into ques-tion. Recently, Dagestan witnessed three attacks resulting in the death of 30 people while a Wahhabis follower – a form of con-servative Islamic fundamentalist – border guard serving near Azerba#an killed seven of his colleagues before putting an end to his life. Furthermore, violence did occur far from the Caucass in Tatarstan, where the republic’s deputy mufti was killed and its senior mufti wounded. The rising num-

bers of terrorist incidents in the Northern Caucasus leads us to the following ques-tion: How honest, credible, and e!ective are the leaders of the republics in North-ern Caucasus when it comes to the war against terrorism?

The Northern Caucasus has witnessed a political unrest primarily involving the flamboyant head of the Chechen Repub-lic, Ramzan Kadyrov and his Ingush coun-terpart, Yunus-bek Yevkurov. The political strife arises as a result of growing influ-ence and political power by Kadyrov over

other neighboring re-publics and more spe-cifically the Republic of Ingushetia administered by Yevkurov. Kadyrov’

ambitions were mentioned in a report called “Politburo 2.0 authored by the Minchenko Consulting Group, one the most prominent Moscow-based think tanks analyzing Russia’s political and informal power structures. This political rivalry within the respective republics shows the lack of a coherent and unanimously ad-opted anti-terrorist policy in a region where ethnic Russians constitute roughly one-third of the total population. The Taliban proved a hard nut to crack even for the most powerful military alliance on this planet, NATO. NATO’s failure to complete-ly defeat the Taliban sent a strong mes-sage –not to mention the Arab Spring and the idea that ordinary people can oust dic-

tators and western-backed leaders – that anyone can beat even the most powerful military forces in the world. To put the cherry on the cake, U.S and NATO forces announced that by the end of 2014 they plan to withdraw from Afghanistan. It is not by coincidence that India, Pakistan, and Russia announced that they will in-crease their respective defense budgets only to encounter future national security threats such as terrorism. Can military spending really be the answer Russia is looking for?

The answer, of course, is no. Terrorism tends to blossom in places where corrup-tion, injustice, and prejudice have found a fertile land and are imposed to the living, breathing organs of a given state. By in-creasing military expenditure, Russia will be trapped in a vicious circle simply be-cause of the fact that terrorism is a social issue involving people and societies, not states upon which sanctions and threats of military strikes can be imposed. As long as people are still around, there will always be terrorism. The only answer to terrorism is improved social and economic condi-tions that will make people think twice about losing their lives.

The author is an External Reseach As-sociate at the Institute for Security and Defence Analysis. His articles has been published by the Center for Russia, Eur-asia and Southeast Europe and European Intelligence Academy.

How is Russia dealing with its own Islamic extremists?

A connection with Russia can now be considered beneficial to Tatarstan’s own place in the international sphere.

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Ak Bars Kazan, Where Did Our Flag Go?

Where then did our flag, which witnessed countless victories and for many seasons so appropriately adorned the green, white, and red sweaters of this city’s, this nation’s beloved club, go?

by Yusha KOZAKIEWICZThe hockey jersey, or as it is known

amongst enthusiasts, the hockey sweat-er, is to a club and its supporters what a uniform is to any soldier. Worn especial-ly on match days, it represents a bond, a brotherhood, and makes an individual feel a part of something greater than he is himself. Kazan’s Ak Bars today features local talent the likes of Zaripov, Abdullin, Garipov, Yarullin, Lukoyanov, Obukhov, Petrov, and Tokranov, and through the years the club has represented not only this city, but has become a sort of na-tional team for the people of Tatarstan, ever since the birth of the Russian Su-perleague over 15 years ago. Joining the loyal masses of hockey faithful at TatNeft Arena for any home match, one will soon bear witness to this fact, being required to chant along with them, “Vpered Tata-rii!” (Advance, Tatars!) Whilst, in e!ect, becoming Tatarstan’s People’s team, Ak Bars’ players always wore the flag of Ta-tarstan over their hearts. Where then did our flag, which witnessed countless vic-tories and for many seasons so appro-priately adorned the green, white, and red sweaters of this city’s, this nation’s beloved club, go?

Heroes are most often created, then defined, by their success. Tatarstan’s sports heroes are no different. Immedi-ately spurred to success in their division, it took only three seasons until all of Rus-sia could hear the leopard’s roar, with Ak Bars bringing their first trophy back to Kazan under now legendary trainer Yuri Moiseev in 1998. Back then our club was led by the likes of Tatar strongman Rafik Yakubov, whose name, along with Nigmatullin, Kudermetov, Gizatullin, Garifullin, and Kasyanov, could be read by all on the backs of Kazan’s newest heroes. Throughout these early years, Ak Bars consistently wore a classically-designed hockey sweater, and the flag of Tatarstan was always pictured in full flight. Banners in this style, bearing the names and numbers of the club’s his-toric bests, can still be seen hanging from the rafters of TatNeft Arena to this day. An important point to remember is that corporate sponsorship in these years remained minimal, a discreet logo of lo-cal Ak Bars Bank on the opposite chest. Those were the days when Ak Bars be-came a homegrown love affair, with tru-ly homegrown talent to lead them.

For the 2002 season, designers at Mos-cow-based manufacturers Lutch got to

work drawing up a modern interpretation of the now famous Ak Bars look, keen on keeping up with the trends in the hockey world across the Atlantic. Whilst the shoul-ders stayed the same, everything else on our jerseys looked a little more edgy. That year’s jersey was the early predecessor to the one which would see Ak Bars achieve success in Europe, and eventually go on to win the very first KHL title in 2009, with diagonal stripes and lettering replacing the classic hockey sweater which they had worn until this date. Ak Bars Bank was now content with a larger, yet harder to find, sponsorship on the lower rear. A large leop-ard head, growling as if ready for battle, now streaked across the front, and Ta-tarstan’s national crest moved to the right chest, directly opposite the tri-color flag, which proudly retained its proper place over the heart.

This stylistic experiment only lasted a single season, and the crest of Tatarstan again took center stage in 2003. Now with additional diagonal stripes on the sleeves and sides, Ak Bars were battling for hock-ey supremacy in the most familiar sweat-ers of any they have ever worn, drawing inspiration from North America’s Bu!alo Sabres. The next season, TatNeft, who were busy constructing a large, modern arena for the team, and rightfully took its place as the main sponsor, appearing on the lower front and lower back of this jer-sey. Ak Bars would wear the same model, with slight modifications, up until the 2010-2011 season, when Lutch, together the club’s management, felt that it was time to retire a legend.

In 2008, the puck was dropped in the 24-team Continental Hockey League (KHL) for the first time. Ak Bars reclaimed their status as Tatarstan’s team in dra-matic fashion, defeating rivals Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in the seventh game of the Final of the inaugural Gagarin Cup. Despite their momentous victory, we were left wondering, where did our flag go? With the new domestic hockey competition, so came a new league emblem. The KHL shield was drawn in the colors of the Rus-sian flag, symbolizing both the continu-ation of the Russian Superleague within the KHL, as well as the overwhelming majority of Russian-based clubs taking part. Whilst our sweaters, still in the col-ors of our flag, or rather in the colors of the club, and with the prowling, winged snow leopard on the front, for the first time since Hockey Club Itil became Ak Bars in the mid-90s did our players face o! without the Tatar tri-colored banner emblazoned over their hearts.

As long as Zinetula Khaidarovich was in charge, the magic of this first KHL cham-pionship seemed unlikely to soon fade. Repeating in 2010, soundly defeating a strengthened rival in Salavat Yulaev along the way, Ak Bars won their second Gaga-rin Cup, and many of Kazan’s residents, as well as hockey supporters across the country, were anxious to rename the KHL’s ultimate prize the “Tatarin Cup.” Bent on toppling Kazan’s success, Salavat Yulaev returned even hungrier the following year, and won their own KHL championship in 2011. Zinetula, having shown his coach-ing capabilities in seven seasons with Ak

Bars, was now summoned to Moscow by Putin himself to take charge of the Rus-sian national team, whose ultimate aim is nothing less than gold at the upcoming Sochi Olympics.

Helping to turn a new page in the club’s history, Lutch launched a new look for Ak Bars in the summer, and they were trendsetters early-on in September. The 2011-2012 season can be claimed by many as disastrous, although in the end the club managed to get back trainer Valeriy Belov, who had for a short period joined Zinetula on his new assignment. The hockey community, both in a Rus-sian and a global context, lost a member of its family in Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. For Ak Bars, the news of their crash came as more a surprise than for many others. Gone were many members of the team they had met in the 2009 Final, as well as a former Ak Bars player who had gone on to make a name for himself in the NHL, Ruslan Salei. The left chest, which had been vacant for two seasons, now be-came a place of remembrance for those who died, and the league’s teams wore a patch portraying the Lokomotiv em-blem and date of the tragedy.

September 2012 brings a new season and new hopes for the experienced club. Although there are some new faces, the expectations remain the same – victory and nothing less. Already Tatarstan’s winged leopard is o! to a flying start; first in the league after eight rounds, but this season the place over our players’ hearts is again empty. Belov has promised to stay faithful to the system developed under Zi-netula, and perfected by previous Kazan champions. The residents of Kazan and citizens of Tatarstan, together with Tatar hockey fans around the world, are ready for another run at the Cup. With the trag-edy of the assassination of Valiulla Yaku-pov still in recent memory, which rocked Kazan in July, what better cause to sup-port than the traditional ethnic and reli-gious co-existence so often promoted by Tatarstan’s government, and what better way to show solidarity with all the Repub-lic’s communities than by returning the flag to our Ak Bars’ hearts? Whilst in the world of football, where the Basques and Catalans have their flags as a constant el-ement of their shirts year after year, and in hockey, where the Canadiens de Mon-treal have always worn the colors of their French forefathers, it has become our duty to ask our beloved club: “Ak Bars Kazan, where did our flag go?”

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(Yusha Kozakiewicz, 11 August 2011):Observing each individual photograph

reminds me of the Minnesotan prairies that seem to whistle in the wind in a manner that is harmonizing to the innards of the human soul. Although, the sights and sounds of Minnesota’s rural central coun-tryside may resemble that of its Tartar counterpart, there are still immense dif-ferences that are worth considering. The rich history that has distinguished the ad-vanced civility of the Tartar people serves as a direct compliment to the way in which its people evolved and developed around their immediate environment. The sublime peace that defines the natural splendors of the open prairie achieves its greatest e!ect on the human senses whenever gaz-ing into the beauty of a single flowerbed.

However, we are quick to realize that despite the immense transformations that

have impacted the development and sta-bility of the Tartar people and their Russian hosts, we find that the natural beauty of the Tartar homeland remains fully intact and remains just as beautiful as it always has been throughout the course of his-tory. Whenever we direct an appropriate amount of time to distance ourselves from the hustle and bustle of urban life, we are able to get back in touch with what is most important to our lives and such an experi-ence is virtually reminiscent of our earliest beginnings as a human civilization. The politics of a grassroots Earthliness reminds us of where we need to direct the poster-ity of humankind as a planetary whole.

10 September 2012Omar Alansari-Kreger

To the Editor:Mennonite people are a very reliable

group that work hard for the Chihuahua state progress (“Mexicn Farmers Explor-

Letters to the Editor: Walking in Bilyar, Mexican Farmersing Tatarstan Agribusiness,” Wyatt Ford, 17 September 2012). Unfortunatly Mexi-can authorities are not giving enough sup-port to them, forcing to move somewhere else. In fact, the great Chihuahua land-scape became rich in agricultural since

the Mennonites came, this is back in ear-ly 1900`s.

19 September 2012Carles

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Ak Bars Dismantled in St. PetersburgSKA (Saint-Petersburg) 5AK BARS (Kazan) 2

by Toby FISHER1 October — The match be-

tween SKA and Ak Bars was billed to be a close one, with both sides having registered significant wins in the opening rounds of the KHL. However, a dominant second pe-riod from the “Soldiers” of Peters-burg had the Kazan side defeat-ed before the final 20 minutes even began. The young Russian International Vladimir Tarasenko starred with a brace of goals for the home side.

The first period in St. Peters-burg began with a close range goal from Viktor Tikhonov in the sixth minute, giving SKA an early lead. A minute later, Ak Bars’ De-nis Abdullin was sent o! for a mi-nor penalty but the visitors did not concede. Abdullin soon made amends in assisting Dmitry Abuk-hov to equalize. The remainder of the period saw the home side

Dinamo Edge Ak Bars

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by Toby FISHER27 September — The current

holders of the Gargarin Cup, Din-amo (Moscow), met the former winners Ak Bars in a tense and aggressive match on Wednesday evening. Having won their previ-ous four matches, the home side were looking to make it a fifth against the tough opposition from Moscow. The visitors had signed Russian International Alexander Ovechkin from the Washington Capitals due to the NHL lockout, and his experience helped Dina-mo snatch victory from Ak Bars in a shootout.

The match began with an in-tense period of attacking play from the home side. Within three minutes Konstantin Komeyev had scored giving his side an early lead and a dream start. Ak Bars dominated the play in the first half of the period and Dan-is Zaripov converted this pres-

sure with a skillful goal following a defensive error from the visi-tors. Two minutes later, howev-er, the momentum switched sides as Ak Bars’ Denis Abdullin conceded a two minute penalty, which the visitors took advan-tage of with a great goal from Maxim Solovyov, making the score 2:1. A couple of minor penalties against the home side put them under pressure, but the equalizer did not come for Dinamo before the break.

The second period saw the advantage switch from team to team as the physical presence of the skaters played an increas-ingly important role. Dinamo cap-italized on Evgeny Bodrov’s minor penalty and the visitors equalized in the 35th minute with a goal from Konstatin Volkov. The physicality continued, culminating in scrap between Janne Pesonen and Kon-stantin Kasyanchuk. This gave the home side an extra skater for the first five minutes of the third

period. Unfortunately for Ak Bars, they did not manage to exploit the advantage. The third period ended with a minor penalty against Denis Kulyash, and the match was a draw at 2:2.

Ak Bars thus began extra time a skater down and Dinamo looked dangerous. Despite this, the score was still even when Kulyash returned to the field. The remaining time passed and the match was to be decided by a shootout. NHL star Ovechkin stepped up to score his goal, while Ak Bars’ Abdullin did not and the visitors gained the up-per hand. Marek Kvalil and Janne Pesonen then scored for the away and home sides respec-tively, meaning that Aleksei Ts-vetkov needed to score his goal to seal the win for Dinamo. Ts-vetkov scored, thus handing the Moscow side a 2:3 win.

For the time being, Ak Bars remain at the top of the Eastern Conference.

Avtomobilist Outclassed by Merciless Ak Bars

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by Toby FISHER25 September — In-form Ak

Bars dispatched Avtomobilist with a five goal margin on Monday evening. The home side were strong favorites, as the visitors from Yekaterinburg have only managed two wins out of five matches, and did not disappoint. Despite a scoreless first 20 min-utes, there was little doubt that the home side would triumph.

Ak Bars looked threatening throughout the first period and minor penalties from Avtomobil-ist gave them the advantage. For around 45 seconds towards the end of the period, Ak Bars even had a 5 to 3 advantage, but they failed to exploit this. The play was dominated by the home attack, yet by the end of the 20 minutes the score was still 0:0.

The second period began with a well taken goal from Ak Bars’ Denis Abdullin, as his long-range shot skirted past the Avtomobil-ist goaltender to open the scor-ing. A great save from the Kazan goaltender Emil Garipov was fol-lowed by a minor penalty for Av-tomobilist’s Dmitry Afanasenkov. This time the home side benefit-ed from the one-man advantage with a classy goal from Finnish International Janne Pesonen,

making the score 2:0. Ak Bars showed no sign of slowing down as Albert Yarullin’s wonder-shot from the edge of the attacking zone helped Abdullin to beat the hapless defense and his second goal put his team 3:0 up at the break.

Avtomobilist, however, rallied for the final period. Evgeny Med-vedev was sent o! for two min-utes and Ak Bars conceded a goal from Slovak Rastislav Spirko, bringing the scores clos-er together. Avtomobilist began to pressurize and they looked especially threatening when Ak Bars’ Vadim Khomitsky conced-ed a minor penalty in the 53rd minute. The home side’s re-sponse was immediate. A sen-sational break away from Kirill P e t r o v a s s i s t e d A l e x e i Tereshchenko to the goal of the match, and Ak Bars pulled away into a 4:1 lead. The floodgates then opened with Ilya Nikulin’s long-range goal from a face-o!, swiftly followed by a final goal from Finn Niko Kapanen. The star of the match was undoubt-edly Abdullin, whose two assists and two goals propelled Ak Bars to a 6:1 win.

Ak Bars have now won four games in a row, keeping them at the top of the Eastern Confer-ence.

! Teams GP W OTW SOW SOL OTL L GF-GA GD P %P1 Traktor (Chelyabinsk) 10 8 0 0 0 0 2 32-18 +14 24 80.002 Sibir (Novosibirsk) 12 5 0 3 1 1 2 32-26 +6 23 63.893 Ak Bars (Kazan) 11 6 0 1 1 1 2 35-21 +14 22 66.67

4 Neftekhimik (Nizhnekamsk) 11 4 2 1 1 0 3 32-31 +1 19 57.585 Metallurg (Magnitogorsk) 10 5 0 0 2 1 2 28-21 +7 18 60.006 Barys (Astana) 12 5 0 0 0 2 5 28-38 -10 17 47.227 Salavat Yulaev (Ufa) 12 3 2 0 3 0 4 30-36 -6 16 44.448 Metallurg (Novokuznetsk) 12 3 1 1 2 1 4 36-37 -1 16 44.449 Avangard (Omsk Region) 12 2 3 1 1 0 5 24-31 -7 15 41.6710 Amur (Khabarovsk) 13 3 1 1 0 0 8 25-32 -7 13 33.3311 Yugra (Khanty-Mansiysk) 11 2 0 0 2 0 7 27-40 -13 8 24.2412 Avtomobilist (Yekaterinburg) 9 2 0 0 1 0 6 17-31 -14 7 25.93

GP - Games Played, W - Wins, OTW - Overtime Wins, SOW - Shootout Wins, SOL - Shootout Losses, OTL - Overtime Losses, L - Loss-es, GF-GA - Goals For - Goals Against, GD - Goal Difference, P - Points, %P - Point Percentage

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twice penalized, but to no avail for Ak Bars as the score at the in-terval remained 1:1.

Within the first five minutes of the second period SKA had the advantage with a minor penalty

against Ak Bars’ Denis Kulyash. This allowed Canadian Kevin Dall-man to score o! a power play giv-ing the Petersburg side a 2:1 lead. It was not until the second half of the period, however, that dam-

age was done against Kazan. A skillful goal from Norwegian in-ternational Patrick Thoresen stretched the margin between the two teams. Ak Bars then crumpled as Tarasenko scored two con-

secutive goals, taking the tally to four unanswered goals in the pe-riod. The score at the break was 5:1, an insurmountable deficit for the visitors from Kazan.

With the match all but over, there was little for Ak Bars to do in the third period but salvage some pride. Accordingly, they ral-lied and Janne Pesonen scored midway through the period. It was, of course, too little too late and the pace of the game slowed as time ran out for the visitors. The final score remained 5:2 and was a worrying defeat for Kazan, who had started the season in such a promising manner.

The loss means that Ak Bars slide down to third place in the Eastern Conference of the KHL. They face Dinamo (Moscow) on 3 October before returning to the TatNeft Arena to play Salavat Yu-laev (Ufa) on 7 October.

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Rubin Rule RostovFC ROSTOV 0RUBIN KAZAN 4

by Laura HOOLE1 October — In this extreme-

ly one-sided game, Rubin Kazan were able to dominate and con-vincingly beat the home side FC Rostov with two goals in each half, two from Salomón Rondón and a goal apiece for Salvatore Boc-chetti and Vladimir Dyadyun.

Rondón had an excellent half against the home team, and was able to annoy the defense with his skills in the penalty area. It did not take long for his e!orts to be re-warded and his first goal came in the 17th minute from a well exe-cuted cross, which fell onto Rondón’s head and deflected o! the crossbar into the goal. A mere 14 minutes later, the Venezuelan hit the jackpot once again, man-aging to fight through two defend-ers to strike a half volley straight past Rostov goalkeeper Stipe Ple-tikosa into the right had side of the goal. The statistics said everything, when by the end of the first 45 minutes Kazan had had eight shots with three on target, compared to a mere three shots, with one on target from the Rostov side.

Rubin looked comfortable and confident after the break and had an early chance in the 48th min-ute. More bad luck headed Ros-tov’s way, when Rostov player Cornel Saláta was sent off for tackling Roman Eremenko from behind, and despite several pleas from the Rostov team and mana-gerial sta!, the decision was not going to be overturned. Now down to 10 men, Rostov looked defeat-ed and Kazan were able to go from strength to strength. Rondón again dominated the defense and broke through twice in three minutes only to be denied by the goal-keeper, until he was substituted in the 64th minute. Goal number three came via another header, this time from Bocchetti, who took it well in the penalty area. Then, when it looked like Kazan could not put another past Rostov, the fourth goal came in the dying sec-onds of the match, when Dyan-dun quickly reacted to the ball being deflected o! the post and in for the last touch of the game.

This was a satisfying win for Rubin, who now lie on sixth place, and only one point away from a Europa League place.

Kazan Dominate Visitors to Scoop Home WinRUBIN KAZAN 1KUBAN KRASNODAR 0

by Laura HOOLE23 September — With only a

point between Kuban Krasnodar and Rubin Kazan, this was set to be a close and interesting game, which in the end was dominated by the home team, who were able to take advantage of Ku-ban’s recent poor form away from Krasnodar, winning by a single goal from the Italian Sal-vatore Bocchetti in first half stop-page time.

From the start of the game, Kazan convincingly dominated,

with Aleksandr Ryanzantev con-tinuing his form from the Europa League game into this ninth pre-mier league match, despite be-ing unable to convert any of his numerous chances. Rubin for-ward Solomón Rondón also cre-ated various goal-scoring op-portunities for the Rubin side, but was again unable to convert. The game carried on in the same vein, and Kazan looked hopeful, especially with Krasnodar going down to ten men in the 34th min-ute, after a tackle on Rondón by Angel Dealbert, for which he was shown a straight red card. Ka-

zan’s advantage however did not last long, as Gökhan Töre was shown a straight red in the 38th minute for what seemed like a light tackle. With the play-ing field now even, the Rubin team fought harder to get ahead in the game and impress the loud and enthusiastic home crowd.

Rubin’s deserved goal final-ly arrived just before the first half whistle was blown, which came from a poor Krasnodar defense, and the ball was found by the feet of Boccheti who tapped it over the line. Krasnodar ap-

pealed that the ball had been cleared o! the line, but the ref-eree Aleksei Yeskov correctly pointed towards the halfway line, as indication of the goal.

The second half was notice-ably tamer than the first, with only one yellow card given to Kuban player Ivelin Popov, but Rubin stayed determined to hold their lead. Again Rondón caused hav-oc in the opposing team’s half, but the hero, and Kazan’s saving grace, of this 45 minute period was without doubt goalkeeper Sergei Ryzhikov, when, in con-secutive minutes, he made two

excellent saves, one of which was a close range shot by Krasnodar forward Ibrahima Baldé after he had beaten the home defense. Again, Kazan looked strong, breaking the away side defense on numerous occasions, but nev-er being able to put the finishing touches on to their clever play.

Despite the small lead that Rubin were able to win with, this result pushes them a place above Kuban, who drop to eighth and remain on 13 points. Kazan go up to seventh with 15 points hav-ing now played nine games in the league.

Promising Start for Rubin in Europa Leauge

INTER MILAN 2RUBIN KAZAN 2

by Laura HOOLE20 September — After leading

twice, Rubin Kazan were unfortu-nate not to win their first game in the Europa League at Inter Milan on this Thursday night. Two great goals from midfielder Aleksandr Ryazantsev and forward Salomón Rondón were equalled by the Ital-ian side, in a game dominated by Kazan at the San Siro Stadium.

The first half started promis-ingly: despite a good early chance by the Italian forward Antonio Cas-sano, Kazan dominated ball pos-session and their first goal came in the 17th minute courtesy of Ry-azantsev. The goal came after a tackle on Gökdeniz Karadeniz by the Milan player Jonathan Moreiro in the box, giving the referee Den-iz Aytekin no choice but to award Kazan a penalty. Though the pen-alty was poorly taken by Bibras Natkho and saved by the Milan keeper Samir Handanovi$ , Ry-azantsev’s quick reactions meant that he was the first in to the box to profit from the rebounded ball, tapping it into the goal.

Three minutes later, the Ka-zan number eight Ryazantsev created another great chance, just going wide of the goal, and the team managed to break Milan numerous times. Rubin’s domi-nance, however, was short lived. Some clever play by Esteban Cambiasso drew Kazan keeper Sergei Ryzhikov out from his goal, and chipped the ball to the head of Marko Livaja who, though sur-rounded by the Kazan defence, managed to tip the ball onto the post and into the net. Kazan broke

again before the break and Ry-azantsev created another excel-lent chance, but bouncing back from the post.

With an even playing field, both teams returned from half time with hopes that they would be able to score and take the vital three points. In the 50th minute Kazan had another great opportunity and a penalty shot, but neither were successful. Both teams shared the possession and had plenty of chances, and it looked as if the game was to stay at a goal apiece. However, in the 83rd minute, Ka-zan created a fantastic break and Rondón, with his great strength, carried the ball from 30 yards, beat the Italian defence and placed the ball into the bottom right hand corner with his left foot. This gave Kazan a new lease of life, which they defended excel-lently until the second minute of stoppage time, in which Milan played some great football. The ball was passed around the out-side of the 18-yard-box, finally being crossed from substitute Di-ego Milito to Yuto Nagatomo, who struck the ball cleanly with his right foot across the goalkeeper and into the bottom left hand corner. With the little time remaining, Ka-zan were unable to break back.

However, this is a promising start for the Russian side who were playing a notoriously strong Italian side and still have another five games to play in Group H of the Europa League. After this game, all four teams – Rubin Ka-zan, Inter Milan, Neftchi and Par-tisan Belgrade – are on a level playing field after Neftchi and Bel-grade drew 0-0 in their fixture.

No. Team Games W D L Goals Points1 Anji 10 7 2 1 20:11 232 CSKA 10 7 0 3 16:10 213 Lokomotive 10 6 2 2 19:12 204 Spartak 10 6 1 3 20:16 195 Terek 10 6 1 3 13:14 196 Rubin 10 6 0 4 17:10 187 Zenit 10 5 3 2 20:9 188 Kuban 10 5 1 4 18:14 169 Amkar 10 3 3 4 14:15 1210 Krasnodar 9 3 2 4 16:14 1111 KrylyaSovietov 9 3 2 4 11:16 1112 Dynamo 10 3 0 7 10:18 913 Rostov 10 2 3 5 9:17 914 Alania 9 2 2 5 13:15 815 Volga 10 1 1 8 11:23 416 Mordivia 9 1 1 7 10:23 4

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Slava Zaytsev Collages on the Big Screen

Collages by Slava Zaytsev at Territory, a new loft in Kazan. For full photo album scroll to the bottom of this article.

by Luiza NUREEVATerritory, the name for a loft project

launched in Kazan two months ago, con-tinues to keep working and maturing.

The loft is located in “DK Mekhovshi-kov,” a historical building in Kazan’s Old Tatar Settlement, which is currently under-going reconstruction. Territory’s 300 square meters have the feel of a typical Soviet house of culture.

Until the end of this week, Territory is host to the works of Slava Zaytsev, a young talented artist from Tomskaya oblast. The exhibit features 19 remarkable collages. His technique is not popular in this coun-try, perhaps all the more reason why his creations are so beloved by visitors. The works are displayed on what used to be on old cinema screen.

EXHIBITIONSDa Vinci the Genius. A traveling exhibi-

tion highlighting the genius of Leon-ardo da Vinci. The exhibition, curated by Grande Exhibitions in collaboration with the Il Genio di Leonardo da Vinci Museo of Italy and the Pascal Cotte of Lumier Technology of France, seeks to capture the depth of da Vinci’s multi-faceted talents, as inventor, artist, sci-entist, anatomist, engineer, architect, sculpture, and even philosopher.

Modern Art Gallery of the Tatarstan Mu-seum of Fine Arts. 57 ulitsa Karla Mark-sa. +7 (843) 236 6931. Tickets start at 250 rubles for adults/200 rubles for students/150 rubles for seniors. For more information, visit davincithege-nius.com or davinci-genius.ru.

BALLETAll performances at Musa Jalil Opera and

Ballet TheatreWED, 3 OctSpartacus (Aram Khachaturian). 6 p.m.THU, 4 OctSpartacus (Aram Khachaturian). 6 p.m.SUN, 7 OctCoppelia (Leo Delibes). 6 p.m.THU, 11 OctSwan Lake, (Pyotr Tchaikovsky). 6 p.m.SAT, 13 OctShurale (Farid Yarullin). 6 p.m.

THEATREFRI, 5 OctBully. Actor/Producer Sergei Bezrukov

has released an album with songs of Yesenin’s poetry. This play is based on the eponymous poem. The idea was Bezrukov’s, and he took charge of the production as well. Musa Jalil Opera and Ballet Theatre. 7 p.m.

SUN, 7 OctFinger Ring Dramas. Directed by Lily

Akhmetova, this drama centers around the memories of the boy Aydar Kur-banov, a best friend’s betrayal, and a failed marriage. Kamal Theatre, 6 p.m.

FRI, 12 OctMusic of the Wind. Director by Lily Akhme-

tova, this play follows soldiers of Ra-mayana who were worthy of their fam-ilies and the air force they served. Ka-mal Theatre, 7 p.m.

MON, 15 OctFamily Portrait with a Stranger. Di-

rected by Aleksandr Slavutsky, the play follows a village club manager who falls into a string of comic situations. Kacha-lov Theatre. 6 p.m.

NIGHTLIFETUE, 2 OctPlay night. For the reckless ones with

adrenaline in their blood. If you like playing games with worthy opponents, then come meet your match with the blood-thirsty coyotes, who are ready to play tonight. Coyote Ugly. Free en-trance. FC/DC. 8 p.m.

WED, 3 OctWednesday Night Bachelorette par-

ty! Free champagne for girls and only bachelorette party, for you frank danc-es topless on our bartenders! Also we give you a certificate from the studio tan San Dali. State 51. FC/DC. 11 p.m.

THU, 4 OctClearinghouse. We’re getting rid of bar

stock! Bring your friends along to drink the last drop. State 51. FC/DC. 11 p.m.

DJ Akella. One of the best mashup DJs in our capital with a unique charisma. DJ Akella has performed at private events for the likes of Milla Jovovich, Orlando Bloom, Rie Rasmussen, Mikhail Prokhorov, Vladislav Doronin and Nao-mi Campbell. Milo I Arena, Free en-trance. FC/DC. 11 p.m.

FRI, 5 OctTito & Tarantula. Famous throughout the

world for the soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino’s «From Dusk Till Dawn» and Robert Rodriguez’s «Desperado.» Milo I Arena. FC/DC. 10 p.m. Tickets from 200 rub.

Flirt Zone: Bold and Beautiful Flirt. Come strike up a romantic relationship with someone you do not know! Choose your status tonight: busy, free or Ready for anything! Teatro Rest-club. FC/DC. Tickets 200-300 rub. 9p.m.

SAT, 6 OctOzone Music Case No. 5 DJ Arkady Air.

Disc jockey with 17 years of experience, an avid collector of vinyl and a big fan of long sets. In his collection of thou-sands can be found as old school hip-

hop and funk as well as the entire spec-trum of modern dance electronics. Tickets 200 rub (deposit), FC/DC. Lenin. 10 p.m.

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Bar-rels, or disassembly of the Chi-cago style. Adventure, intrigue, mon-ey, passion, roulette, jazz and whiskey on the rocks. The atmosphere of ex-citement, style and success! Ladies and Gentlemen, get out your fur boots, hats, and revolvers in the style of Chi-cago since Prohibition! Teatro Rest-club. FC/DC, tickets 200-300 rub, 9p.m.

SUN, 7 OctSunday in State 51. Sex and tequila!

Choose what you want, but combining is better. But it is possible and com-bine, and the sexy, seductive girls on the dance floor will help you. State 51. FC/DC. 11 p.m.

Point of G. Night of female pleasure. Beautiful ladies, this evening for you. Allow yourself a little more tonight, with DJ Kind, DJ Grant, DJ Alejandro, Peter Fedelio, and MC Ruslan Stalone. Teatro Rest-club. FC/DC, 9 p.m.

FRI, 12 OctWinston Freedom Music. This Elec-

tronic Music Festival will bring togeth-er world-class performances, actual video art, and the latest digital technol-ogy. Winston Freedom Music, launched in July in Moscow, is continuing the party tour with Mike Koglin (Germany), Infected Mushroom (Israel), and Steve Lawler (UK). Kazanskaya Yarmarka, Hall 5. 8 Orenburgsky trakt. 11 p.m.

CONCERTS

FRI, 5 OctSpleen. Pyramida Concert Hall. 7 p.m. Devil Sold His Soul (UK). British hard-

core playing at Zheltaya Kofta. 10 p.m.

SAT, 13 OctNon Cadenza. Chinatown. 8 p.m.State Symphony Orchestra of Ta-

tarstan. Conductor David Boguslaw. Bolshoi Kontsertny Zal. 5 p.m.

SUN, 14 OctSunsay (Ukraine) Club Mayakovsky. Jel-

taya Kofta, 7 p.m.THU, 9 OctLara Fabian (Belgium). This Belgian 90s

pop star shone in European markets, and was one of the most popular sing-ers in Canada, with a 4 octave range, dramatic talent, and admirable song-writing skills. Dvorets Sporta. 7 p.m.

VENUES4 komnaty. 17 ulitsa Astronomicheskaya.

+7 (843) 260 5704.51st State. 1 ulitsa Khrushchevsky val 1.

+7 (843) 292-4546.Bolshoi Kontsertny Zal. 38 ploshchad

Svobody. +7 (843) 292 1717.Caravel. 1b Prospect Amirkhan (Riviera),

1st Floor. 8 p.m. +7 (843) 226-9096.China Town. 29 ul. Pravo-Bulachnaya.

+7 (843) 292-5928.Cinema Cafe. 1b prospekt Amirkhana.

+7 (843) 526 5656.Coyote Ugly. 13 ulitsa Baumana. +7 (843)

292-4508.Ermitazh. 1 prospekt Amirkhana. +7 (843)

526 5626.Galiaskar Kamal Theatre. 1 ulitsa Ta-

tarstan. Box O"ce: +7 (843) 293 0374. kamalteatr.ru.

Honey House. 52 ulitsa Pushkina.Kachalov Theatre. 48 ulitsa Baumana.

Box O"ce: +7 (843) 292 3483, 292 5481. teatrkachalov.ru.

Lenin. 22 ulitsa Universitetskaya. +7 (843) 225 2205.

Luxor Night Club. 29a ulitsa Pushkina. +7 (843) 297 3161.

Martini. 85a ulitsa Dekabristov. +7 (843) 296 2627.

Maximilian’s Brauerei. 6 ulitsa Sparta-kovskaya. +7 (843) 526 5526.

Musa Jalil Opera and Ballet Theatre. 2 ploshchad Svobody. Box O"ce: +7 (843) 231 5710. kazan-opera.ru.

Panorama restaurant. 1b prospekt Amirkhana (Riviera). +7 (987) 225-2575.

Piramida. 3 ulitsa Moskovskaya. +7 (843) 570 0700.

PreParty. 42 ulitsa Pushkina. +7 (843) 264-4218.

T.E.A.T.R.O. 9a ulitsa Chistopolskaya.+7 (843) 517 6555.

Tinchurina Theatre. 13 ulitsa Gorkogo. +7 (843) 236 6696.

Youth Theatre na Bulake. 13 ulitsa Pra-vo-bulashnaya.

Zheltaya Kofta. 24a ulitsa Mayakovskay 6 p.m. .+7 (843) 249-15-62.

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H.Territory guide Anna explained to us

that Vyacheslav does not sell anything: all his pictures are presents to his friends, and to organize the exhibition he asked for the gifts back for some time. Naturally, it is a pity there is so little to see (perhaps some people did not loan back their presents?), but in this case quantity is made up for by quality. Everything here is a piece of art: mostly you see animals and faces, but all of them are in di!erent colors with remark-able emotions, making you step closer to double check that it is really just glue and paper.

“Slava Zaytsev.” Territory. 91 ulitsa Tu-kaya. Open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., until 22 Sep-tember. Entrance is 30 rubles. For more reviews, please visit the section in our web-site: kazanherald.com/topics/arts.