Tatarstan: A unique republic, A unique investment opportunity
What investors say about investing in Tatarstan
Q&A: Rustam Minnikhanov
Tatarstan: supporting innovative start-ups
Tatarstan in the capital markets
Tatar banks expand with help of western capital
Tatarstans consumer boom
Taking Tatarstans petrochemical resources into the future
Tatarstans new Special Economic Zone Alabuga
Tatarstans thousands of years of culture
Kazan: home to some of the best sports facilities in Russia
But that has changed with the construction of a sparkling new ski resort just half an hour from the city. The Kazan complex, which opened in 2006, boasts eight ski runs, three ski lifts up to a kilometre long, two hotels, and a small village of beautiful wood chalets, which are available to rent for $300 a weekend.
The complexs owner, Ravil Ziganshin, says: "Four years ago, there was nothing here....