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“It could have been a second Chechnya here”, says a former minister of the republic of Tatarstan. “But thanks to the wisdom of our president, we avoided that fate.”
Tatarstan is a republic in the west of Russia through which the Volga runs. Its capital Kazan is the oldest city in Russia– it celebrated its 1,000th birthday last year. About 50% of the population are Muslim Tatars, including the president, Mintimer Shamiev, and many of his senior staff.
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