Kazan news
Follow RT on the latest news from Kazan, including travel, sport and weather. Kazan is one of the most populous cities in Russia and is the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan. Kazan was founded in 1005 and became a part of Russia during the Russian Tsardom period under Ivan the Terrible in 1552, as a result of the Siege of Kazan. It is a melting pot of two cultures – Orthodox and Muslim. Get the history and cultural news on RT.com. From time to time, different types of events take place in Kazan, including cultural and sport ones. Kazan will be a host city at the FIFA World Cup in 2018 holding the matches at its Kazan Arena opened in June 2013. In the past Kazan hosted 2013 Summer Universiade. 27 new sport venues were built for this event, which have been used for different sport purposes after. Find the news about the Universiade 2013 in Kazan and other events taking place in the city.
- N-ICE move: Rival Russian hockey team invites shunned cheerleaders to match after own club ditched them due to ‘jealous wives’
Russian ice hockey club Sochi have got one over on KHL rivals AK Bars in the popularity stakes after inviting a group of cheerleaders dumped by the Kazan club to their game on Tuesday night.Sep 14, 2021 18:29Sport News - Russian-born French ice dancer Galyavieva hails ‘freedom’ of adopted nation, dubs birthplace ‘harsh’ country of ‘wonderful people’French national champion Adelina Galyavieva, who switched citizenship when she began competing for her new nation seven years ago, has outlined the cultural differences between countries and said she is not "attached" to anywhere.May 21, 2021 17:49Sport News
- School searched in remote Russian city after teenager threatens COPYCAT ATTACK based on horror Kazan shooting that left nine deadClasses were cut short on Thursday at a school in Russia’s Far East, as a terrifying message emerged online threatening a repeat of a bloody assault that left seven students and two teachers dead in the city of Kazan this week.May 13, 2021 11:17Russia & Former Soviet Union
- Russia to revise gun laws after Kazan school shooting: Putin orders audits & politician calls for reintroduction of death penaltyFollowing Tuesday’s school shooting in Kazan, which left seven pupils and two teachers dead, Russian politicians and officials have sprung into action to suggest a range of measures to stop a similar tragedy from happening again.May 12, 2021 14:01Russia & Former Soviet Union
- Top Russian lawmaker mulls ending internet anonymity after threatening online posts emerge from suspect in Kazan school shootingRussia’s most senior MP has confirmed that the country’s parliament may soon consider proposals to put an end to anonymous online accounts, in the wake of the bloody school shooting in Kazan that has claimed at least nine lives.May 12, 2021 12:16Russia & Former Soviet Union
- Young English teacher gunned down in Kazan school shooting died trying to save student from teen killer – Russian media reportsTributes have been paid to a teacher slain in Tuesday’s school shooting in the Russian city of Kazan, after it was reported she lost her life trying to protect children in her care when a former student opened fire, killing nine.May 12, 2021 09:01Russia & Former Soviet Union
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