My favorite city in European Russia so far, Kazan is capital of Tatarstan, an autonomous region largely inhabited by the Tatar people. With its stunning white Kremlin containing, which you freely wander inside and explore - even walking right up to the gates of the presidential residence - it's an easy city to like. It's also rather different to a lot of the rest of Russia, with an abundance of mosques as well as churches, and all of the street signs are in both the Russian and Tatar language. Ah, and of course, since there's lots of Muslims there, there are awesome kebabs to.
Along Bauman Street
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Tower on Bauman Street
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Along Bauman Street
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Tower on Bauman Street
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Along Bauman Street
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Building on Pushkin Street
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Pushkin Street
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Statue overlooking the city
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Statue overlooking the city
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Statue overlooking the city
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Looking over the city center
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Looking over the city center
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Looking over the city center
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Building in Pushkin Street
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Statue overlooking the city
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In a park
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Building on Pushkin Street
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Along Pushkin Street
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Church on Pushkin Street
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Church on Pushkin Street
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Along Pushkin Street
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Brick church - name unknown
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Brick church - name unknown
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Another brick church - name unknown
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Another brick church - name unknown
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Bells on a brick church
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Church on Pushkin Street
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In a park
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In a park
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On the square by the lake
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Lake Qaban
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Lake Qaban
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Square by the lake
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The Kremlin
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Kul Sharif Mosque rises above the kremlin walls
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A (closed) kremlin entrance
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Looking over the city from the kremlin
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Looking over the city from the kremlin
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A (closed) kremlin entrance
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Wall of the kremlin
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Wall of the kremlin
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Front of the kremlin
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Building near to the kremlin
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Front of the kremlin
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Building near to the kremlin
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Front of the kremlin
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Church near to the kremlin
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Statue of Musa Jalil
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Statue of Musa Jalil
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Inside the kremlin
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Inside the kremlin
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Inside the kremlin
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Inside the kremlin
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Kul Sharif Mosque
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Kul Sharif Mosque
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Kul Sharif Mosque
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Kul Sharif Mosque
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Inside the kremlin
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Inside the kremlin
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Soyembika Tower
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Annunciation Cathedral
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Soyembika Tower
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Inside the kremlin
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The President's residence
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Inside the kremlin, looking to the river
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The President's residence
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Annunciation Cathedral
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Annunciation Cathedral
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Another church visible from the kremlin, but outside of it
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Statue in front of the Annunciation Cathedral
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Annunciation Cathedral
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Inside the kremlin
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Metro station entrance
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Along Bauman Street
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Along Bauman Street
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Along Bauman Street
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The road to the kremlin
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Tatarstan National Museum
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Buildings by the kremlin
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Exhibits in the Tatarstan National Museum
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Exhibits in the Tatarstan National Museum
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Exhibits in the Tatarstan National Museum
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Exhibits in the Tatarstan National Museum
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Exhibits in the Tatarstan National Museum
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Exhibits in the Tatarstan National Museum
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Exhibits in the Tatarstan National Museum
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The kremlin
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The kremlin
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The kremlin entrance for cars
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The kremlin
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Inside the kremlin
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Inside the kremlin
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Inside the kremlin
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Inside the kremlin
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Inside the kremlin
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Kul Sharif Mosque
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Kul Sharif Mosque
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Inside the kremlin
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Inside the kremlin
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Kul Sharif Mosque
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Inside the kremlin
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Kul Sharif Mosque
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Kul Sharif Mosque
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Annunciation Cathedral
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Soyembika Tower
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Annunciation Cathedral
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Soyembika Tower
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Gates to the presidential palace
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Inside the kremlin
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Inside the kremlin
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Annunciation Cathedral
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Annunciation Cathedral
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SS Peter and Paul Cathedral
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SS Peter and Paul Cathedral
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SS Peter and Paul Cathedral
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Along Bauman Street
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The end of Bauman Street
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Statue overlooking the city
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Statue in a park
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Fountains by the lake
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Fountains by the lake
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Fountains by the lake
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The square by the lake
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Lake Qaban
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Lake Qaban
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Lake Qaban
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Lake Qaban
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Lake Qaban
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Lake Qaban
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Nurulla Mosque
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Nurulla Mosque
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Nurulla Mosque
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Nurulla Mosque
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Lake Qaban
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Lake Qaban
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Lake Qaban
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Lake Qaban fountain
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Lake Qaban fountain
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Lit up waterfalls
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Lit up waterfalls
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Lit up waterfalls
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Lake Qaban fountain and waterfalls by night
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Lake Qaban fountain and waterfalls by night
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Lake Qaban fountain by night
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SS Peter and Paul Cathedral by night
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SS Peter and Paul Cathedral by night
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The kremlin by night
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The kremlin by night
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The kremlin by night
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Annunciation Cathedral by night
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Annunciation Cathedral by night
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Soyembika Tower by night
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Soyembika Tower by night
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Kul Sharif Mosque by night
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Kul Sharif Mosque by night
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Kul Sharif Mosque by night
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Kul Sharif Mosque by night
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Kul Sharif Mosque by night
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Kul Sharif Mosque by night
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The train station
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The train station
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The train station
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