Kazan (Russian: казан, Tatar: казан) is the economic, transportation and cultural center in the middle reaches of the Volga River. Located on the left bank of the middle reaches of Volga River, the northwest bank of Ku Biishev Reservoir and the entrance of Kazanka River. With a population of about 1.057 million, it is the venue of the 27th Summer Universiade on 20 13. Founded in the second half of 13 century, it was the capital of Kazan khanate from 15 to 16 century, and the land and water transportation was crucial. 1556 was occupied by Russia. Kazan is an important industrial, commercial and cultural center in eastern Moscow, Soviet Union. Today, it is one of the important mechanical and chemical industrial centers in Russia. The main products are aero-engines, air compressors, precision machinery, machine tools, thermal instruments, oil refining, polyethylene, synthetic rubber, motors, daily chemicals and leather products [1]; The food and hemp textile industries are also relatively developed. Russia's important railway hub and large river port. Kazan, Moscow and St. Petersburg are three A-level historical and cultural cities in Russia. Today's Kazan,
Volga River
It is the capital of Russian Tatarstan and one of the important tourist cities in Russia. The Volga River and Kazan River, the longest river in Europe, meet in the east of Kazan City. Pushkin, the father of Russian literature, went deep into the countryside of Kazan, collected and sorted out the information circulating among Kazan people, and wrote The Captain's Daughter. Charlias Bin, the author of Song of the Volga Boatman, was born on the Volga River. Kazan University is far more famous than any other university in Russia, because Tolstoy, a literary giant, studied here, and Lenin also studied in this university. The "Kremlin" built in16th century looks like the Kremlin in Moscow, but on a smaller scale. Outside the palace, there is a seven-story red minaret named "Suyoumbeka", named after the last queen of the Tatar Kazan khanate. The city has Petropavlovski Cathedral built in the18th century, and Kazan Museum with Tatar architectural style. There is also the Ivan the Terrible Monument built in the suburbs. East of the city is a big forest with many nursing homes and rest homes. Lenin and lev tolstoy both studied in Kazan University (now Kazan Federal University).