Ravil Bukharaev

The Kremlin of Kazan Through the Ages

Within every ancient city lies a heart and soul which breathe life into it, creating its own special character, embodying the memories of the past, th...

Tatarstan: A 'Can-Do' Culture

President Mintimer Shaimiev and the Power of Common Sense

In 1994, the term ‘Tatarstan model’ came into use to describe the path which one of Russia’s constituent republics had adopted during the unprec...

Letters to Another Room

This is a beautiful translation by John Farndon (with Olga Nakston) of the late Ravil Bukharaev's literary existential novel memoir in which he explai...