(Re)Presenting Identities: National Archipelagos in Kazan1

@article{Veinguer2007RePresentingIN,
  title={(Re)Presenting Identities: National Archipelagos in Kazan1},
  author={Aurora Alvarez Veinguer},
  journal={Nationalities Papers},
  year={2007},
  volume={35},
  pages={457 - 475}
}
The Republic of Tatarstan is located between Europe and Asia. It is important to emphasize geographical location, which is a key element in the processes of identities formation and transformation. Tatarstan is located in the core of the Russian Federation, situated in the European part of Russia and 800 kilometres from Moscow, at the confluence of the Volga and the Kama Rivers. The capital of Tatarstan is Kazan. The economic potential of the republic is based mainly on raw materials (including… 
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