KAZAN, Russia -- By day, Alia Sabirova wraps her arm around her 3-year-old daughter Sufia and shares a good book. By night, she's in the spotlight, belting out Latin-fusion-influenced songs to throngs ...

KAZAN, Russia -- Tatar language classes are no longer mandatory in Russia's Tatarstan region, a senior official has announced. Tatarstan Prosecutor-General Ildus Nafikov said on November 29 that ...

Living Areas: Tatar ethnic people mainly inhabit northern Xinjiang, though a smaller number are found in the southern part of the region. Population: There are 4,900 Tatar residents in Xinjiang, ...

KAZAN, Russia — This month, school officials across Tatarstan were ordered to trim by half the number of hours of optional lessons offered in the Tatar language — from four a week down to two. The ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. All but one of Crimea's independent Tatar-language media outlets, ...

It has been almost four years since a presidential decree limiting the study of indigenous languages in the Russian Federation's national republics came into force. This was in 2017 when the ...