Saturday, August 18, 2012

Pictures from Kazan

Mr Ulyanov aka Mr. Lenin went to university here, alas was thrown out when participating in demonstrations against Nicolai II. ....


Young Lenin opposite university...


 The Kremlin of Kazan: pse note the co-existance between mosque and (orthodox) church...




 The Millenium Bridge...


Our second branch in Kazan...


Ildar Rakhmatullin, our branch manager and his daughter Asya who acted as interpretor



The view from the restaurant...



That's where the rich people live...


The architecture tends to be on the conservative side... ;-)




maybe except for the skyline on the other side of the river...


the Congress Hall...

The State Theatre...


Mr. Ulyanov a little more grown up...


 The oldest monastery...



 ...and another church...




The entrance to the Kremlin...




The main mosque...






The cathedral next door....







The Presidential Palace...



The founders of the city...


 The recently built Agricultural Ministry and some apartment buildings....




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