The Idel-Ural State, also known as the Volga-Ural State or Idel-Ural Republic, was an unsuccessful attempt of the autonomy of Tatar peoples that claimed to unite Tatars, Bashkirs, the Chuvash in the turmoil of the Russian Civil War. The republic was proclaimed on 1 March 1918, by a Congress of Muslims from Russia's interior and Siberia, but defeated by Bolsheviks the same month. Idel-Ural means "Volga-Ural" in the Tatar language.
Proclamation of Idel-Ural Republic
Şämğulof's House in Ufa, where the sessions of the National Parliament (Millät Mäclese) took place.
Tatar is a Turkic language spoken by the Volga Tatars mainly located in modern Tatarstan, as well as Siberia. It should not be confused with Crimean Tatar or Siberian Tatar, which are closely related but belong to different subgroups of the Kipchak languages.
Tatar book written in the Arabic script entitled Ancient Bulgars.
Bilingual guide in Kazan Metro
A subway sign in Tatar (top) and Russian
Some guides in Kazan are in Latin script, especially in fashion boutiques