Tatar culture

thumb|A Kazakhs|Kazakh tubeteika|right A tubeteika (, in Northern Tajikistan, / , , , ; ) is a Russian word for many varieties of traditional Turkic caps. Tubeteikas are today worn in Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan, as well as in Muslim-populated regions of Russia (mainly Tatars) and Azerbaijan. The skullcap worn by Uzbeks and Uyghurs is called a doppa and has a square base. It was a popular headgear among children throughout the USSR during the 1940s and 1950s.

Sabantuy is a Tatar, Idel-Uralian, Bashkir and Kazakh ('Sabantoy') summer festival, that dates back to the Volga Bulgarian epoch. At first Sabantuy was a festival of farmers in rural areas, but it later became a national holiday and now is widely celebrated in the cities. In 2012, Kazan Sabantuy was celebrated on June 23.

mosque in Moscow

thumb|upright=0.8|Kurash on a Sabantuy

Soviet Tatar composer (1911-1988)

mosque in Odesa, Ukraine

human settlement in Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow, Russia

mosque in Moscow, Russia

leading Tatar theater in Kazan, Russia

Tstar and Bashkir folk epic

literary works written in Tatar language

TatNet (short for "Tatar Internet") is the name Tatar-speaking Internet users commonly use for the segment of the Web about the Tatar people or Tatarstan. It includes webpages and websites in many languages.

Bulat-Batır or Bulat-batyr (Russian: Була́т-Баты́р, Tatar: بولات باتر) is a 1928 silent historical drama film, believed to be the first Tatar film and probably the only Tatar full-length feature silent film. The film was shot mostly in Kazan, and the Kazan Kremlin was one of its stills. The film is devoted to the Pugachev rebellion and its alternative names include Pugachyovshchina (), Flames on the Volga and Revolt in Kazan.

mosque with a minaret on the roof

Russian folk-literature hero

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Tatar painter, sculptor and graphic artist (1897-1990)

Baltai (Mordvin: Балта́й) is a traditional festival celebrated by the Mordvin people, predominantly in Tatarstan. The festival's name translates to Feast of Honey in the Tatar language, derived from the words bal meaning honey and tuy signifying a feast. Baltai is observed on the first Sunday following Whitsunday, marking the commencement of the mowing season. The festival is characterized by distinctive traditions, including the decoration of a bear with birch leaves and the performance of a round dance.

writer (1895-1988)

Atalıq were tutors of a khan's children in the Golden Horde and later other Tatar khanates. In some cases they could rule regions or command units if the khan was a minor.