Kazan - 3d capital of Russia
Kazan - 3d capital of Russia.
Kazan is the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan. Nowadays Kazan is the large scientific, economic and cultural centre, and so-called "Capital of sports". Kazan celebrated its thousand-year anniversary in 2005. Being the city of unique historical monuments, Kazan Kremlin is included into the UNESCO World Heritage Cities list. Since 2009 Kazan is oficially titled as "3d capital of Russia". In 2013 Kazan will held the Universiade.
Location. Kazan is located 750 km to the East from Moscow on the bank of the Volga river. The way from the capital of the Russian Federation - Moscow - to Kazan takes 1 hour 20 minutes by plane, 11 hours by night train.
The population and language. 1,2 million people live in the city. People of different nationalities and confessions live in Kazan, you can hear speech of more than 100 nationalities here. State languages are Russian and Tatar.
Climate. The climate of Kazan is moderate-continental with warm summer and to some extent frosty winter. The Kazan city landscapes are attractive all four seasons.
Currency. Monetary unit: Russian ruble. Shops, restaurants and banks of Kazan accept for payment such credit cards as Visa, Master Card, Maestro, Cirrus, STB.
Communication: Cellular communication is provided by 6 operators. Four companies use GSM900/1800 standard (Beeline, Megaphone, MTS, SMARTS), Tatinkom uses DAMPS standart, MetroTelKazan uses CDMA standart.
Registration: The law of the Russian Federation «About the legal status of the foreign citizens in the Russian Federation» acts in relation to the foreign citizens in Kazan and in Tatarstan. Under the law, term of the interim stay of the foreign citizen in the Russian Federation is defined by the period of validity of the given visa, and in cases not demanding its receipt - up to 90 days. If the foreigner stays in the hotel, he will be registered immediately. Having arrived to Kazan to visit relatives and friends, foreigner should be registered in the migration service within three working days from the date of arrival. The foreigner should have the passport and migration card. The inquiry phone of the Federal Migration Service in the Republic of Tatarstan – 231 12 12. Penalties: In case of law disobedience and illegal stay in Kazan according to the court decision the penalty will comprise 2–5 thousand rubles, in individual cases the expel from the country can be usedisa and registration
