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Farhad Fatkullin
, image = Farkhad Fatkullin.jpg , alt = , caption = Fatkullin in 2017 , birth_name = , birth_date = , birth_place = Kazan , nationality = Tatar , occupation = simultaneous interpreter, social activist , known_for = , notable_works = , awards = Wikimedian of the Year (2018) Farhad Fatkullin ( tt-Cyrl, Фаткуллин Фәрһад Наил улы, russian: Фархад Наилевич Фаткуллин; born 2 November 1979) is a Russian social activist from Tatarstan best known for his activities in promoting the Wikimedia movement among non-Russian speaking peoples of Russian Federation. For that, he was declared Wikimedian of the Year 2018. Generally, he is a professional simultaneous interpreter previously serving for the former President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev. Biography Fatkullin was born on November 2, 1979, in Kazan. He is married, with two children. Education * 1986–1993: Kazan High sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazan
Kazan ( ; rus, Казань, p=kɐˈzanʲ; tt-Cyrl, Казан, ''Qazan'', IPA: ɑzan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka rivers, covering an area of , with a population of over 1.2 million residents, up to roughly 1.6 million residents in the urban agglomeration. Kazan is the fifth-largest city in Russia, and the most populous city on the Volga, as well as the Volga Federal District. Kazan became the capital of the Khanate of Kazan and was conquered by Ivan the Terrible in the 16th century, becoming a part of Russia. The city was seized and largely destroyed during Pugachev's Rebellion of 1773–1775, but was later rebuilt during the reign of Catherine the Great. In the following centuries, Kazan grew to become a major industrial, cultural and religious centre of Russia. In 1920, after the Russian SFSR became a part of the Soviet Union, Kazan became the capital of the Tat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
