Editing Tatarstan (section)

== Culture ==
{{Main|Culture of Tatarstan}}Due to Islamic rules on artistic depictions,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2018-06-01 |title=Your Primer On Tatar Culture |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2018/06/01/your-primer-on-tatar-culture-a61907 |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=The Moscow Times |language=en}}</ref> Tatars developed a uniquely geometric artistry, of which the craft of leather mosaic is a staple.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-04-28 |title=Leather Mosaic Technique |url=https://uniqueleathermosaic.com/technique/ |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=Unique Leather Mosaic |language=en}}</ref> They also observe certain pre-Islamic holidays, such as [[Sabantuy]], which celebrates "the completion of spring sowing works."<ref name=":0" />[[File:Kazan church edit1.jpg|thumb|''[[All Religions Temple]]'', a building and cultural centre built by the local artist Ildar Khanov]]
[[File:Vladimir Putin 24 June 2000-7.jpg|thumb|Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]] at [[Sabantui|Sabantuy]], a Tatar festival]]

Major libraries include [[Kazan State University]] [[Nikolai Lobachevsky]] Scientific Library and the National Library of the Republic of Tatarstan. There are two museums of republican significance, as well as 90&nbsp;museums of local importance. In the past several years, new museums appeared throughout the Republic.

There are twelve theatrical institutions in Tatarstan.<ref name="dsrPy" /> The state orchestra is the National Tatarstan Orchestra.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tatarstan National Symphony Orchestra |url=https://tatarstan-symphony.com/en/ |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=tatarstan-symphony.com}}</ref>

In 1996, the Tatar singer, Guzel Ahmetova, cooperated with the German [[Eurodance]] group named [[Snap!]], when she sang the lyrics of the song "Rame".<ref name="xTQGS" /><ref name="6aUH1" />

[[Aida Garifullina]] was born in 1987 to a Tatar family in Kazan. Following studies in Nuremberg, Germany and Vienna, Austria, she has achieved fame as a lyric soprano, in high demand both on the international operatic stage and concert platform. She is also a celebrated recording artist and a promoter of the Tatar culture.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}