Publications

• Whether are necessary for us parasitic gears or it is not necessary to divide air by bucketsInterview of the President of Tatarstan to "Radio Russia", May 20, 2004.
• Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev: could not learn smoking – it was so vexing!January 22, Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev answered the questions of the correspondent of the Novaya gazeta.
• Rafael Khakimov: Euro Islam in the Volga RegionRafael Khakimov Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. Vol. XXVII, No.2, Winter 2004
• Tatarstan is embodiment of Turkish-Slavic and Islamic-Orthodox unityNovember 5, President of the Republic of Tatarstan answered the questions of The Corriere della sera.
• "The Islamic factor" is economy and policy.The Co-Chairman of the Higher Council of the United Russia party, Mintimer Shaimiev, supports closer co-operation of Russia with the OIC member-states. The Organisation of the Islamic Conference was established in 1969, and now includes about 60 member-states.
• A second chance for Genghis Khan?Tatarstan is trying to rehabilitate Russia's traditionally dim historical view of the Mongols. The old saw that Russia is the only nation with an unpredictable past seems truer than ever as scholars here try to recast Moscow's view of the medieval Tatars.
• Rafael Khakimov: Islam's Modernization: How Plausible Is It?Russia in Global Affairs. Vol. 1, No. 4. October-December 2003
• Opening speech of Giovanni DI STASI, President of the Chamber of RegionsKonferenz ьber den verfassungsmдЯigen Status der Regionen in der Russischen Fцderation und in anderen europдischen Staaten- die Rolle der regionalen gesetzgebenden Organe in der Stдrkung der ,,Einheit in der Vielfalt" - Kazan, 11. - 12. Juli 2003 Opening speech of Giovanni DI STASI, President of the Chamber of Regions www.coe.int, july, 2003
• Kazan Holy VirginThe transfer of the Kazan Holy Virgin Icon to Russia could become a fine occasion for a very necessary and, as a matter of fact, inevitable dialogue between two largest confessions - Orthodox and Catholic, M.Shaimiev told Interfax on May 12. He emphasized that the Icon is highly respected in the Orthodox world and the largest Orthodox cathedrals in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and other cities of Russia were constructed in its honor. Newspaper "Respublika Tatarstan", May 13, 2003.
• Here's a Model for How to Shape a Muslim StateMoscow has accomplished in one Islamic province in central Russia, called Tatarstan, something the U.S. seems to want for Iraq: A secular society. By Bill Keller, "The New York Times", May 4, 2003
• Tatarstan President says appeal to jihad leads to cleavage among Russian MuslimsThe announcement of jihad in connection with the USA military action against Iraq declared by head of the Central religious board of Muslims of Russia Talgat Tajuddin leads to cleavage among the Russian Muslims, M.Shaimiev declared on Friday in the interview with Interfax. "I know the awareness and alarm of the Tatarstan Muslims and Muslims of nearby regions in connection with the situation in Iraq and I am sure that among them there was no appeals to jihad or to other extreme measures". Interfax, April 4, 2003.
• Mintimer Shaimiev says USA aggression against Iraq has several strategic objectivesTatarstan leader Mintimer Shaimiev believes the USA military action against Iraq has far-reaching strategic objectives. In his interview with Interfax M.Shaimiev said that establishing of a pro-American government in Iraq will allow the United States to further strengthen its influence not only on the Arabian world, but also on the European market. Interfax, April 5, 2003.
• Tatarstan, a Muslim oasis of calm in RussiaThe Christian Science Monitor, March 31, 2003
• The Volga - TatarstanTatarstan emerged from the former Kazan Khanate (1438-1552), which itself was a successor state to the Golden Horde. Tatarstan is now an autonomous republic within the Russian Federation. As with most of the entities that make up the Russian Federation, the ethnic group after which the republic was named does not form an absolute majority. Radio Nehtherlands, 5 march 2003
• On situation in the republic and main directions of social and economic policy in 2003Report by President of the Republic of Tatarstan M.S.Shaimiev at the session of the State Council, February 20, 2003.
• Islam in the Volga regionRafael Khakimov
• Mikhail Stoliarov "Federalism and the Dictatorship of Power in Russia"(presentation of the book)
• Man spricht Russisch Die Tartaren wehren sich gegen die Kyrillisierung ihrer SpracheDer Tagesspiegel, 04.12.2002
• Foreign economic activities of Tatarstan in the I half of 2002According to the Press Center of RT State Committee for Statistics, Published in "Vremya i Dengi", September 6, 2002
• Au Tatarstan, Moscou contre "Babaп", ou comment rйduire la souverainetй accordйeLe Monde, 27.03.2002