Close Range | This "BRICS city" is actually so culturally rich

This is a thousand-year-old ancient city. It boasts a profound cultural heritage.

Lenin, Tolstoy, both studied here. Pushkin, Gorky, considered this place their "wellspring of inspiration."

Now, this place has become another "BRICS city." This is Kazan, Russia. The 16th Summit of BRICS Leaders will be held here.

Kazan is the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. It is said that a wooden barrier, resembling an inverted large pot, was built here to resist foreign invasions. In the Tatar language, Kazan means "large pot".

People often hear about the Kremlin in news reports. It is a landmark in Moscow and the location of the Russian Presidential residence. Many cities in Russia actually have their own Kremlins. In Russian, it means "fortress within a city." The Kazan Kremlin, like the Moscow Kremlin, is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

In Kazan, if recommending a "" route, the keyword must be culture!

Kazan Federal University is celebrating its anniversary this year. Two students you must know, Lenin and Tolstoy, studied here. The school still preserves their classrooms.

Pushkin delved into Kazan to gather material for his masterpiece, "The Captain's Daughter." Gorky incorporated his own experiences in Kazan into his autobiographical novel, "My Universities."

In addition to culture, Kazan is striving to create more business cards, one of which is the "City of Sports." The city has hosted the FIFA World Cup, the World Swimming Championships, and international esports events.

Kazan has also registered the trademark "The Third Capital of Russia."

This year, Kazan has gained another identity as a "BRICS city."

How about it, would you like to visit this "treasure city"?