Tatars in the life of St. Petersburg and the history of St. Petersburg University (XVIII–XXI centuries)

Abstract

The article is devoted to the life of Tatars in Saint Petersburg. Along with the German and Finnish Tatar community is considered one of the oldest in St. Petersburg. In tsarist Russia, it was small, but in the Soviet period it increased. For centuries, the Tatars have served Russia faithfully. In peaceful life, they gave her many famous people-scientists, writers, artists. The essay tells about the contribution of Tatars to the life and culture of Saint Petersburg-Petrograd — Leningrad — Saint Petersburg.