L’ethnicité dans la ville : la culture urbaine des jeunes Tatars à Kazan

Urban spaces serve as platforms for political negotiation and nation-building, particularly in multiethnic, post-socialist cities. This study demonstrates how Kazan's urban landscape, shaped by projects like the restoration of the Annunciation Cathedral and construction of the Kul Sharif Mosque within its historic Kremlin, reflects broader political strategies aimed at redefining national identity and historical memory. Through ethnographic observations conducted from 2007 to 2010, researchers reveal how these architectural interventions are not merely restorations but deliberate political acts that reinforce ethnic and religious narratives in a post-Soviet context.

Friedli, A., & Albert, N. G. (2016). L’ethnicité dans la ville : la culture urbaine des jeunes Tatars à Kazan. Diogène, n° 251-252(3), 118–129. https://doi.org/10.3917/dio.251.0118