I was born in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan, during the Soviet-era when there wasn't any Tatar language...and without any Muslim tradition. I was a Soviet child without my past, without my family roots, because at the time it was forbidden to explain anything. (Chulpan Khamatova)

I was born in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan, during the Soviet-era when there wasn't any Tatar language...and without any Muslim tradition. I was a Soviet child without my past, without my family roots, because at the time it was forbidden to explain anything.

Chulpan Khamatova

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