Tatarstan to create website dedicated to 1100th anniversary of adoption of Islam

According to Realnoe Vremya online newspaper, the Tatarstan Ministry of Culture started to look for a developer of a website dedicated to the 1100th anniversary of the adoption of Islam by Volga Bulgaria — the jubilee is celebrated this year. 10 million rubles are ready to be paid for the creation, support and promotion from the republican budget.

With the help of the website, it is planned to get the public acquainted with the history of Islam in Russia.

The propaganda of “traditional spiritual values and intellectual heritage of Russian Muslims” and “realization of the history and culture of the peoples of Middle Volga Region since the 10th century until now in the light of the adoption of Islam by Volga Bulgaria.”

Russia has the largest Muslim population in Europe; and according to US Department of State in 2017, Muslims in Russia numbered 14 million or roughly 10% of the total population.

According to a comprehensive survey conducted in 2012, Muslims were 6.5% of Russia’s population. Today, Islam is a major religion in Tatarstan.