Po Kazanke do Krutushki
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The everyday life of modern Kazan residents inevitably unfolds near the Kazanka River. That makes it all the more paradoxical that this river has left fewer cultural traces than the Bulak channel or Lake Kaban, both of which are more vividly inscribed in the city’s history and identity. This makes every mention of the Kazanka especially valuable.
In 1931, the Tatar publishing house Tatizdat released a brochure in its "Young Collective Farmer" series written by educator Mikhail Lyakhov. It describes a summer boat trip with students from the Pestalozzi School, traveling from the center of Kazan to the village of Krutushka.
Intended for teenage readers, the narrative offers a detailed physical, geographical, and ecological description of the Kazanka River in the early 1930s. It also portrays the daily labor of the residents of riverside settlements and villages.
Today, as tourist and sightseeing routes run along the Kazanka and concerns about the river’s future grow among city residents, the book Along the Kazanka to Krutushka is gaining renewed relevance.
The foreword and commentary for this edition were prepared by historian and local expert Mark Shishkin, and the afterword was written by author Dmitry Dergachyov.
