Linguistic diversity is a huge heritage asset and a unique result of human creativity. Tatarstan is one of the most multinational republics – representatives of over 173 nationalities live on the republic’s territory. The Moscow Kremlin has put the future of the Tatar language, as well as the languages of all these nations, on the conveyor belt of destruction, since the language provides an inextricable connection between its speakers, between the past, present and future. Muscovy wants to sever this historical connection with our identity and a final turning point of nations in “Mother Russia”!
We must not allow Moscow and its policy of assimilation of non-Russian nations to extinguish our native Tatar language. The main goal of the metropolis is to deprive the unique cultural heritage of our native languages and erase the existence of the nations themselves from history. Today, the least that Tatars can do for the future of Independent Tatarstan is to preserve their language in themselves and their family at the proper level, so that in the future it will come to life in our independent state!
Sincerely!
Rafis Kashapov – Prime Minister of the Government of Independent Tatarstan in exile;
Vil Mirzayanov – Honorary Adviser to the Government of Independent Tatarstan in exile;
Aida Abdrakhmanova – Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of Independent Tatarstan in exile on national and religious issues;
Nafis Kashapov – Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of Independent Tatarstan in exile for sports;
Zufar Zainullin – Ambassador of the Government of Independent Tatarstan in exile to the Republic of Latvia.
