Tatarstan Capitalizes On China’s Expanding Role In Middle Volga – Analysis

Russians have become increasingly accustomed to, if not comfortable with, the expansion of Chinese influence in the Russian Far East, along the Northern Sea Route, and in some of the former Soviet republics of Central Asia and the South Caucasus (see EDM, March 9, May 24, August 10).

Now, the Kremlin is confronted with a...