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On March 21, Putinratified documentsformally annexing Crimea to the Russian Federation, legitimised by a dubious referendum. Some in Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan may have been unnerved by the spectacle, for on that same day in 1992, Tatarstan held its own referendum on whether it should become a “sovereign state and subject of international law”.

Of the 81.6 percent who voted, 61.4 percent (both ethnic Tatars and Russians) voted in its favour.

Tatarstan politiciansrepeatedly made visits at Moscow’s bidding to win over Crimean Tatars, who remain bitterly opposed to Russian rule and have plannedtheir own referendum.

Although separatism in Tatarstan is a fringe movement, Tatarstanis havebegun to remembertheir 1992 referendum, withbitter irony. Acommemorative websitehas been created, highlighting quotes by Russian officials on the importance of self-determination.

On August 30, Tatarstan’s capital of Kazan celebrates Republic Day