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Capital of the Tatar autonomous republic in
central USSR, on the river Volga; population
(1987) 1,068,000. It a transport, commercial,
and industrial centre (engineering, oil
refining, petrochemicals, textiles, large fur
trade). Formerly capital of a Tatar khanate,
Kazan was captured by Ivan IV `the Terrible'
1552. The `Black Virgin of Kazan', an icon so
called because blackened with age, was
removed to Moscow (1612-1917), where the
great Kazan Cathedral was built to house it
1631; it is now in the USA. Among miracles
attributed to its presence were the defeat of
Poland 1612 and of Napoleon at Moscow 1812.