BULGAR-KHAZAR’S GENEZIS AND THE PROBLEM OF MIDDLE VOLGA VARIETY OF SALTOVO’S CULTURE IN THE ART OF KAZAN TATARS
Article deals with the problem of Saltovo’s Culture traditions in the Arts and Architecture of Kazan Tatars, which is, by the opinion of author, is still in shadow of historical researches. The study of the phenomena opens new fundamental aspects of Bolgaro-Khazar legacy in the history, culture of Tatars, follows the genesis of Ethnical traditions. Paradigm of the term and the area of Saltovo’s Culture expansion are exposed by the huge territory of the Eastern Europe; common features for the spheres of Architecture (civil, fortress, manor palace) and Artistic handicrafts (ceramics, metalwork and jewelry) were determined. For comparative study the several objects of art and architecture were attracted as the historical sources; the elements of Saltovo’s Culture traced and shown as their successiveness in the artifacts of Kazan Tatars.