Волжка България; "Ние сме българи, не Татаl

[Hochmeister]

They also have been publishing a nationalist paper called Bulgar Times for about three years now. That's a certainly encouraging development.

Yes, there is a Bulgarian nationalist (anti-Tatar) movement in Tatarstan. But Tatar authorities are trying to push on them.

It's because Islam influenced their vocabulary a quite bit.

Persians are Shii Muslims, while Volga Bulgarians are Suni. The Suni and Shii hate each other like Irish Protestants and Catholics do.

[Lisa]

Persians are Shii Muslims, while Volga Bulgarians are Suni. The Suni and Shii hate each other like Irish Protestants and Catholics do.

Direct descendants of Volga Bulgarians - Chuvashs is Christians. Tatars - linguistic descendants of Central Asian Turks (Golden Horde) - Kipchaks.