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MEDIAGUIDE 2015/16
BASKETBALL
CLUB
“UNICS KAZAN”
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CONTENTS
Part I
Club info 3
History & achievements 4
Team roster 5
Players 6
Coaches 8
Top managers & Executive board 9
Part II
Basket-hall 11
Press facilities 12
Part III
Kazan 15
How to get here 19
Crossing the border 20
City transport 24
Hotels in Kazan 26
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Part I
Club info Postal address: Basket-hall, Spartakovskaya Street, 1 Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, 420107 Tel./Fax: (843) 292-16-55, 292-41-18 E-mail: [email protected] Club logotype in CDR format
Media contacts: Ms. Olga Kamardina E-mail: [email protected] Mob. +79063266813, +79377729272
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History & achievements
Unics Kazan comes off a great season that saw the team come within one result the Eurocup crown. This season the club has a chance to do even more as it begins its campaign in
the Turkish Airlines Euroleague qualifying rounds. Unics reached the Eurocup Finals sporting a 20-2 record, which
helped Andrew Goudelock earn Eurocup MVP honors and Andrea Trinchieri to be chosen as the Eurocup Coach of the Year. Valencia Basket Club stopped Unics’s march to the title, but Unics bounced back by lifting the Russian Cup trophy and reaching the VTB League semifinals. Founded in 1991, Unics soon became the perfect ambassador for the sports-crazy Republic of Tatarstan in the Russian Federation and within a decade was challenging for titles.
The club reached the Russian League finals in 2001 and 2002, the year in which it also made it to the Saporta Cup semifinals. Its hard work paid off in 2003, when Unics downed CSKA in overtime to lift the Russian Cup. In 2004, Kazan was home to the FIBA Europe League final four and Unics made the most of it by downing Maroussi to win its first continental title. Unics made its ULEB Cup debut in the 2005-06 season and already reached the semifinals the following year, before losing against Real Madrid. Unics also reached the 2008 ULEB Cup Final Eight. Everything clicked in the 2010-11 Eurocup as Unics won its regular season and Last 16 groups and swept its quarterfinal series. Once in the Finals, Unics thrashed Cedevita Zagreb in the semifinals and bested Cajasol Sevilla in the championship game.
Marko Popovic amassed 18 points and 11 assists to
earn Finals MVP honors. Unics made its Euroleague debut a successful one in 2011-12 season by going all the way to the playoffs. No longer satisfied with being near the top, expect Unics Kazan to challenge for plenty of silverware this season and try to reach the Euroleague through the qualifying rounds.
TROPHY CASE Eurocup: 2010-11 FIBA Europe League: 2003-04 NEBL: 2002-03 Russian National Cup: 2003, 2009, 2014
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Team roster
No. Player Country Position Height Born
5 LANGFORD, KEITH USA Guard 1.93 1983
7 PONKRASHOV, ANTON Russia Forward 2.00 1986
9 PARAKHOUSKI, ARTEM Belarus Center 2.11 1987
10 COLOM, QUINO Spain Guard 1.88 1988
11 LIKHODEY, VALERIY Russia Forward 2.04 1986
13 BANIC, MARKO Croatia Forward 2.05 1984
15 GUBANOV, PETR Russia Forward 2.06 1987
19 FIDII, EVGENIY Russia Forward 2.05 1991
20 PANIN, VADIM Russia Guard 2.03 1984
21 KAIMAKOGLOU, KOSTAS Greece Forward 2.04 1983
22 LATAVIOUS WILLIAMS USA Forward 2.03 1989
24 MILAKNIS, ARTURAS Lithuania Guard 1.95 1986
33 KHABIROV, RUSLAN Russia Guard 1.92 1991
55 JERRELLS, CURTIS USA Guard 1.85 1987
70 EVSTAFIEV, VLADISLAV Russia Forward 2.02 1993
99 NEZVANKIN, DMITRIY Russia Guard 1.86 1993
Head Coach
PASHUTIN, EVGENY Russia
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Players
#5. Keith Langford Date of birth: 15.09.1983 Position: Guard Weight: 90 kg Height: 193 cm Nationality: USA
#7. Anton Ponkrashov Date of birth: 23.04.1986 Position: Guard Weight: 96 kg Height: 200 cm Nationality: Russia
#7. Artem Parakhouski Date of birth: 06.10.1987 Position: Center Weight: 122 kg Height: 211 cm Nationality: Belarus
#10. Quino Colom Date of birth: 01.11.1988 Position: Guard Weight: 88 kg Height: 188 cm Nationality: Spain
#11. Valeriy Likhodey
Date of birth: 23.10.1986 Position: Guard Weight: 100 kg Height: 204 cm Nationality: Russia
#13. Marco Banic
Date of birth: 31.08.1984 Position:Forward Weight: 113 kg Height: 205 cm Nationality: Croatia
#15. Petr Gubanov Date of birth: 03.04.1987
Position:Forward Weight: 105 kg Height: 207 cm Nationality: Russia
#19. Evgeniy Fidii Date of birth: 01.11.1991
Position:Forward Weight: 98 kg Height: 205 cm Nationality: Russia
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#19. Vadim Panin Date of birth: 10.02.1984 Position: Guard Weight: 100 kg Height: 203 cm Nationality: Russia
#21. Konstantinos Kaimakoglou Date of birth: 15.03.1983 Position:Forward Weight: 113 kg Height: 206 cm Nationality: Greece
#19. Latavious Williams Date of birth: 10.02.1984
Position:Forward Weight: 88 kg Height: 203 cm Nationality: USA
#24. Arturas Milaknis Date of birth: 10.02.1984
Position:Guard Weight: 90 kg Height: 195 cm Nationality: USA
#33. Ruslan Khabirov Date of birth: 05.03.1991 Position: Guard Weight: 89 kg Height: 192 cm Nationality: Russia
#55. Curtis Jerrells Date of birth: 05.02.1987 Position: Guard Weight: 88 kg Height: 185 cm Nationality: USA
#70. Vladislav Evstafiev Date of birth: 09.04.1993 Position:Forward
Weight: 110 kg Height: 202 cm Nationality: Russia
#99. Dmitry Nezvankin Date of birth: 11.10.1993 Position: Guard
Weight: 81 kg Height: 186 cm Nationality: Russia
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Coaches
Evgeny Pashutin Head coach Date of birth: 06.02.1969 Nationality: Russia
Emanuele Molin Coach Date of birth: 12.02.1960 Nationality: Italy
Roman Pashutin Scouting coach Date of birth: 03.02.1990 Nationality: Russia
Marcus Lindner Athletic coach Date of birth: 09.07.1979 Nationality: Germany
Valery Kolesnikov Team manager
Date of birth: 22.06.1954 Nationality: Russia
Mikhail Kolesnikov Sport manager
Date of birth: 14.12.1986 Nationality: Russia
Marat Alukaev Doctor Date of birth:
28.03.1975 Nationality: Russia
Marat Yunusov Masseur Date of birth:
20.05.1973 Nationality: Russia
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Top managers
President
Evgeniy Bogachev
1st Vice-President Robert Minnegaliev
Vice-President Supervisory Board Chair Olga Askhanova
General Director
Victoria Eremeeva
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Executive Directorate
BC UNICS Deputy Director Salavat Farakhutdinov
Chief accountant Rezeda Khadiullina
Basket-hall Director
Shamil Mukhametshin
Basket-hall Deputy Director
Yury Novikov
Press Office Head Vladimir Tambov
Senior Manager Elvira Alimova
Sport Manager Alexander Troshkin
Media & Broadcast Relations for Eurocup Olga Kamardina
Contacts for Media
Mob. +79063266813 What’s up: +79377729272 Email: [email protected] Facebook: olga.kamardina1 Twitter: @olenuschka
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Part II
Basket-hall
Date of foundation: 2002 Capacity: Main venue: 7.000 spectators, small venue:
1500 spectators
"Basket-hall" is the largest specialized basketball sport venue in Russia, able to conduct team sport competitions as well as individual sports tournaments. The President and the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan contributed greatly to the "Basket-hall" construction. It was Evgeny B. Bogachev - the Chairman of the National Bank of the Republic of Tatarstan, the President of the BC "UNICS", who initiated the construction started.
Alongside basketball and volleyball Russian and European competitions “Basket-hall” served as the venue for the XXVII World Summer Universiade tournament in
basketball in 2013. It also hosted World and European championships on fencing, boxing, chess and weightlifting.
Contact information & address: Russia, 420111, Kazan, Spartakovskaya St.1 Tel/fax: + 7 843 291-15-00, 277-97-50
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Venue Press facilities
Media entrance Useful tips: Entrance#4 (Вход 4)
FOP Photo-positions
Elevated photo-positions
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Press tribune Useful tips: Leaving the Media Entrance go straight, enter the hall, go downstairs, go straight, go upstairs, sector 1Г - 50 tabled + 50 non-tabled seats - LAN ports for photographers - ISND lines can be organized upon request
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Media Workroom Useful tips: leaving mixed-zone, turn to the left, go to the elevator, 3rd floor), room #611
Press Conference Room Useful tips: leaving mixed-zone, turn to the left, go to the elevator, 3rd floor), room #605
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Part III
Kazan
“In general the meaning of Kazan is great: it’s a meeting point of two worlds. That’s why Kazan has two origins: western and eastern ones and you can meet them at each crossroad: here, because of continuous interaction, they were compressed, became good friends, and turned into
something very original in its nature” Alexander Herzen, Russian publicist, writer, philosopher
Kazan is the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, third capital of Russia, it’s one of the largest economic, scientific and cultural centres in the country. The city celebrated its 1,000th anniversary in 2005. About 1,2 mln people – representatives of over 100 nationalities – live in Kazan in the atmosphere of cultural, religious and linguistic diversity.
The Kazan Kremlin, a unique complex of archeological, historical and architectural monuments enrolled into the UNESCO World Heritage list, is the main tourist attraction of Kazan. It is open for visits and tours on a daily basis. Tourists visiting the territory of the architectural conservation area will see such places of interest as the
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‘falling’ Syuyumbike Tower, Savior Tower, Annunciation
Cathedral and Kul-Sharif, one of the largest mosques in the world.
There are all the reasons to call the thousand-year-old Kazan a ‘young’ city, as it’s the largest student city of Russia. There are nearly 200,000 students from 67 countries studying in Kazan, Russia’s top higher education institutions are concentrated here, among them Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, Tupolev Kazan National Research Technical University and Kazan National Research Technological University. Students of Kazan are always
among winners of national and international contests and holders of state scholarships by international and national funds, they also excel in sports. And it became one of the strongest ideas around which the Kazan 2013 bid campaign was built.
Did you know that...
If you get a closer look at the monument to Karl Fuks,
Rector of Kazan University, installed in the public
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garden near the Kazan National Cultural Centre, you will
see that the image of his face is carved on the knob of
the walking cane.
Kazan has traditionally been one of top science cities in Russia. It’s in Kazan University where Nikolay Lobachevsky developed the non-Euclidean geometry, Alexander Butlerov invented the theory of chemical structure for organic compounds, Karl Claus discovered the chemical element Ruthenium, Yevgeny Zavoisky opened the Electronic Paramagnetic Resonance and Semyon Altshuler made a theoretical prediction of the Acoustic Paramagnetic Resonance. The 19th century saw the
establishment of the Department of Oriental Studies in Kazan to whose development Professor Alexander Kasem-bek, a famous orientalist, historian and philologist, greatly contributed. Studies made by Professor Baudouin de Courtenay, an outstanding linguist and Slavist, served as a foundation for the Kazan School of Linguistics in the mid-1870s.
Various renowned scientists have worked in Kazan’s universities and scientific research centres at different times: physicians Karl Fuks and Nikolay Vinogradov; biochemist Vladimir Engelgardt; surgeons Alexander V. Vishnevsky and Alexander A. Vishnevsky; neurologist
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Leonid Omorokov; anatomists Peter Lesgaft and Evmeny
Aristov; physiologists Nikolay Kovalevsky and Nikolay Mislavsky; astronomers Mikhail Lyapunov, Marian Kovalsky, Dmitry Dubyago, Alexander Dubyago; Russian historians Afanasy Schapov and Nikolay Likhachev; legal theorist Alexander Chebyshev-Dmitriev; orientalists Khristian Fren and Ilya Berezin; linguists Vasily Bogoroditsky, Nikolay Krushevsky and many others.
The thousand-year-old Kazan has a busy cultural life. Aside from classical art, the city facilitates the development of contemporary art trends as well. Such cultural events as
the Feodor Chaliapin International Opera Festival, Rudolph Nureyev International Ballet Festival, White Lilac International Festival named after Sergey Rachmaninov, Kazan Autumn International Open Air Opera Festival, Concordia Modern Music Festival, Aksenov-fest Literature Festival, Golden Minbar International Festival of Muslim Cinema have already become annual for Kazan. There are 9 theatres, 34 state museums, privately owned art galleries, Saidashev State Big Concert Hall and 2 philharmonics. The La Primavera Kazan State Chamber Orchestra is known far beyond the boundaries of Kazan. National Russian and Tatar holidays are celebrated in Kazan in a big way. Kazan actively develops its infrastructure; new sporting venues, industrial and social facilities, residential premises, roadways and traffic interchanges are being built.
The city’s economics follows an innovative way of development; Idea Technopark, one of the largest technoparks in Europe, and IT Park, the biggest IT centre in Russia, have been successfully functioning for several years in Kazan.
Kazan is also a driving force for Russian sports development and is a home for many multi-titled athletes and sports clubs, who compete at national and international championships of various size and in different sports, including those that are on the Olympic programme. Many high-profile competitions have been held at Games venues over the last few years.
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The fact that Kazan is a sports city is proved by Kazan
citizens’ involvement in grassroots events that feature such sports as football, ice hockey, volleyball, etc. The Cross-Country Race of Nations and Ski Track of Russia are especially popular in Kazan and bring together tens of thousands of sports enthusiasts aged from 4 to 82. Staging the 2013 Summer Universiade has given a new impetus to the development of children’s, youth and university sports not only in Kazan, but all over Russia.
Kazan is going to host the 16th FINA World Championships in 2015. The city is also in the list of
Russian candidate cities for matches of the FIFA World Cup in 2018.
How to get here
Kazan is one of the most important logistics and transportation hubs in Russia. Thanks to its favourable geographical position, the city has a well designed ramified transport system that connects Kazan with federal regions of Russia and countries abroad. The city boasts a comprehensive transport system of railways, highways, airways and river routes.
The M7 Volga Federal Highway (E22) and three Russian federal highways R239, R241 and R242 travel through the city of Kazan. There are also the R-175 federal highway and Northern Europe — Western China (in construction) route in near proximity to the city.
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Kazan’s transportation gates are:
Kazan International Airport, Main and Transit Railway Stations, Central and Southern Bus Terminals, River Port and Kazan Riverside Station
Crossing the border
Getting a visa
Visa is a necessary requirement for a foreign citizen
who wants to visit Russia. Depending on the purpose of the travel, there are 5 types of visas: private, diplomatic, business, transit, visa for family members.
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Visa is issued by a Russian embassy or consulate in
your country. Visa application can be sent by post or submitted personally.
Visa is issued no later than 20 working days after receipt of the application in case other is prescribed by international treaties signed by the Russian Federation. The day of application is defined as a day when all required documents have been properly filled in and submitted. Should a foreign state issue a longer visa obtaining period for Russian citizens, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation may prolong the issue period for foreign
citizens according to the international principle of mutuality under international agreements.
A foreign national may be denied a Russian visa. The state body is not entitled to reveal the reason of refusal.
Passport control For crossing the state border of Russia foreign citizens must have an identification document and a visa. Mutual visa-free regime is applied between Russia and a number of countries. Therefore, for entering the territory of Russia the citizens of these countries need to have only an
identification document and an invitation. The main identification document for entering the territory of Russia is a foreign travel passport. A simplified procedure of crossing the state border is established between Russia and a number of countries. This procedure provides a visa-free regime and the possibility to use an internal passport. A list of countries where visa-free or simplified procedure is applied as well as the procedures for receiving the visas and invitations can be found in consular agencies and diplomatic missions of the Russian Federation in the
country of residence.
Attention! A simplified (visa-free) procedure of entering the territory of Russia is established for the members of the official delegations, who applied for participation in the
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Universiade. Crossing the border a participant of the
Universiade shall present a valid identification document recognised by the Russian Federation and the accreditation.
On passing through passport control it is necessary to fill in the migration card. The forms are distributed at the point of passage across the border. In Moscow airports Domodedovo, Vnukovo, Sheremetyevo (terminal “D”) and in Kazan Airport (terminal “1A”) migration cards are issued automatically with the use of printing machines. In other airports migration cards are filled in manually. With the
purpose of time saving it is reasonable to fill in the migration cards in advance, the forms are distributed on board. The form is filled in Russian or in Latin letters in accordance with the data stated in the documents The migration card shall be kept by the owner within all the period of stay in Russia and shall be submitted to a border control officer when exiting Russia.
It is necessary to present the migration card during the check-in at the hotel or Universiade Village. A duplicate
is issued in case of the migration card loss or damage. The duplicate can be issued while exiting from the territory of Russia at the point of passage across the state border.
Crossing the customs point The Russian Federation is a member state of the Customs Union, which includes Belarus, Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation. The territories of these countries form a single customs territory of the Customs Union. Customs clearance of individuals is carried out with the use of “green” and “red” channels.
“Green” Channel Passengers, who do not need to declare any goods, can proceed through “green” channel if: • there are no goods prohibited or restricted for import; • the norms for import of alcoholic beverages, tobacco and products of animal origin are not exceeded;
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• the norms for import of fish, sea products, caviar,
jewellery and precious stones are not exceeded; • cash does not exceed an equivalent of USD 10,000 and there are no cash instruments, such as bills of exchange, bank checks etc.; • there is no unaccompanied luggage.
It is important to understand that if the goods being subject to customs declaring are detected during random inspection, it constitutes grounds for prosecution in accordance with the Russian legislation.
“Red” Channel
If you have goods restricted for import you need to fill in the customs declaration and proceed through the “red channel”. You also need to submit the customs declaration if you have unaccompanied luggage (transported on board of a different aircraft or by different means of transport).
The list of goods restricted for import or export Goods restricted for import: • Alcoholic beverages including beer can be imported in amount of not more than 3 litres. The import of no more
than 2 litres of alcoholic beverages in excess of this amount is permitted, but requires the payment of customs duties and filling in customs declaration; • The import of 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 250 grams of tobacco or a set of above mentioned products with total weight not exceeding 250 grams is permitted. The import of tobacco products above the established norms is prohibited • Products of animal origin can be imported in amount not exceeding 5 kg in factory package. (Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products can be imported
only by individuals no less than 18 years old). Goods restricted for export: • The export of precious metals and stones exceeding $ 25,000 in value is prohibited • The export of fish and seafood (except sturgeon caviar) exceeding 5 kg is prohibited;
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• The export of sturgeon caviar exceeding 250 grams is
prohibited
Certain limitations are established for money. If the amount of the imported or exported cash or traveller’s checks exceeds an equivalent of USD 10,000, it is necessary to specify the full amount of the money available in the declaration and to pass through the "red channel". Other cash instruments, such as bills of exchange, bank checks, securities, etc., must be declared regardless of their amount. No other limitations or requirements for cash
are established. Customs authorities do not control the money kept on bank cards.
Attention! The following items can be imported and exported only with permit documents: • Weapons and ammunition; • Narcotic and psychotropic substances: • Cultural values; • High-frequency devices
• Devices with encryption (cryptography) functions
City transport Buses
Kazan’s bus depot is composed of comfortable buses made in Russia (NefAz, MAZ) and China (Higer, Golden Dragon). Since 2007 more than 2,500 outdated buses were
taken out of service and are being gradually replaced by high-capacity
buses that meet Euro 3 requirements. This enables to reach a higher level of security, significantly lessen volume of city traffic and thus improve the city’s environment.
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Single journey fare - 19 rubles, transport card single
journey fare - 17 rubles.
Trams The tram system development in Kazan dates back to more than a hundred years ago. Modern vehicles that are used now were made in Russia. Not so long ago the process of tram depot modernisation was started by
using spacious and comfortable cars, that allows to increase passenger throughput significantly. A tram is considered to
be one of the most comfortable means of transport because its functioning is not affected by the city traffic. Kazan’s tram depot also has some sightseeing and tourist routes. There is also a buffet car running around the city.
Single journey fare - 15 rubles, transport card single journey fare - 14 rubles.
Trolley buses
The majority of trolley buses functioning in Kazan were made
in Russia. Almost all vehicles are of a high capacity, have 3 stages of illumination and an improved ventilation system. Right now a trolley bus is an environmentally friendly means of transport with a
convenient schedule (every 8-10 minutes) and almost 24/7 service.
Single journey fare - 16 rubles, transport card single journey fare - 15 rubles.
Underground
This is the youngest mode of transport in Kazan. The first underground line was opened in 2005. The line serves 10 stations and connects two banks of the
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Kazanka River. Three new underground stations – Yashlek,
Severny Vokzal, Aviastroitelnaya – were constructed especially for the 27th Summer Universiade and launched on May 9, 2013. Among the main advantages of the underground system are a precise schedule and absence of traffic jams.
Single journey fare - 16 rubles, transport card single journey fare - 15 rubles.
Taxi
Three taxi companies were appointed Official Carriers for the 27th Summer Universiade. All of them guarantee safe and high-quality transport service.
The accredited taxi services can be ordered by dialing the following phone numbers:
OOO Taxi 24 Kazan, tel.: +7 (843) 2100021; OOO Taxi White Bars, tel.: +7 (843) 2040222; Taxi Premier, tel.: +7 (843) 5205205.
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Hotels in Kazan
Name Address Web-site, e-mail
5 stars
The Mirage Hotel
Address: 420202, Russia, Kazan, Moskovskaya str., 5 Phone:
+7 843 278-05-05
Email: [email protected] Web-site: http://www.mirage-hotel.ru/rooms/lang/en
Korston Hotel
Address:420061, Russia, Kazan, Nikolay Ershov str, 1a Phone: +7843 2793300
E-mail: [email protected] Web-site: http://www.korston.ru/en/kazan/
4 stars
Shalyapin Palace Hotel
Address: 420111 Russia, Kazan, Universitetskaya str, 7 Phone: +7 843 2311000
E-mail: [email protected] Web-site: http://shalyapin-hotel.ru/en/
Grand Hotel Kazab
Address: 420111 Kazan, Peterburgskaya st., 1 Phone: +7 843 231 10 57
E-mail: [email protected] Web-site: http://grandhotelkazan.ru/
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Courtyard Mariott Kazan Kremlin
Address: 420111, Russia, Kazan, Karl Marx str., 6 Phone: +7 843 567 4000
E-mail: [email protected] Web-site: http://booking.marriott.com.ru/hotels/courtyard-kazan-ru
3 stars
IBIS Kazan Address: 420111, Russia, Kazan, Pravo-bulachnaya str., 43/1 Phone: + +7 843 5675800
E-mail: [email protected] Web-site: http://ibishotel.ibis.com/gb/hotel-6278-ibis-kazan-centre/index.shtml
Europa Hotel Address: 420107 Russia, Kazan,
Peterburgskaya str., 14 Phone: +7 843 222 00 55
E-mail: [email protected]
Web-site: http://europe-ru.ru/hotel/
Hotel IT Park Address: 420074, Russia, Kazan, Peterburgskaya, 52
Phone: +7 843 2351890
E-mail: [email protected] Web-site: http://itpark-kazan.ru/ru/hotel/
