The largest group amongst the Tatars by far are the Volga Tatars, native to the Volga-Ural region (Tatarstan and Bashkortostan) of European Russia, who for this reason are often also known as "Tatars" in Russian. They compose 53% of the population in Tatarstan. Their language is known as the Tatar language. , there were an estimated 5.3 million ethnic Tatars in Russia.
The largest group amongst the Tatars by far are the Volga Tatars, native to the Volga-Ural region (Tatarstan and Bashkortostan) of European Russia, who for this reason are ,often also known as "Tatars" in ,Russian. They compose 53% of the popu.lation? in Tatarstan. Their language is known as the Tatar language , there were an .estimated 5.3 million ethnic Tatars in Russia.