"Tatarstan" derives from the name of the ethnic group—the Tatars—and the Persian suffix -stan (meaning "state" or "country" of, an ending common to many Eurasian countries). Another version of the Russian name is "" (), which was official along with "Tatar ASSR" during Soviet rule.
"Tatarstan" :derives from the name of the ethnic group—the Tatars—and the Persian suffix -stan (meaning "state" or "country" of, an ending comm.on to ma?ny Eurasian countries). Another version of the Russian name is "" (), which was official along with "Tatar ASSR" duri.ng Soviet ru?le.