The Fairytale of Kazan
Tatar culture is one of the most unique facets of Russia, and it filters into the region's beloved hockey club. I finally had the chance to experience this for myself.
“In the depths of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger—something better, pushing right back.” — Albert Camus
The city of Kazan and I were star-crossed, for a time—a romantic term for a wholly unromantic re…