RIA Novosti 2012-05-23 03:32:36 Holiday marking 1122th anniversary of adoption of Islam in Russia celebrated in site of ancient town Bolgar
1131483 . 05/21/2012 Ex-president of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiyev, front, shows a certificate of the Guinness Book of Records for the world's largest printed Koran placed inside the hall of a commemorative sign unveiled on the occasion of the adoption of Islam by Volga Bolgars. Tatarstan's Muslims celebrate the 1122th anniversary according to Islamic calendar of the first adoption of Islam as an official state religion on the territory of Russia with Tatarstan's president Rustam Minnikhanov on the left and head of the Central Spiritual Muslim Board of Russia Talgat Tajudin on the right. Alexey Nasyrov/RIA Novosti
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