[tractorman]

I was in the capital city of Tatarstan (Ashgabot) a couple of years ago and I was amazed at how many Christian churches were there.

[marshmallow]

You may be thinking of Turkmenistan, one of the republics of the former Soviet Union and now an independent nation?

Tartarstan is a province of Russia and Kazan is its main metropolis. It's about 500 miles east of Moscow (roughly).

Turkmenistan is a fascinating place, though. Ashgabot looks so new and clean that it appears artifical.

[Cyber Liberty]

There really is such a place? Is it also called "Tater Salad?"

[Gluteus Maximus]

Kazan is the capital of Tatarstan.