this is a list of rural localities in tatarstan. the republic of tatarstan is a federal subject of russia (a republic) located in the volga federal district. its capital is the city of kazan, which is one of russia's larger and more prosperous cities. the republic borders with kirov, ulyanovsk, samara, and orenburg oblasts, and with the mari el, udmurt, and chuvash republics, as well as with the republic of bashkortostan. the unofficial tatarstan motto is: "bez buldırabız!" ("we can!").