Kestym is a 340-year-old Tatar village in Udmurtia, known for the fact that the vast majority of its inhabitants share the same surname. This is no coincidence: they are descendants of a lineage tracing back to Prince Kasim.
Every year, a festival is held in honor of his descendants, turning this small village into a tourist attraction. How do the Kasimovs live in the 21st century? Does sharing the same surname cause them any problems? And what future awaits this Tatar enclave tucked away in the Udmurt countryside?
