the tars resolute adherence to islam. it continues to characterize their identity and sense of unity as it has all through the highs and lows of their history. for centuries the faithful have heeded the noise ins call to prayer. in the inner courtyard of the con palace is the fountain of tears russian writer alexander pushkin immortalized in a poem the fountain of. a little. droplets of water dripped into a ball of flowers from a cold spring legend has it that there are the tears of a tartar king shared over the death of a beloved slave girl from the north who died before she was able to learn to love