As part of the Spiritual Unity of Russia – Message to the World! Festival in Tatarstan, on the territory of the Bolgar State Historical and Architectural Museum-Reserve, the opera legend Kara Pulat was performed.
The opera was shown not in the usual scenery of the theatre stage, but against the background of the Black Chamber, a unique monument of Golden Horde architecture. The plot of the opera is based on a Tatar legend about twelve young women who were burned by Tamerlane's soldiers.