You might want to spend some time browsing the exhibits at V.I. Lenin House Museum, Alexander Arbuzov and Boris Arbuzov Memorial House or Soviet Lifestyle Museum. While you're exploring, swing by Bauman Street, Suyumbike Tower and House Ushkova to learn a bit about the area. You can watch performances at Kazan Academic Russian Bolshoi Drama Theatre, Tatar State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre and Kazan State Circus if you're interested in local theatre.