BADRETDINOV Salimyan Minniakhmetovich

BADRETDINOV Salimyan Minniakhmetovich (b. 3.5.1950, Idrisovo village, Kiginskiy district, BASSR), journalist, writer, folklorist. Candidate of Philology (2010). He is a member of the Union of journalists of RB (1988), of the Union of writers of RB (2000). Graduated from BSU (1977). Since 1983 he worked in “Bashkortostan” newspaper, “Kitap” edition, “Vatandash” journal (in 1999-2015 as a deputy head editor). He is an author of more than 20 scientific papers. “Bashkir family” (2007) science popular book study old traditions of people, poetics  of wedding ceremonies and their practical functions based on research on different folklore genres. His artistic documentaries, such as “Presaging the dawn” (1989), “Life after life” (1996), “Relatives” (1998), “Blessing” (2015) reflect preservation problems of Bashkir people’s spiritual and material values.