BAYT OF THE RUSSIAN‑GERMAN WAR

“BAYT OF THE RUSSIAN‑GERMAN WAR”, “Ba y t   o f  t h e  G e r m a n  w a r”, Bashkir bayt. The poetic text was first written down in 1940 (the author of the writing and the informant are unknown) and published in “Bashkort khayk izhady”. Bayt’s chant has not been preserved. The origin is connected with the First World War. The text has the form of a soldier’s monologue. He curses Nicholas II and tells the story about war and the tragic life of soldiers who had to undergo famine, captivity and death.