KULUMBETOV Valiulla Faizullovich

KULUMBETOV Valiulla Faizullovich (1881–1964), poet­-improviser. He collected the samples of Bashkir folklore, historical, and ethnographic materials. K. recorded the legend “The Song of Salavat to His Wife”, the kubair “With Pugachev’s army he merged...” by Salavat Yulayev etc, as well as poems by M. Akmulla. Author of the poems “To Comrade”, “Sharp Axe”, “Lazy Mutuy and Cockroaches”, songs and other works that reflect the themes of collectivization, the Great Patriotic War, morality and social relations; fairy tales for children, memories about M. Gafuri. The works of K. and the fables recorded by him are included in the collection “Bashkort Khalyk Izhady”. Much of his legacy is lost. K.’s manuscripts are stored in the scientific archive of the Ufa Federal Research Center of RAS.