BAIK‑AYDAR

BAIK‑AYDAR [real name: Baik Ablayev, according to other data, Baymukhamet Baynazarov; 1734, according to other data, 1710; Derevnya Munaevo of Murzalarskaya Volost of Sib. Doroga (now Derevnya Arkaulovo of Salavatsky Raion of the RB); according to other data, Derevnya Makhmutovo of the same volost (now Salavatsky Raion) — ca. 1815], Sesen. According to the kubair Appeal of Baik-sesen to Batyr Salavat, he called the Bashkirs to participate in the Peasant War of 1773—75. At the beginning of the Patriotic War of 1812, B.­a. addressed the Bashkir soldiers, who went to defend their Motherland, with the kubair titled Baik-sesen Appeared Again: an Explanation About the Brotherhood Feelings to the People. The B.­a.’s creative heritage includes the following songs: Baik, Akhmet Baik, Song of Baik-sesen, If You Are Eget..., etc. Also, he is associated with the Baik dance emergence.  The  2nd  part  of  the  sesen’s name – “Aydar” (in Bashkir — reputable, respected by all) was given to him by the people. According to legend, the B.­a.’s grave is located near Derevnya Idelbayevo 1st of Salavatsky Raion. The Arkaulovskaya secondary school is  names  after  him. In 2010, the Yiyin Baika folk festival dedicated to the B.­a.’s 300th Anniversary was held in Salavatsky Raion.