BASHKIR ENCYCLOPAEDIA

BASHKIR ENCYCLOPAEDIA, univer­sal encyclopedic edition. Prepared and re­ leased by the State autonomous institution of science of the RB Bashkir Encyc­lopaedia. Editor­in­chief – M.A.Ilgamov. B.e. provides information about the administrative structure, history, science and culture, social and political life, art, architecture, economic development, natural and climatic conditions in the RB; contains brief biographies of the people who made a significant contribution to the development of the Republic. Consists of 7 volumes: vol. 1 (2005; A–Б), vol. 2 (2006; B–Ж), vol. 3 (2007; 3–K), vol. 4 (2008; Л–O), vol. 5 (2009; П–Councils), vol. 6 (2010; National Economy Councils–У), vol. 7 (2011; Ф–Я; additional articles, not included in the previous volumes, name index, bibliography). It has an electronic version (in the Bashkir and Russian languages) on the website башкирская энциклопедия.рф. Contains about 18 thous. articles and about 5 thous. illustrations. Based on the Russian version of B.e., the Bashkir language version was published (in 7 volumes, 2014–18).