BIKBULATOV, Nail Valeyevich

BIKBULATOV, Nail Valeyevich [14.2. 1931, Derevnya Etbayevo of Argayashsky Raion of the BASSR (Argayashsky Raion of Chelyabinsk Obl.) — 18.4.1996, Ufa, buried in Derevnya Novo­Sobolevo of Argayashsky Raion of Chelyabinsk Obl.], Ethnographer. Candidate of Historical Sciences (1965). Between 1957—93, he worked at the Institute of History, Language and Literature. Scien­ tific studies are dedicated to the study of social and family relations, decorative­-applied arts, etc, problems of ethno­genesis of Bashkirs. Organizer,  leader and participant of more than 40 ethnographic expeditions in the Volga­-Ural region, Central Asia, Mountain Altai, etc. One of the creators of the ethnograhic photo library (more than 12 thous. units) of the History, Language and Literature Institute and the Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography.