WORLD KURULTAY (CONGRESS) OF BASHKIRS

WORLD KURULTAY (CONGRESS) OF BASHKIRS, an International Union of Public Associations. Established in Ufa in 1995 under the name of World Kurultay of Bashkirs, since 1999 — the Interregional Kurultay of Bashkirs, since 2003 — received its current name. Has regional offices in both the RF regions and abroad. The structure includes an Executive Committee, 13 Commissions and Coordinating Councils. There is a Public Fund for Development of the Bashkir People. The following are the main directions of activity: political, economic, social, cultural and other rights and freedoms recognition and protection among the Bashkirs living in the RB and abroad; national Bashkir culture preservation and study, etc. Since 1995, the Executive Committee has been establishing prizes, including the Prize to national sports annual tournaments winners, the Bashkir Beauty, the Melodies of Irendyk, the Bashkir Language and Literature Teacher of the Year competitions and others. The World Kurultay (Congress) of Bashkirs has organized four World Kurultays of Bashkirs (1995, 2002, 2010 and 2015).