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“BASHKIR FOLKLORE” (“Bashkort folklory”), an ongoing edition of scientific articles on folklore studies. Carried out by the Department of Folklore Studies of the Institute of History, Language, and Literature (Ufa, 1986, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2011, 2019). In different years, the editors of the...

BASHKIR STATE UNIVERSITY. Founded in 1909 in Ufa. BSU has been studying folklore since the foundation of the university. Z.I. Ummati, a student of Ufa medrese “Galiya”, collected texts of Bashkir oral ethnic art, which were published in 1909 and titled “Songs and bayts of Bashkir teptyars”. The edition...

“BASHKIRIA IN THE RUSSIAN LITERATURE”, an anthology. Compiled by M.G.Rakhimkulov, 5 volumes edition (1961–68), revised 6 volumes edition (1989–2004; 4–6th volumes together with S.G. Safuanov). Represents the artistic chronicle of the Bashk. region by the Russian language writers. The anthology is based...

“BASHKORT KHALK YIRDARY” (“Bashkir Folk Songs”), a collection of folk songs and instrumental melodies (Ufa, 1954). The compiling editors, the authors of the intro­ ductory article and comments: H.F. Akhmetov, L.N. Lebedinsky, A.I. Kharisov. It consists of the introductory article in the Bashkir and...

“BASHKORT KHALYK IZHADY” (“Bashkir Folk Art”), systematized, scientific edition of Bashkir folklore. The first three volumes version of this work was compiled and published by the Bashkir Branch of the AS USSR between 1954–59. Between 1972– 85, 18 books were published by the Institute of History, Language...

BASHKORTOSTAN  HOUSE  OF PEOPLES’   FRIENDSHIP,   government-owned. Established in Ufa to preserve and enhance stability in the multi-cultural community in 1995. Coordinates activities of over 40 ethnic cultural centers and 17 historical cultural centers (2020). Assists in organizing celebrations, contests...

“BASHKORTOSTAN PEOPLES”  i s  a  s t a t e   p r o g r a m   o f   2 0 0 3 – 2 0 1 2, approved by Resolution №388 of the Cabinet of Ministers of RB of December 31, 2002. It was prolonged through 2013 by Resolution № 226 of June 5, 2013. The program included several measures to support and develop social,...

BASHKORTOSTAN PEOPLES’ ASSEMBLY, public organization established to preserve and strengthen international harmony in the RB and the Russian Federation. Located in Ufa. Founded in June 2000, by the World Kurultay  (Congress)  of  Bashkirs,  Russians Assembly of Bashkortostan, Tatars Congress of Bashkortostan...

BATYR (Turkic – hero, strongman, brave man) is a folklore character of Bashkir epics (“Akbuzat”, “Aldar and Zukhra”, “Ural-batyr”) and fairy-tales (“Alp­-batyr”, “Biish­-batyr”, “Kamyr­batyr”) etc. He embodies the ethnic image of an ideal hero. He is extraordinary strong, courageous, dexterous and smart....

“BAY HORSE”, “S l o p e  o f  t h e  b a y h o r s e”, Bashkir ethnic naigrysh. First regis­ tered by A.S. Klucharyev in the 1930’s, includ­ed into the handwritten collection called “50 Bashkir ethnic instrumental plays and quaray naigrysh melodies”. Its variants are published in the book “Bashkort...

“BAYAS”, is a Bashkir ethnic song, uzun-kuy. The melody is first registered by G.Z. Suleymanov and published in his book “Kuray” (1985). The song is lyroepic. According to the legend, Bayas, the head man of the yurt commune, who lived in the Kuseevo village of Orskiy District (Baymakskiy District of...

BAYBULDIN Ilgam Khannanovich (b.22.8. 1973, Saitbaba village, Gafuriyskiy district, RB), quaray player, improviser. National sesen of RB (2018). Honored RB culture worker (2014). Graduated from Ufa college of art (1994), Ufa State Institute of Arts (2000). Since 1994, he has been living and working...

BAYT (from Arab.  “beyt”  –  couplet),  is a Bashkir (beyet) and Tatar (beet) epic, lyro-epic and lyrical genre of folk and ethnic poetry; Chuvashes call it (peyt, peyet) and consider as a kind of a ballad. It can be oral or written and combines features of folklore and literature. B. plots are tragic,...

“BAYT OF THE FRENCH WAR”, “ B a y t   o f t h e  F r e n c h  w a r  o f  1 8 1 2”, Bashkir bayt. First registered in 1967 by N.D. Shunkarov in the Verkhniy Muynak village of Zianchurinskiy District of BASSR from Gubaydulla Khamidullin, published (“Bashkir ethnic art. Bayts”; 1978). The work is ironical...

“BAYT OF THE RUSSIAN‑GERMAN WAR”, “Ba y t   o f  t h e  G e r m a n  w a r”, Bashkir bayt. The poetic text was first written down in 1940 (the author of the writing and the informant are unknown) and published in “Bashkort khayk izhady”. Bayt’s chant has not been preserved. The origin is connected with...

BEAR'S HOLIDAY, is a calendar ritual. Its origin is connected with ancient pagan beliefs (see Cults, Totemism). The image of a bear is common for many peoples of the world. Udmurts perform the B.d. dirung Maslenitsa period. Somebody was dressed up in an inside-out fur coat (as an image of a bear) and...

BELARUSIAN ETHNIC CULTURAL CENTER i n B a s h k o r t o s t a n, a NGO established in Ufa in 1996. Under the auspices of the BECC, Belarusian Historical Cultural Center is organized in Baltika village, Iglinskiy District, Bashkortostan, the Belarusian language is studied at school. Participated in the...

с of the Bash­kortostan republic has variety of genres: fairy tales, legends, lore, historical short stories, bylichkas, songs, aphoristic genres. Belarusian fairytales (household, magic, f. about animals) and songs appeared in the territory of Bash­ kortostan mostly as a result of the immigration of...

BELARUSIAN HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CENTER o f t h e R B, a public organization, branch of the House of Peoples’ Friendship. It was established in 2006 in the village Baltika in Iglinsky district of the RB in order to safeguard and develop the traditions, rituals, and customs of Belarusians, and study...

BELIEF, 1) is a faith in supernatural phenomena; a constituent of mythology; 2) is a prediction (foresight) based on a mystical connection of events in a person’s life with certain phenomena (see Sign). B. reflect the type of household activities of people, their worldview, psychology, traditions and...