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SABANTUY, traditional national holiday of Bashkirs. Until the end of the 19th century, it was held in the spring­summer period before plowing after Kargatuy, later – after the completion of sowing works. Traditionally S. was held in every aul, the residents of neighbouring villages were also invited....

SABITOV Silantiy Sateyevich (b. 20.6. 1950, Starobedeyevo village, Nurimanovskiy district BASSR), literary critic, folklorist. Candidate of Philology (1985). Graduated from Mari state University (1977). Scientific activity is devoted to the study of Mari folklore, including fairytales, folk songs, chastushkas,...

SADIKOV Ranus Rafikovich (b. 4.7.1973), ethnographer. Doctor of History (2012). His research is devoted to the study of history, ethnography, and folklore of the Finno-Ugric peoples, Chuvash people of the Southern Urals and the Pre-Urals, museology, archives, and local history. Author of more than 200...

SAGITOV Mukhtar Mufazzalovich [27.8. 1933 in Selo Starosubkhangulovo (according to other data, in Derevnya Novomunasipovo), Burzyansky Raion of the BASSR – 20.6.1986 in Izmir, Turkey, buried in Ufa] was a folklorist. Candidate of Philological Sciences (1965). Graduated from the BSU in 1960. Since 1964,...

SAITBABA, B a s h k i r  h i s t o r i c a l   a n d   c u l t u r a l   c e n t e r   o f   t h e   R B, a public organization, branch of the House of Peoples’ Friendship. It was established in 2003 in Saitbaba village of Gafuriysky district of the RB in order to safeguard and develop the cultural...

“SAK-SUK”, bayt. The variants of “S­S.” were registered by L.A. Afanasyeva, S.A. Galin, L.A. Mavlutova, F.A. Nadrshina, I.G. Petrov, R.S. Suleymanov, G.F. Trofimov, V.G. Tsvetkov, N.D. Shunkarov as well as by the students of Tatar­Russian institute of Bashkir State University and others. Some of them...

“SAL URALDYN MONDARY” (“Melodies of the Hoary Urals”), a collection of folk songs and instrumental melodies in the Bashkir language (Ufa, 1988). Compiled by F.Kh. Kamayev, R.Z. Shakurov. The collection is based on folk songs andsong­legendsfrom the repertoire of K.M. Diyarov. It consists of an introductory...

“SALAVAT”, Bashkir ethnic song, kyska-kuy. First registered by L.N. Lebedinskiy from B.M. Magadeeva in 1937 and published in “Bashkort khalk yirdary”. The song is lyroepic. It glorifies Salavat Yulaev and denounces the tsar, the nobles, Bashkir bais (rich landlords) and murzas (aristocrats). The melody...

SALAVAT YULAYEV [16.6.1754 (according to other data, 1752), Derevnya Tekeyevo of Shaitan­-Kudeyskaya Volost of Siberian Doroga – 26.9.1800, Baltiysky Port of Estland Gub., now Paldiski, Estonia], National Hero of the Bashkir people, participant of the Peasant War of 1773–75, associate of Ye.I.Pugachyov...

“SALIMAKAY”, Bashkir ethnic song, uzun-kuy. The legend of the song’s origin was first registered in the 1920’s by M.A. Burangulov. The song was registered by S. Gabyashi from A. Karimov in 1934. It is published inthe“Bashkort khalk yirdary” collection. The song is lyrical. Presumably,  Buranbay-sesen...

SALMANOVA Liliya Kutlukhuzhevna (b. 20.11.1947), musicologist. Author of more than 100 research papers on Bashkir folklore and musical ethnography. One of the compilers of the collections “Bashkir Khalyk Izhady” and “Bashkir Folk Art”; compiler of “Bashkir folk drawling songs”(2007)....

SALTYKOV Ivan Vasilyevich (1897, according to other data, 1893–May 1986), musicologist, folklorist, music and public figure. Author of more than 20 Bashkir folk songs for voice and piano, soloist, choir, and symphony orchestra (“Irendyk”, “Kagarman-Canton”, “Salavat”, “Tashtugay”, etc). S. recorded...

SAMRAU, samrigush is a mythological image, a Bashkir folklore character. Its origin is connected with Iranian Simurg. The “Ural-batyr” epic shows S. as an anthropomorphous creature, the master of the sky and birds. The Sun and the Moon are his wives, Khumay and Aykhylu are his daughters. People live...

“SARBÍ”, Chuvash pop­-folk ensemble. It was established in 2000 at Sterlitamak City Philharmonic; since 2013 it has been a part of Sterlitamak State Theater and Concert Asso­ ciation. The first Chuvash professional team in Bashkortostan. The repertoire of the ensemble includes Chuvash folk songs and...

SAYING is a saying figuratively defining the essence of objects or phenomena, primarily from the prospective of its quality. Although I. usually describes typical situations, it also has certain specific meaning. I. like a proverb becomes specific through the context of speech, it is often used in its...

SCIENTIFIC ARCHIVE OF URC RAS accepts and stores the documents of URS RAS, its institutions, personal documents of the scientists, materials of expeditions, etc. Founded in 1956. It is a part of the archive collection of RAS. There are 15 scientific institutions in the list of sources. It contains 123...

“SERDESH” (“Confidante”) is a folklore ensemble of Belyankovskiy RHC, Belokatayskiy district, RB. It was founded in 2001, received a title “national” in 2006, in 2020 – “Honored collective of ethnic art of RB”. Artistic Direc­tor – S.M.Akhtyamova. The ensemble repertoire includes Bashkir ethnic songs,...

SESEN (presumably from Mong. tsetsen – wise), a poet and improviser among the Bashkirs; a storyteller. S. performed their works in a recitative manner (often accompanied by the dumbyra musical instrument). Their Golden age was the period of the 16–18th centuries. Famous S.: Kubagush-sesen, Yeranse­sesen,...

SESEN CENTER o f t h e R e p u b l i c o f B a s h k o r t o s t a n was established in 2015 at the center of folk art in order to develop folklore, revive sesen art, and tell-tale art. S.C. holds various competitions and folklore festivals devoted to the anniversaries of well-known sesens, etc. At...

“SEVAŃ”  t h e  A r m e n i a n s   e t h n i c   c u l t u r a l   c e n t e r   i n   B a s h k o r t o s t a n, a NGO established in Ufa in 1998. “S.” participated in the 2nd (2009) and 3rd (2015) Congresses of Bashkortostan Peoples’ Assembly. Based at school # 10 in Ufa, the Armenian Sunday school...