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ASHMARIN Nikolay Ivanovich
ASHMARIN Nikolay Ivanovich (22.9. 1870–26.8.1933), linguist. Doctor of Turkology (1925). Corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1929). The founder of Chuvash linguistics. His research is devoted to the comparative study of Turkic languages, the theory of gesture imitation in the Chuvash...
ASSEMBLY OF FINNO‑UGRIC PEOPLES OF BASHKORTOSTAN
ASSEMBLY OF FINNO‑UGRIC PEOPLES OF BASHKORTOSTAN, a NGO established by the Mordovian ethnic cultural center, Udmurts ethnic cultural center, “Ervel Mariy” nongovernmental organization in Ufa in 2005. Main focus areas: coordination of activities of FinnoUgric nongovernmental organizations, assistance...
ATANOVA Lyudmila Petrovna
ATANOVA Lyudmila Petrovna [21.2.1920, Selo Chebotaryovo of Usergansky Canton of the ASBR (Kuvandyksky Raion of Orenburg Obl.) – 6.1.1994, Ufa], Musicologist, Folklorist. Candidate of Sciences (History of Arts) (1970). Merited Artist of the RF (1992) and BASSR (1964). Participant in the Great Patriotic...
AVIZHANSKAYA Sofiya Aleksandrovna
AVIZHANSKAYA Sofiya Aleksandrovna (5.12.1920–20.1.2014), folklorist, ethnographer, museologist. Candidate of Philology (1946). Her research is devoted to the history of the State Ethnography Museum of the Peoples of the USSR, the study of ethnography and folklore of the peoples of the Volga region and...
AYTYSH
AYTYSH is a Bashkir folklore genre, a dia logue contest of art word masters to perform a poetic or less often prose improvisation. It usually has dumbyra accompaniment at ethnic celebrations or meetings. Many A. are allegorical. A. poetic form can be observed in many ku bairs, g. dialogues of Narkes...
AZAMAT
“AZAMAT” is a Bashkir ethnic song, uzunkuy. The singing by S.S. Kulibaeva was first registered by M.K. Khismatullin in 1937 in the Temyasovo village of Baymakskiy District of BASSR. It was published in “Bash kort khalk yirdary”. The song is lyrical. It first appeared during the period of the canton...
AZAMATOV‑KANTON
“AZAMATOV‑KANTON”, “M i r k h a y k a n t o n”, is a Bashkir ethnic song, uzunkuy. The legend and poems were first registered in the 1920’s by S. Salimov and published in “Bashkort aymagy” (1929, № 7). The song is lyroepic. According to legend, the song was written as a dying wish of Mirkhaydar Azamatov,...
AZERI ETHNIC CULTURAL CENTER
AZERI ETHNIC CULTURAL CENTER of RB, an NGO established in Ufa in 2001. The center has organized photo exhibitions dedicated to Azeri ethnic costumes, history, architecture, and civil engineering in Baku (2009–2012), a travelling exhibition of ancientAzeri tableware (2012). Participated in the 2nd...
AZHDAKHA
AZHDAKHA is an evil demon that looked like a multiheaded firebreathing dragon, according to Bashkir mythology. He is one of the fairytale characters, such as “Akhmetbatyr and Khudaybirdebatyr”, “Yeget defeating mil lenial azhdakha” and etc. His origin is connected with the Iranian mythological...
AZRAKA
AZRAKA (from Arabic – scoundrel, deceiver, sworn enemy) is an evil demon in Bashkir mythology. The character appears in “Ural batyr” epic. He is the tsar diyu of the underwater and underground worlds, the owner of the Yanshima magical spring (literally – living spring). Azraka seeks to get Khumay bird,...
B E R D E M L E K – S O DRUZHESTVO
”B E R D E M L E K – S O DRUZHESTVO” a n I n t e r n a t i o n a l E t h n i c C u l t u r e s F e s t i v a l. Purposes: popularization of national arts, familiarization with the multinational culture and traditions of the peoples of Bashkortostan, Russia, CIS and foreign countries; information...
BABENKO Vasiliy Yakovlevich
BABENKO Vasiliy Yakovlevich (b. 20.6. 1950), folklorist, ethnographer. Candidate of History (1985). His research is devoted to the study of ethnic processes of the late 19th to early 21st centuries and the history of the migration of Ukrainians to the territory of Bashkortostan, decorative and applied...
BABSAK AND KUSYAK
“BABSAK AND KUSYAK” (“Bаbsak menen Kusyak”) is a monumental epic work of Bashkir literature. There are two known versions – Kypsakskaya (Kusyakbiy) and Burzyanskaya (Babsakbiy and Karakulumbetbiy), which differ by giving opposite characteristics of the events and the moral judgement for Babsakbiy...
BADRETDINOV Salimyan Minniakhmetovich
BADRETDINOV Salimyan Minniakhmetovich (b. 3.5.1950, Idrisovo village, Kiginskiy district, BASSR), journalist, writer, folklorist. Candidate of Philology (2010). He is a member of the Union of journalists of RB (1988), of the Union of writers of RB (2000). Graduated from BSU (1977). Since 1983 he worked...
BAIK
“BAIK” (“Bajyk”), is 1) a Bashkir ethnic song, kyska-kuy style. First the melody was written down by S.G. Rybakov in 1892 in the Kazakkulovo village of Verkhneuralskiy District (current Uchalinskiy District of RB) from a the quray (national instrument) player Islam Muratov. It was published in “Music...
BAIK‑AYDAR
BAIK‑AYDAR [real name: Baik Ablayev, according to other data, Baymukhamet Baynazarov; 1734, according to other data, 1710; Derevnya Munaevo of Murzalarskaya Volost of Sib. Doroga (now Derevnya Arkaulovo of Salavatsky Raion of the RB); according to other data, Derevnya Makhmutovo of the same volost (now...
BAIK, TV competition
“BAIK” (“Bajyk”) i s a r e g i o n a l t e l e v i s i o n c o m p e t i t i o n o f B a s h k i r d a n c e p e r f o r m e r s. It has been held annually since 2008 in Ufa in order to promote and preserve Bashkir folk dance, preserve and develop local dance traditions, etc. It is...
BAIMOV Burzyan Safich
BAIMOV Burzyan Safich (7.2.1948–26.11.2004), folklorist, writer. Candidate of Philology (1993). His research is devoted to the study of genres of Bashkir song folklore. One of the compilers of the collection “Bashkir Folk Art”....
BAIMOV Mukhtar Akhmetgazievich
BAIMOV Mukhtar Akhmetgazievich (10.5. 1905–10.7.1938), philologist, public figure. Samples of Bashkir folk songs “Abdrakhman-Canton”, “Buranbay”, “Zulkhizya”, “Kakhym- Turya”, “Sibay”, “Ural”, “Shaura” recorded by B. were included in the collections “Bashkir folk songs” (B. is listed as Mukhtar Kitabov)...
BAKSES
BAKSES, bagymsas, cult minister (priest). As a rule, he had special psychophysiological abilities (clairvoyance, healing etc.) and poetic imaginary thinking. These abilities were features of Mari koraza, Udmurt tuno, usto tunochi, Chuvash yomzya, Slavic volkhv, vedun, etc. B. held kamlaniye singing...
