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ALTYNBIKA Fauziya Galimovna (real name Kutlugildina; b. 7.1.1952), storyteller. Folk sesen (2018). Author of 8 books of poetry, which include aytyshs, beyets, munazhats, nasikhats, kubairs, fairy tales, legends, etc. K’s poems were made into songs by Kh.Kh. Dilmukhametov, M.M. Sufiyanova, F. Kh. Uzyanbayeva...

AGRICULTURAL  RITUALS  are  traditional ceremonies timed to agricultural labor. Conditionally, A.r. can be divided into 2 groups: the first is linked to preparation and sowing (spring and summer periods), the second – with growing and collecting harvest (summer, autumn). Similar A.r. were common for...

“A THIN ROPE”, is a mass ethnic dance of the Eastern Mari people. The dance appeared in times of paganism. It is considered to be a ritual dance. It is common for all Eastern Mari. It is a bright original dance with its own per­ forming style. People used to dance in bast shoes with small bells attached...

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...

“ASHKADAR DAWNS” (“Ashkadar tandary”) i s   a   r e g i o n a l   h o l i d a y   o f B a s h k i r    f o l k l o r e. It has been held since 2006 (every 3 years) in Sterlitamak in order to preserve, develop, and promote Bashkir folklore,  identify  the  best  folk  bands  and performers, and teach...

“ASHKADAR NAGYSHTARY” (“Ashkadar patterns”), Bashkir folk ensemble of Sterlitamak City Palace of Culture. Established in 2000 as “Komartky” (“Relic”). In 2003, it was awarded the title “People’s”. In 2017 it became an honored folk­art team of RB. The band has had its current name since 2012. The team...

“ASHKADAR” a  B a s h k i r   p o p  a n d   f o l k  b a n d. It was established in 1991 at Sterlitamak City Philharmonic; since 2013 it has been a part of Sterlitamak State Theater and Concert Association. The band’s repertoire includes musical compositions “My native land, clean air, spring water...”,...

“ASHKADAR” is a Bashkir ethnic song, uzun-kuy. It was first written down by S.G. Rybakov in 1894 from Abdrakhman Davletov in the Yuluk village of Orskiy District of Orenburgskaya region (now Baymakskiy District) and published in “Music and songs of the Ural Muslims and their household description”....

AKHMETSHIN Boris Gayseyevich (b. 22.1. 1938), folklorist. Doctor of Philology (1998), Professor (1998). His research is devoted to the folklore of mining areas in the Southern Urals, non-fairytale folk prose. Author of approx. 400 research papers. One of the translators (into Russian) of Bashkir fables,...

AKHMETOV Khusain Fayzullayevich (6.1.1914–8.1.1993), composer, musical and public figure. One of the region’s first professional composers. In his works, he developed the traditions of Bashkir folk music using the peculiarities of uzun­kyuy. Among his works is the ballet “Mountain Eagle” (co­authored),...

AKHMETZHANOVA Nelli Vasilyevna (b. 8.6.1946), musicologist,  folklorist, teacher. Candidate  of  Art  History  (1991),  Professor (1999). Her research is devoted to the peculiarities of genres of Bashkir instrumental folk music as well as the works of Bashkir composers and performers. Between 1970 and...

APHORISTICS E t h n i c,  a set of folk judgements expressed in laconic form. A. basis for proverbs and idioms. A. also include the sayings of  ancient writers, philosophers, publicists. Russian A. includes many apt quotations of A.S. Pushkin, A.S. Griboyedov, I.A. Krylov, A.P. Chekhov, Bashkir A. contains...

AFANASYEVA Lira Arkadyevna (b. 20.3. 1974, Vasilyevka village, Ishimbayskiy district, BASSR), folklorist. Candidate of Philology (2009). She graduated from Chuvash state university n.a. I.N. Ulyanov (Cheboksary, 1996) and started working in the Sterlitamak branch of BSU. Her main scientific activity...

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...

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...

“ARMY” (“Arme”) is a Bashkir ethnic song, uzun-kuy. It was first written down by S.G. Rybakov and published in “Music and songs of the Ural Muslims and their household description”. The song is lyroepic. It is one of the most common of Bashkir musical folklore. It relates to the songs about military...

“ARGYMAK” a n   e t h n i c   b a n d. Established  in  2009  in  Ufa  at  the  Institute of Arts (since 2015, at Bashkir Philharmonic). The works of A. are characterized by the synthesis of various schools and genres (folkrock, reggae, dubstep, trap, Nasheed, etc), ethnic melodic with modern means...

“ARGUZHA”, is a Bashkir ethnic song, uzun-­kuy. The legend  and  poems  were  first written down in the 1920’s by S. Salimov and published in “Bashkort aymagy” (1929, № 7). It was recorded on phonograph in the 30’s and published in “Folklore of RSFSR peoples” (1979). The song is lyroepic. The story...

ANIMISM (from Latin anima – soul, spirit) is the belief in existence of souls and spirits, supernatural, supersensible images that appear as active objects and phenomena of the material world in religious thinking. Souls and spirits couldbeamorphous,phitomorphous,zoomorphous, anthropomorphous creatures,...

ANIKIN Vladimir Prokopyevich (6.8.1924– 25.9.2018), folklorist. Doctor of Philology (1974). Honored Professor of MSU. His research is devoted to the study of the history and theory of folklore, genres of Russian folklore, and folklore in the works of Russian writers of the 19th and 20th centuries. He...