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SIBAY
SIBAY (Sibay Canton), the Bashk. folk song, uzun kyuy. First recorded by S.G. Rybakov in 1894, published in his The Music and Songs of Ural Muslims with an Essay of Their Everyday Life book. Lyric and drama song. Presumably, composed by Sh.U.Sibayev, Canton Head. Lyrics have the form of a monologue...
SIBAY
SIBAY, a town and railway station in the RB. Located in the S of Bashkir Trans-Urals, on the Karagayly River (tributary of the Khudolaz River), 464 km SE of Ufa and 95 km SW from the Magnitogorsk Railway Station (Chelyabinsk Obl.). Territory – 154 km2. Population – 63.8 thous. people (2010); 62.3 thous....
SESKUTOV, Yuri Vasilyevich
(13.11. 1927,Volsk – 26.9.2008, Salavat), Industrialist. Merited Construction Worker of the BASSR (1977). Awarded with the Order of Lenin (1966), Order of the Red Banner of Labor (1971). Graduated the Higher Engineering Courses of the Ministry of the Construction Materials Industry of the USSR (Moscow,...
IRON PYRITE
IRON PYRITE (pyrite), a mineral of the sulphides class. It contains impurities of cobalt, copper, nickel, etc. The crystals are cubic (often with hatching on the faces), pyritohedral, less often octahedral, contact and penetration twins. The color is light grey, brass‑yellow with yellowish‑brown and...
THE SILVER AKBUZAT
THE SILVER AKBUZAT, an international festival of national and ethnic cinema which has been held in Ufa since 2014. Its founders are the Government of the Republic of Bashkortostan, the Ministry of Culture of RB, the Bashkortostan Film Studio and the Union of Cinematographers of the RB. Its aims and...
SULFUR
SULFUR. The development of S. chemistry in Bashkortostan is associated with the problem of the desulfurization of fuels. In the 70‑80‑ies. a technology for the production of S. by direct catalytic oxidation of hydrogen sulfide was developed (F.R.Ismagilov), supplemented by a waste gas aftertreatment...
SENLYAU
SENLYAU (lamentation), a genre of the Bashk. ceremonial folklore, farewell song of a bride, performed before her departure to the groom’s house. Dates back to the pre-Muslim views on the lamentation magical effect (ref. Rituals). S. melody is based on pentatonic and is performed in a recitative manner....
SEVEN GIRLS
SEVEN GIRLS (Ete Kyz), 1) Bashk. folk song, khalmakkyuy. First recorded by L.N.Lebedinsky in 1939, published in the Bashkort Khalk Yirdary digest. According to the version told K.M.Diyarov by Kh.Islamov from Derevnya Isyanovo of Baymaksky Raion, this song originated in the 1st half of the 16th century....
SEED BREEDING
SEED BREEDING, a branch of plant growing, concerned with mass reproduction of varietal seeds with preservation of their purity, biological and yielding qualities. S.b. is closely related to plant selection and seed studies. The S.b. received development in Bashkortostan with the opening of Chishmy Agricultural...
SEMAK, Alexander Vladimirovich
SEMAK, Alexander Vladimirovich (b.11.2. 1966 in Ufa), Athlete. Merited Sports Master of the USSR (1990), Merited Ice Hockey Coach of Russia (2015). Awarded with the Order of Peoples’ Friendship (2016). A trainee of the Salavat Yulayev Specialist Children and Youth Sports School of the Olympic Reserve...
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION COOPERATIVE
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION COOPERATIVE, a commercial entity of individuals for conducting joint activities for the production, processing and sale of agricultural products, as well as other activities based on the personal labor input of its members. In the Republic, among the major, inter alia, are Yaroslavsky...
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION COOPERATIVE
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION COOPERATIVE, a commercial entity of individuals for conducting joint activities for the production, processing and sale of agricultural products, as well as other activities based on the personal labor input of its members. In the Republic, among the major, inter alia, are Yaroslavsky...
RURAL CONSTRUCTION
RURAL CONSTRUCTION, a construction industry, specializing in the erection and reconstruction of the facilities in rural areas (livestock and poultry farms, enterprises for repair of agricultural machinery, storage and processing of agricultural products, land reclamation facilities, electrification,...
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Bashkir Research Centre, a stand‑alone structural unit of the Ufa Federal Research Centre, of the Russian Academy of Sciences (UFRC RAS). Located in Ufa. Established in 1956. Main activities: breeding of grain, bean, cereal, fruit and forage crop varieties, potato,...
SELTERBIURTATASH
SELTERBIURTATASH, a stow, a natural monument (1985). Located on the right bank of the Sikasya River (tributary of the Zigan River), on the eastern outskirts of Selo Makarovo of Ishimbaysky Raion, in the territory of Ishimbayskiy Wildlife Reserve. Territory — 5.2 ha. It is a section of steep rocky indigenous...
SELLAITE
SELLAITE, a mineral of the fluorides class. Crystals are columnar, from long prismatic ones to needle‑like. Aggregates are fine‑grained, in the form of crystalline crusts and individual grains. The color is white, with glassy luster. It is formed in salt‑bearing, dolomite‑anhydrite, and fumarolic sediments...
SELIVYORSTOV, Alexey Nikolayevich
SELIVYORSTOV, Alexey Nikolayevich (b.24.7.1976 in Ufa), Athlete. Merited Master of Sports (bobsleigh) of Russia (2003). Distinguished Athlete of the RB (2005). Awarded with the Order of Friendship (2007), Order of Peoples’ Friendship (2006). A trainee of the Specialist Children and Youth Sports School...
PLANT SELECTION
PLANT SELECTION, the breeding of plant varieties and hybrids; a branch of agronomy. The main direction is to increase yield, quality of products, resistance to frost, drought, salt, disease, pests and herbicides, ecologic plasticity, responsiveness to fertilizers, etc. Since the beginning of the 20th...
SEVOSTYANOV, Sergey Aleksandrovich
SEVOSTYANOV, Sergey Aleksandrovich (b.5.11.1960 in Valuyki), Athlete. Merited Master of Sports (athletics) of Russia (1992). Distinguished Athlete of the RB (1994). Awarded with the Order for Personal Courage (1992), Order of Honour (2002), Order of Friendship (1996), Order for Merits to the Republic...
SEVERNYYE AMURY
SEVERNYYE AMURY (Northern Cupids), the title given to Bashkir soldiers by the French during the Napoleonic Wars of 1807–14. Appeared at the end of the Russian‑Prussian‑French War of 1806–07 when the French first met the Bashkir Cavalry on June 4th, 1807, in the battle near Velau. The nickname appeared...
