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YIYIN
YIYIN, 1) the Bashkir people’s assembly; a selfgoverning body of a tribe or clan. There were territorial and general Y. to which they invited representatives of all tribes and clans, darugs, and volosts, where economic, political, social, administrative, and territorial issues would be resolved....
YEK-MERGEN
“YEK-MERGEN”, a monument of Bashkir literature, epos. It is registered by F. Valiev in the beginning of the 20th c. (the handwritten variant did not survive to the present day). It was first published in “An” magazine, Kazan, 1916. The epos is prosaic. The dominant theme and idea relate to the series...
YEGOROV Nikolay Ivanovich
YEGOROV Nikolay Ivanovich (b. 20.2.1949), turkologist and linguist. Doctor of Philology (1992). His research papers are devoted to his torical Chuvash lexicology, onomastics, dialectology, folklore, mythology, calendar holidays, and ceremonies. Author of more than 400 research papers. One of the authors...
YATAGAN
“YATAGAN” a n e t h n i c b a n d. Formed in 2014 in Ufa. I.A. Shakirov is the founder and head of the band. In his work he combines musical instruments and techniques typical of folk and world music. The repertoire includes Bashkir ethnic songs and tunes “Alpamysha”, “Black Pacer”, “Igbirdin”, “Bay...
YARYMTYK
YARYMTYK (from Bashkir yarym – “a half”) is a demon in Bashkir mythology. Bylichkis about Y. mainly exist in the Northern and North-Western Bashkir art. According to some beliefs, it appears to people and has one eye and one leg. According to legends and beliefs, Y. likes to ride a horse. People should...
YAMANTAU
“YAMANTAU” (“Ominous mountain”, “The evil mountain”), Bashkir ethnic song, uzun-kuy. It was registered by N.D. Shunkarov from Mugalim Mirkhaydarov in 1960 in Askarovo village, Abzelilovskiy District BASSR and published in the “Bashkir ethnic art. Songs.” collection (1st book, 1974). The...
YAMALETDINOV Mavletbay Baygildeevich
YAMALETDINOV Mavletbay Baygildeevich (b. 5.3.1947), writer, translator, kuraist. Folk sesen (2018). Ya’s repertoire includes the classical pieces uzun-kui, kubairs. Author of the novel “The Circle” (2006), devoted to Kubagush-sesen. Based on Old -Turkic written sources, Ya. created a dastan (epic) “Kul-Tegin”;...
YALSYGUL
“YALSYGUL”, Bashkir ethnic song, kyska-kuy. The song was registered by L.N. Lebedinskiy from I.S. Dilmukhametov in 1939 and published in the “Bashkort khalk yirdary” collection by G.Z. Suleymanov. It is an optimistic song of a worker called Yalsygul. “Y.” melody is based on a major pentatonic and resembles...
YAIK
YAIK is a character of the “Ural-batyr” epic, the eldest son of Ural-batyr, born by Katil’s daughter. His mother sends him to Ural-batyr and gives him 4 batyrs revived by living water to be his company. Y., his brothers and their father defeat Kakhkakha, Shulgan and their adherents. He carves the mouth...
XIMEROMA
“XIMEROMA” (“Break of Day”), G r e e k c o m m u n i t y i n B a s h k o r t o s t a n, an NGO established in Ufa in 2011. A member of the Association of Russian Greek NonGovernmental Organizations. The public lecture center is held at the National Library named after A.-Z. Valedi. The lecture...
WORLD KURULTAY (CONGRESS) OF BASHKIRS
WORLD KURULTAY (CONGRESS) OF BASHKIRS i s a n i n t e r n a t i o n a l u n i o n o f s o c i a l a s s o c i a t i o n s. Founded in 1995 in Ufa to consolidate and revive the Bashkir nation. The main activities: to implement and protect political, economic, ecological, social, cultural...
WORLD FOLKLORIADA
WORLD FOLKLORIADA, festival. The organizer is the International Council of Organizations of Folklore Festivals and Folk Arts (CIOFF®). The idea of holding it was proposed in 1991 by the representative of Israel, Sh. Bialik and was adopted by the General Assembly in 1993 in Dublin (Ireland). It is held...
WIEDERGEBURT
“WIEDERGEBURT” (“Revival”), a c u l t u r a l a n d e d u c a t i o n a l U n i o n o f t h e G e r m a n s o f B a s h k o r t o s t a n, a NGO established in Ufa in 1989. It operates Sunday schools in Ufa and Meleuz, the German youth club “Yuvel”, lan guage courses for children and...
WICHMANN Yrjö
WICHMANN Yrjö (8.9.1868–3.5.1932), Finnish linguist, folklorist. Doctor of Philosophy (1897). In 1891–92 and 1894, he collected folklore and dialectological materials among the Udmurts of Vyatskaya and Ufimskaya guberniyas (provinces) and other regions of Rus sia. V.’s materials on Udmurt folklore...
VUKOLOV-ERLIK (Vukolov) Filip Nikolayevich
VUKOLOV-ERLIK (Vukolov) Filip Nikolayevich (18.11.1904–28.7.1979), writer, folklorist. V.–E. collected more than 400 Chuvash folk songs, proverbs and sayings, recorded the beyet “Kazan Besieged”, included in the scien tific code “Chuvash Folk Art”. In 1949–48, 1960–63, he went to the Bizhbulyaksky...
VILDANOV Gabdelakhat Fazlyevich
VILDANOV Gabdelakhat Fazlyevich (6.2. 1879–9.2.1954), linguist, ethnographer, folklorist. His research was focused on the study of folklore and ethnography of the Bashkirs as well as theoretical and applied Bashkir linguistics. Compiled the collection “Bashkir Riddles” (1927); one of the authors of...
VIKAR László
VIKAR László (8.6.1929–12.5.2017), ethnomusicologist, folklorist. Professor (1980). His research is devoted to the study of the traditional musical culture of the Finno-Ugric and Turkic peoples of the Volga region. Together with G. Bereczki in the 1960–70s, he collected materials on folk music in...
VESKELI
VESKELI is an Udmurt wedding ritual chant (see Family and household ritual poetry). Before the bride leaves her parent’s house, a chest with her dowry is taken to the middle of the house. At this moment women begin sing ing farewell V. song. The bride goes 3 times around the table in the Sun direction,...
VASTOMA
“VASTOMA” (“Meeting”), Mordovian folk lore and ethnographic ensemble at Sadovka ru ral culture house of Sterlitamak district of RB. Established in 1993. In 2003, it earned the title “People’s”. The founder and artistic director is N.E. Artamonov. The repertoire lists more than 60 songs, including...
VASILYEV Valerian Mikhailovich
VASILYEV Valerian Mikhailovich (1.1.1883– 2.5.1961), philologist, folklorist. Doctor of Philology (1957). The founder of Mari linguistics, folklore; one of the first Mari writers. Author of more than 250 research papers. Compiled the collections “Mari folk songs, riddles, and fairy tales” (1908), “Mari...
