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RODIONOV, Gennady Stepanovich (b.14.12.1949 in Ufa), Singer (bass). Merited Artist of RF (2010), People's (1990) and Merited (1984) Artist of BASSR. Laureate of the Award named after G.Salyam (1984). After graduating from USIA (1976) until 1992 and since 2003, he worked as a soloist at Bashkir State...

RODINA, the Cinema. Located in Ufa. Founded in 1953. It has 3 cinema halls, a lobby, 2 projection rooms, a bar, and a cafe. Between 1969–79, the People’s University used the cinema for its purposes. In R. there are held such activities as the Anime, Cannes Lions festivals, art house cinema showings,...

RODENTS (Rodentia), an order of mammals. There are more than 40 know families and 2500 species. In the RB there are 34 species of 5 families (beavers, squirrels, mice, dormice and jerboa). Their body length ranges from 6 (birch mice) to 100 cm (river beaver), and their body mass ranges from 6 g to 30...

ROCKS, natural aggregates of minerals of a certain composition, forming independent geological bodies of Earth’s crust. By origin, they are divided into sedimentary (formed on Earth’s surface as a result of sedimentation and subsequent transformation of sea and continental sediments), magmatic [formed...

ROCK MUSIC, a form of popular music. In Bashkortostan, R.m. started to develop in mid. 60s: many pop groups were created (Blacksmiths of Thunder, Elves, etc), most of them were student amateur groups from the Republican universities. The repertoire was composed of the pop songs by Soviet composers and...

ROADS, a complex of the facilities designed to ensure continuous and safe movement of road transport with rated load and set speed limits, for the carriage of cargo and passengers in order to meet the social-economic and defense needs of the state and the needs of the population; an integral part of...

ROAD TRANSPORT, represented by public, departmental and private transport owned by citizens. In the transport system of Bashkortostan, R.t. ranks first in passengers carriage and passenger traffic. The carriage of cargo and passengers using public R.t. is performed by the GUP Bashavtotrans, as well...

ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND PUBLIC UTILITY ENGINEERING, a branch of mechanical engineering, associated with the production of road, earth-moving and construction machinery, equipment for the building materials industry, peat and timber industry, reclamation works, municipal engineering, household service...

RIVERS, water currents, flowing on their developed beds and feeding on the surface and underground runoff from their catchment basins. They flow in the lowered forms of relief — valleys. There is a source (place of origin) and a mouth (the place where the river flows into the sea or merges with another...

RIVER TRANSPORT, a type of transport that performs carriage of passengers and cargo via inland waterways in the river basins of the European part of Russia. The total length of inland navigable waterways in the RB is about 1,000 km. The basic cargo: sand, gravel, oil products, fertilizers, salt, and...

RITUALS, a set of ritual actions, stipulated by customs and social conventions, that embodied religious notions, everyday traditions, social ideas and values. R. are called to influence the objective course of life in order to direct it to the favourable course, perform the function of the regulator...

RIDGES, large linearly elongated elevations of relief with clearly expressed slopes,intersecting in the upper part. The pointsof maximum altitudes form the crest of theR. — a line, stretched in the longitudinaldirection, dividing it into two slopes andserving as a watershed. Crests differ inshape: sharp,...

REVOLUTION OF 1917, a crucially important historical event in Russia, which radically changed political, social and economic life of Russia. There are 2 stages: the February Democratic Revolution, which overthrew the Tsarist regime, and the October Revolution, which established the Soviet Power. The...

REVOLUTION OF 1905–07 (First Russian Revolution), took place in Russia as a result of the national crisis of the beginning of the 20th century. The impetus for the beginning of the Revolution was the shooting of a peaceful demonstration in St. Petersburg on January 9th, 1905. In Ufa, mass strikes began...

RESPUBLIKA BASHKORTOSTAN is a publishing house, a commercial organization, GUP. Founded in 2014. Located in Ufa. Unites the state print media of the RB. Carries out a wide range of activities in the publishing and printing sector, journalism, advertising, printed media wholesale and retail trade, paper...

RESERVOIRS, artificial water bodies, formed, as a rule, in the river valley by water­retaining structures for accumulation and further utilization of water and for regulation of river flow. They are also used for water supply, irrigation, fish farming, recreation, etc. There are R. of long­term, seasonal,...

RESERVES, state natural, category of specially protected natural areas, within which the natural complexes and sites are completely withdrawn from commercial utilization. R. is declared to be a territory with a landscape, typical or valuable for a given geographical zone, and intended for preservation...

REPUBLICAN REHABILITATION CENTRE FOR CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS WITH HEALTH LIMITATIONS. It provides rehabilitation services to children with neurological pathology, such as cerebral palsy, paralyses of various etiology, etc. The centre also deals with congenital diseases, such as Down’s syndrome, autism,...

REPUBLICAN MEDICAL PREVENTION CENTRE. Organizes and coordinates medical prevention in the healthcare system, propagates healthy life-style. Located in Ufa. Founded in 1921. It consists of the Instructional Department, the Department for Risk Factor Monitoring of Non‑Infectious Diseases, etc. The centre...

REPUBLICAN FIRST AID STATION AND DISASTER RELIEF MEDICAL CENTRE. Founded in Ufa in 1923. Consists of 3 substation and 9 branches in Ufa and Ufimsky Raion, etc. There are 81 teams working 24/7, incl. 14 specialized teams, 49 feldsher teams and 18 teams of general medical practice. Since 2009, the GLONASS/GPS...