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M. AKMULLA PEDAGOGICAL UNI­VERSITY B a s h k i r s t a t e. Founded in 1967 in Ufa. The University’s school of Bashkir Philology has the M. Akmulla room, A.M. Suleymanov research and educational laboratory of ethnography and folklore of the peoples of Eurasia; folk storytelling school of sesen: headed...

“MADINAKAY”, Bashkir ethnic song, uzun-kuy. First registered in the 1940s by Z.G. Ismagilov, published in “Bashkort khalk yirdary” collection. The song is based on the legend about a girl called Madina and her sad destiny. She was forced to marry a man she did not love and soon she became a widow. According...

MAGIC (from Greek magejia – sorcery), is rituals connected with the belief that a person (a magician) can influence other people and nature. It originated in primitive society. Usually bakses, shamans, imse, sorcerers, priests etc. conduct the magical rituals. There are different types of M.: verbal...

“MAKHMUT ON FOOT”, Bashkir ethnic naigrysh melody. First registered with a phonograph by L.N. Lebedinskiy in 1939 from I.S. Dilmukhametov, published in the book “Bashkort khalk yirdary”. The music style is dancing. The origin of “M.F.” is connected with a legend of Makhmud-sesen, who travelled on foot...

“MANZHUR”, Bashkir ethnic song, uzun-kuy. A song is lyro-dramatic. The original work of “M.”, named after Manchuria (China), is connected with events which took place during the Russian-Japanese war of 1904-1905. Supposedly the song was composed by the war participant Ramazan Yarmukhametov known as...

MARI  FOLKLORE in Bashkortostan has variety of genres: riddles, signs, proverbs, and idioms, fairytales about animals, magic and everyday life, bylichkas, spells and incantations as well as lore, legends, ceremonies and other songs, ethnic dramas, etc. The study of M.f. was started in the 19th c. The...

MARI ETHNIC SONG of the republic can be divided into chastushkas, ceremonial songs, etc. The collection published by Finnish scientist A. Genetz (in 1887 and 1895, the 2nd collection was published by Finnish scientist V. Porkk) includes more than 100 songs of Maris from the east of the republic. In...

MARI HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CENTER o f  t h e  R B, a public organization, branch of the House of Peoples’ Friendship. Established in 2003 in the village Mishkino of Mishkinsky district of the RB in order to safeguard the native language, traditions, customs, identity, folklore, of the Mari, and for...

“MARYANA”, folk and pop ensemble of the Sterlitamak branch of Bashkir State University. It was formed in 1994. In 2003, it earned the title “People’s.” I.E. Karpukhin contributed to the formation of the team. The repertoire includes Russian folk songs “Goryana,” “Down the bridge we walked,” “Ladies...

MASLENITSA is a calendar holiday consisting of ritual cycles dedicated to the end of winter and coming spring. Its origin is connected to the pagan traditions of praying to deities and natural powers (see Earth-Water, Zoroastrianism). It correlates with the Solar calendar and is celebrated throughout...

“MELODY OF FRIENDSHIP”  (“Duslyk mono”)  i s   a   F.  K u d a s h e v a    i n t e r n a t i o n a l   c o m p e t i t i o n   o f  p e r f o r m e r s  o f   B a s h k i r   a n d  T a t a r s o n g s. It has been held since 1991 in Neftekamsk in order to develop and enrich the cultures of fraternal...

MEMORY­ STORY is a folklore oral story representing memories about real events of present days and recent past, can contain elements of fiction. The difference from a simple story is that it is known to a more-or-less wide range of people of a certain location. The narration is usually performed on...

“MERGEN AND MAYANKHYLU”, a monument to Bashkir literature, epos. Registered in 1917 by M.A. Burangulov in Srednee Babalyarovo village, Orenburg District, Orenburg region (Kuyurgazinskiy District, RB) from Gatiyatulla Bikkuzhin; the manuscript didn’t survive to the present day, the typewritten text is...

MESAROSH Dyula (28.3.1883–1957), ethnographer, orientalist, folklorist. Doctor of Turkic-Tatar Philology (1909). His research is associated with the study of folklore, languages, and ethnography of the peoples of the Ural-Volga region, including the Bashkirs. M. studied the problems of ethnogenetic...

“MILITARY HISTORY OF THE BASHKIRS: ENCYCLOPEDIA”, popular science publication (Ufa, 2013). Editor­-in­-chief A.Z. As­fandiyarov. The chronological framework of the publication covers the period from ancient times to the present. It consists of 2 parts: a monographic essay describing the main milestones...

“MILYASH”(“Rowan”) is a folklore ensemble of Cultural-leisure center, Abzelilovskiy district, RB. It was created in 2001, received the “national” title in 2003, “Best folklore ensemble of RB” title in 2006, “Honored collective of ethnic art of RF” in 2018. Its repertoire includes Bashkir songs, such...

“MINEY ­BATYR AND TSAR SHULGEN”, a monument to Bashkir literature, epos. The epos was registered from sesen M.S. Mirkhaydarov’s   private   archive.   He   was   born   in Askarovo the First village, Verkhneuralskiy District, Orenburg region (Askarovo village, Abzelilovskiy Disctrict, RB). The record...

MINGAZHITDINOV Marat Khalyafovich (18.5.1934–2.7.1972), literary critic, folklorist. Candidate of Philology (1964). His research is devoted to the study of epic genres of Bashkir folklore, folklore relationships, the study of the works of Kh. A. Davletshina, Nazar Nadzhmi, and other Bashkir writers....

MINGAZHITDINOVA Mavzifa Magafurovna (6.9.1901–14.3.1989), a storyteller. She was a connoisseur of Bashkir oral folk art and skilled with words. In the 1960s, M. conveyed to M. Kh. Mingazhitdinov about 30 fairy tales; some of them are included in the set “Bashkort Khalyk Izhady”. The song “Goodbye, my...

MINNIYAKHMETOVA Tatyana Gilniyakhmetovna (b.3.1.1961), folklorist, ethnographer. Candidate of History (1996), Doctor of Philosophy (Hungary, 2003). Her research is devoted to folklore and ethnography of the Udmurts, as well as Bashkirs, Mari, Tatars, Estonians of Bashkortostan, development of methods...