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VOLOST
VOLOST, an administrative and territory unit in Russia between 11th — early 20th centuries. This term refers to a form of the rural population’s selforganization.
On the territory of the historical territory of Bashkortostan V. began to form after the accession of Bashkortostan to Russia. V. were...
VOROBYOV, Viktor Vasilyevich
VOROBYOV, Viktor Vasilyevich (25.6. 1939, Pavlovsky Posad — 9.10.1991, Ufa), Mining Geological Engineer. Merited Geologist of the RSFSR (1990). Laureate of the USSR State Award (1980). Awarded with the Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1971). After graduating from the North Caucasian Institute of...
VOROBYOV, Vladimir Ivanovich
VOROBYOV, Vladimir Ivanovich (b.28.9. 1946 in Ust-Katav), Coach. Merited Coach of the USSR (1991) and RSFSR (1985), Master of Sports (ice hockey) (1974), Merited Physical Culture Professional of the RB (1998). Between 1976–92 and 2015–16 Chief Coach of the Salavat Yulayev Specialist Children and Youth...
VOSKHOD
VOSKHOD (Sunrise), Recreation Center, LLC. Located in the Ufimsky Raion, on the bank of the Dema River, 20 km SW of Ufa. Opened in 1981 as an allRussia resort and was a part of ZAO Bashtur. Has its present status since 2002. It has a threestorey building with three/four bed rooms with all amenities,...
WATER CONTROL STRUCTURES
WATER CONTROL STRUCTURES, engineering structures designed for utilization of water resources and the protection of the environment against destructive effects of water. More than 120 water storage basins, 350 ponds and over 200 km of dams were created in the RB to protect agricultural lands, residential...
WATERFALL
WATERFALL, water drop from a steep or sheer ledge in the river bed. Water rapid develops on a less steep (30—40°) ledge, water cascade develops on a stepped ledge. Ledges have tectonic, erosive, karst or other origin. As a result of gradual destruction of the ledge, W. retreats upstream of the river....
WATERPROOF AND ROOFING MATERIALS
WATERPROOF AND ROOFING MATERIALS. A production of roofing asbestoscement materials (slate of various types) and rolled materials (approx. 4 million m2/year) was mastered in Bashkortostan in the mid 50s; since the 90s — reinforced padding bitumen polymer materials (Bikrost, Bikroelast, Rubitex, etc),...
WAVES OF AGIDEL
WAVES OF AGIDEL (Agidel Tulkyndary), opera by Z.G.Ismagilov in 4 acts. Written in 1969. The premiere of W.o.A. took place in Bashkir State Opera and Ballet Theatre on February 24th, 1972 (libretto by M.Karim, musical director and conductor – G.Kh.Mutalov, stage director – R.A.Valiullin, scenographer...
WEED PLANTS
WEED PLANTS, the wild and cultivated plants, growing of which on certain areas is undesirable. There are more than 30 thous. known species, about 2 thous. of them are common. There are more than 400 species of W.p., about 50 of them are common. Based on the criterium of prevalence on the territory of...
WHEAT
WHEAT, a plant genus of the Gramineae family. There are about 30 wild and cultural species known. Soft W. and hard W. (winter and spring forms) are being cultivated in the RB. Winter W. is mostly grown in the south forest-steppe zone and pre-Ural steppe
zone, hard spring W. — in pre-Ural and trans-Ural...
WHITE DEER ON A BLUE MOUNTAIN
WHITE DEER ON A BLUE MOUNTAIN (Zanger Tauza — Ak Bolan), a novel. Written in 1980 by N.S.Musin. The work is a trilogy, also consisting of the novels Before the Flood (1985), and Get out on the Road at Dawn (1988), the general outline of which is combined with the narrations of the fate of the...
WHITE SOOT
WHITE SOOT, hydrated silicon dioxide, obtained by precipitation from sodium silicate solution. It is used as reinforcing filler of synthetic and polymeric materials in the tire, rubber, chemical, light and other industries. The only production of W.s. in the RF was mastered at the Sterlitamak Soda‑Cement...
WILDLIFE RESERVES
WILDLIFE RESERVES, part of state, natural, the category of specially protected natural areas, where certain types of economic activities are permanently or temporarily prohibited for the purpose of preservation or restoration of natural complexes or their components and in order to maintain the ecological...
WIND FARM
WIND FARM, a cluster of several distributed or concentrated wind power plants (generators) connected to a common grid (cascades); the wind speed must exceed 4.5 m/s. In the late 1980s – 1990s the Bashkir branch of the Vitroen Group of Companies (Ufa), in cooperation with 24 companies of the Republic,...
WOMEN'S MOVEMENT
WOMEN'S MOVEMENT. Arose in Bashkortostan in the early 20th century. Between 1919—20, each canton has Women’s Departments under the Bashk. Obl. Committee of the RCP(b). In November 1926, the Bashkir Central Executive Committee established a Commission on improvement of women’s work and life and struggle...
WOODWORKING INDUSTRY
WOODWORKING INDUSTRY, a branch of forest industry, associated with mechanical and chemical mechanical processing of wood. The RB is represented by sawmilling, plywood, furniture, tare, match making productions and wood chemistry. The largest industry enterprises: Selena Timber Company (Beloretsky Raion),...
WORLD KURULTAY (CONGRESS) OF BASHKIRS
WORLD KURULTAY (CONGRESS) OF BASHKIRS, an International Union of Public Associations. Established in Ufa in 1995 under the name of World Kurultay of Bashkirs, since 1999 — the Interregional Kurultay of Bashkirs, since 2003 — received its current name. Has regional offices in both the RF regions and...
WORLD WAR I
WORLD WAR I of 1914—18, the war between England, Russia and France, on the one hand, and Austria-Hungary and Germany, on the other hand. 38 states participated in the WWI. Approx. 163 thous. people were mobilized from Orenburg Gub., more than 320 thous. people were mobilized from Ufa Guberniya. The...
XYLENE
XYLENE, dimethylbenzenes. Colourless liquids, well mixed with ethyl alcohol, diethyl ether, acetone, benzene; poorly soluble in water. The construction of unit No.35/1 was launched in Bashkortostan at the Industrial Complex No.18 (ref. Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat for production of toluene‑xylene fraction...
YAKTY-KUL
YAKTY-KUL, a health resort institution which utilizes mud and climate therapies. Located in Abzelilovsky Raion of the RB, 42 km to the NW of Magnitogorsk Railway Station, on the bank of Yaktykul Lake. Opened in 1932. It is the centre for treatment of locomotor, peripheral nervous, urinary, digestive...
