Bashkortostan is an old and faithful friend of Russia. For the first time, he entered its composition in 1157. The royal letters entrusted to the Bashkir ambassadors confirmed that this people has the right to observe their religious rites, maintain an army, and appoint an administration.
In 1919, the Bashkir Republic (autonomous) was created. The history of these times has been preserved in the architecture of the state, its monuments, and cultural traditions. Direct evidence of this is a monument to Salavat Yulaev, the national hero of the republic.
Salavat Yulaev fought for the freedom of Bashkiria, eagerly supported Pugachev, was his associate. The Soviet government recognized the heroic feat of the improvisational poet. His memory began to be immortalized in monuments, bas-reliefs, graphic images.
Perhaps the most famous monument to Salavat Yulaev stands on the main square of the city of Salavat. His sculpture was cast in bronze in 1955, and the author of the image was T.P. Nechaeva. The sculpture is known for the fact that several copies were cast from it, which were later installed in three other urban areas and even in Ufa.
However, in Ufa this is not the only monument that depicts Salavat Yulaev. The monument to the hero, authored by S.D. Tavasiev, was erected on the high bank of the Belaya River in 1967.
If Nechaeva created a bust of Salavat, Tavasiev portrayed him on horseback, with a whip in his hands, tearing forward. This project has been approved by the government. To this day, the monument to Salavat Yulaev is the first thing that tourists arriving in Ufa see. Around him flowers are planted, the surrounding area is lined with colored tiles. At night, the monument is illuminated, the newlyweds swear love before Salavat. The monument to Salavat Yulaev, installed in Ufa, is the largest equestrian statue in Europe. Even the famous statue of Jan iΕΎka, which weighs βonlyβ 16.6 tons, is inferior to him. The weight of the Bashkir monument exceeds 40 tons.
However, you should not think that the sights of Bashkortostan end there. Tourists who come to this small country should definitely see the Ufa mosque "Lala Tulip", made in the form of this plant, to visit the St. Sergius Cathedral, the Cathedral Mosque, the Orthodox Semionov Church.
It is good if guests of Bashkortostan find time to admire its nature. After all, it is here that the world famous Kapova cave is located, in which they found drawings made by ancient people on the walls. In Bashkiria, there is Mount Yangantau, the fire in the bowels of which has not stopped for several centuries.
Not far from the capital there is the only spring lake in the world with bright blue, blinding water and the Maiden's Chest mountain, which is indistinguishable in shape from the pyramid. And in Bashkiria there are amazingly beautiful Inzerskie Zubchatki and Sterlitamak Isheev caves, the longest in the Urals Cave of Victory and the most powerful spring in Russia, mysterious megaliths and ancient mausoleums.
Bashkortostan is a beautiful country. To visit it is the same as to visit a magical oriental tale.