Bashkortostan is an old and true friend of Russia. For the first time he entered its composition in 1157. The royal letters entrusted to the Bashkir ambassadors confirmed that these people have 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 is preserved in the architecture of the state, its monuments, cultural traditions. Direct proof of this is the monument to Salavat Yulaev, the national hero of the republic.
Salavat Yulaev fought for the freedom of Bashkiria, willingly supported Pugachev, was his associate. The Soviet government recognized the feat of the heroic poet-improviser. His memory began to be perpetuated 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 others.urban areas and even in Ufa.
However, in Ufa, this is not the only monument depicting Salavat Yulaev. The monument to the hero, the author of which was S. D. Tavasiev, was erected on the high bank of the Belaya River in 1967.
If Nechaeva created a bust of Salavat, then Tavasiev depicted him on horseback, with a whip in his hands, rushing forward. This project has been approved by the government. To this day, the monument to Salavat Yulaev is the first thing that tourists see when they arrive in Ufa. Flowers are planted around it, the surrounding space is lined with colored tiles. At night, the monument is illuminated, the newlyweds swear love before Salavat. The monument to Salavat Yulaev, erected in Ufa, is the largest equestrian statue in Europe. He is inferior even to the famous statue of Jan Zizka, which weighs "only" 16.6 tons. 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 state should definitely see the Lyalya Tulip mosque in Ufa, made in the shape of this plant, visit St. Sergius Cathedral, the cathedral mosque, the Orthodox Semyonovskaya Church.
It's 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. Mount Yangantau is also located in Bashkiria, the fire in the depths of which has not stopped for several centuries.
Not far from the capital is the world's only lake-spring with bright blue, dazzling water and Maiden's Breast Mountain, indistinguishable from a pyramid in shape. And in Bashkiria there are the amazingly beautiful Inzersky Zubchatki and Sterlitamak Isheevsky 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. Visiting it is like visiting a magical oriental fairy tale.
