Uploaded September 2022 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
Bashkortostan is home to Russia's biggest ethnic minorities - Tatars and Bashkirs. The Bashkirs are a Kipchak Turkic ethnic group, indigenous to Russia and they speak Bashkir language, a close relative of the Tatar language. Once Bashkirs were nomadic and they were incorporated into the great Mongol Empire, but then they joined Russia! They traditionally practiced agriculture, cattle-rearing and bee-keeping. The nomadic Bashkirs wandered either the mountains or the steppes, herding cattle, and even now people identify strongly with their village and regard this as the main social unit.
I will show you the capital of Bashkortostan - Ufa and introduce you to the Bashkir national costumes, songs and dances. And, I will also introduce you to my Tatar family who lives in Bashkortostan!
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Time codes:
00:00 Welcome to Ufa! Where is Bashkortostan and who lives here?
01:56 Meet my crazy cousins (in Russian we call them sisters/brothers)
05:22 Ufa city center... or Times Square? 😱
07:25 Bashkir costumes, songs and dances 💃🏻
10:40 I've been a filmmaker since my childhood!
12:36 A promise that I will regret about 😁
13:27 Road trip to the village of my granny
16:06 A typical village in Bashkortostan
19:40 Harvesting the crops - most important thing in autumn!
📍 More videos:
youtu.be/kCgN2EY-44g - Who are the tatars? | Largest ethnic minority in Russia
youtu.be/z1S4W2acLsk - Life in a small Tatar village in the Urals of Russia | Cooking iconic Tatar dish Chak Chak
youtu.be/ILsj2LDl10U - Life in Russia after sanctions - ULTIMATE journey through the east to the west
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vk.com/video-138847047_456239178?list=07381ea4639e881f18 - Tatar song about Bashkortostan from the video
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Bashkortostan is home to Russia's biggest ethnic minorities - Tatars and Bashkirs. The Bashkirs are a Kipchak Turkic ethnic group, indigenous to Russia and they speak Bashkir language, a close relative of the Tatar language. Once Bashkirs were nomadic and they were incorporated into the great Mongol Empire, but then they joined Russia! They traditionally practiced agriculture, cattle-rearing and bee-keeping. The nomadic Bashkirs wandered either the mountains or the steppes, herding cattle, and even now people identify strongly with their village and regard this as the main social unit.
I will show you the capital of Bashkortostan - Ufa and introduce you to the Bashkir national costumes, songs and dances. And, I will also introduce you to my Tatar family who lives in Bashkortostan!
📌elinabakunova.com/russianclub - Russian Speaking Club where you can practice the Russian language. Join us from any level ;)
📌youtube.com/channel/UCNucCxRe4wBJlk8CqEBEIjQ - my brother's channel about cooking! Mansur the Chef :)
Time codes:
00:00 Welcome to Ufa! Where is Bashkortostan and who lives here?
01:56 Meet my crazy cousins (in Russian we call them sisters/brothers)
05:22 Ufa city center... or Times Square? 😱
07:25 Bashkir costumes, songs and dances 💃🏻
10:40 I've been a filmmaker since my childhood!
12:36 A promise that I will regret about 😁
13:27 Road trip to the village of my granny
16:06 A typical village in Bashkortostan
19:40 Harvesting the crops - most important thing in autumn!
📍 More videos:
youtu.be/kCgN2EY-44g - Who are the tatars? | Largest ethnic minority in Russia
youtu.be/z1S4W2acLsk - Life in a small Tatar village in the Urals of Russia | Cooking iconic Tatar dish Chak Chak
youtu.be/ILsj2LDl10U - Life in Russia after sanctions - ULTIMATE journey through the east to the west
___
vk.com/video-138847047_456239178?list=07381ea4639e881f18 - Tatar song about Bashkortostan from the video
___
📸instagram.com/elibakunova?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= - more content about Russia, traveling, and my daily life
🤍 patreon.com/elifromrussia - if you feel like supporting my channel through Patreon
