A week with my family in Ufa, Russia | Bashkortostan - the land of Bashkirs and Tatars

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! 📌 - Russian Speaking Club where you can practice the Russian language. Join us from any level ;) 📌 - 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: - Who are the tatars? | Largest ethnic minority in Russia - Life in a small Tatar village in the Urals of Russia | Cooking iconic Tatar dish Chak Chak - Life in Russia after sanctions - ULTIMATE journey through the east to the west ___ - Tatar song about Bashkortostan from the video ___ 📸 - more content about Russia, traveling, and my daily life 🤍 - if you feel like supporting my channel through Patreon