Each city has residents that it can be proud of. The city of Ufa, the capital of the Republic of Bashkortostan, is a striking proof of this statement. Ufa brought up and gave a start to a big life for a whole galaxy of famous personalities.
Ivan Sergeevich Aksakov
Many are familiar with the work of this writer and publicist since childhood, but not everyone knows that the author of the fairy tale "The Scarlet Flower" is from Ufa. In the city of Ufa, Aksakov spent his childhood, and in his parental estate Novo-Aksakovo, among the amazing steppe nature, he first tried to write small essays about local residents. Little Vanyushka was greatly influenced by his grandfather Stepan Mikhailovich, who helped in all his endeavors and was his friend-teacher. It was Aksakov's childhood memories that formed the basis of his work "The childhood of Bagrov the grandson."
Rudolf Khametovich Nuriev
The name of this man stands at the very top of the history of world ballet. The renowned Rudolf Nureyev continued the traditions of the great V. Nijinsky and made sure that the dancer was not only a partner of the ballerina, but also became a full participant in the ballet. Born in Ufa, he devoted his entire life to the art of dance, although for this he had to leave his homeland. Over the long years of his brilliant career, Nureyev has gone from prima of the Royal Ballet in London to director of the Grand Opera troupe in Paris.
Ernst Rifgatovich Muldashev
World renowned ophthalmologist born in Ufa. In addition to his professional activities as the organizer and head of the Ufa Center for Eye Microsurgery, Ernst Muldashev is also known to the general public as the author of a number of publications in the press and scandalous books on the topic of mysticism. Lover of travel to the holy places of Tibet. He is a three-time champion of the Soviet Union in sports tourism and a master of sports of the USSR. He was the initiator, organizer and participant of expeditions to Yakutia to search for the missing plane of S. A. Levanevsky.
Zemfira Talgatovna Ramazanova
Zemfira Ramazanova, a native of Ufa, studied musical notation at the local music school from the age of five. And none of her teachers could have imagined that the little girl modestly singing in the choir would soon turn into a real rock star, an idol of youth. At first, together with her friends, she sang favorite songs of "Nautilus" and "Aquarium" on the streets of Ufa, and later created her own rock group "Zemfira". Immediately after the release of the very first album of the group, its fans turned into real "zephyromaniacs" and remain loyally to this day. The singer writes all the lyrics and music for them herself.
