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Friendship Monument
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The 450th anniversary of this momentous event is celebrated October 11, 2007. Dignitaries, … including Bashkort President Murtaza Rachimov and Russian President Vladimir Putin, … along with other foreign heads of state and diplomats, attended this unprecedented celebration. Posters were everywhere – on large billboards, in windows of business establishments and on the walls. In Ufa, a flurry of repair and beautification activity preceded this huge commemoration of the political and social cooperation between Bashkortostan and Russia. Streets along the route used by the delegates are wider now. New sidewalks and cleaned and repaired buildings also marked the route. Throughout the city, major improvements were made. Fortunately, this work will have a lasting effect for Bashkortostan offering hope for the future. |
The
friendship alliance established some 450 years ago between the Bashkirs
and the Russians signaled hope for a peaceful and prosperous future for
the peoples of this land. The monument, erected in 1957, is a
continuing reminder of the value of friendship between the two powerful
ethnic groups.