Theatre
The first Bashkir professional theatre was created in 1919 almost simultaneously with the creation of the Bashkir ASSR. It was nowadays the Bashkir State Academic Drama Theatre named after Mazhit Gafuri.
In the 30-es several theatres: Republic, Russian. Puppet, the Theatre of Opera and Ballet appeared. Later state theatres opened in other towns of Bashkortostan: the Bashkir in Sibay and Salavat, the Russian and Bashkir in Sterlitamak. Although the national theatres successfully work in district centers, towns, recreation centers of Ufa. Two professional theatrical collectives appeared in trans-Ural. Also the National Youth Theatre opened in 1990 year in Ufa.
