Development of Bashkir national art in the framework of amateur creativity movement in the USSR

The article describes the features of Bashkir folk music development in the framework of amateur creativity movement in the USSR. It has been revealed that at the beginning of its existence (1920-1930) the organized amateur creativity of the USSR considerably affected the development of Bashkir folk music. During later periods the amateur creativity, becoming more and more unified, ceased to influence the development of Bashkir national musical art.