The events that unfolded in the center of Bashkiria in August 2020 entered the annals of Russian and world history. What happened can be described by the famous saying of Peter the Great: “The unprecedented happens.” Author, geoecologist and traveler, full member of the Russian Geographical Society since 1985, participant in the battle for Shikhan Kush Tau, Vadim Ivlev offers readers an essay written based on personal impressions and hot on the heels, an objective story about how and why the people of Bashkiria rose to the defense He won the Sterlitamak Shihans and against all odds. The book for the first time provides a comparative historical analysis of the development of the Sterlitamak agglomeration and examines the possibilities of scenarios for the future of this unique region of Russia.