Bashkir poet-improviser, the hero of liberation movement, one of the leaders during the Peasant War in 1773-1775, a fellow-fighter of Emelian Pugatchev.

In the course of the Peasant War, being in the rank of lieutenant colonel and further a brigadier, Salavat Yulaev supervised the key events of the Peasant War, formed rebellious squadrons, fought with governmental troops, besieged and seized fortresses and settlements and erected new administrative institutions in unfettered regions. There are the documents, which prove personal participation of Salavat Yulaev in more than 20 battles as well as the documents concerning his state-legal activity.

After the rebel defeat, he was sent to penal servitude for life to the fortress of Rogerwick (now Estonia, the town of Paldiski). He died in 1800.

Salavat Yulaev literary heritage includes more than 500 poetic works about struggle with oppressors, native land, Bashkir people and love for a woman. The image of Salavat Yulaev is commemorated in works of many Russian nations.

In 1967, the Monument of Salavat Yulaev by the sculptor Tavasiev was opened in Ufa. The monument is considered the highest horse statue in Russia with nearly ten metres at height. The monument’s image can be found on Bashkortostan emblem. The avenue in Ufa, the city of Salavat and the local hockey club are named after him.