Social Entrepreneurship and Charity in the Republic of Bashkortostan: Historical Experience and Current State

Abstract

This article analyzes the historical experience and the current state of charity and social entrepreneurship in the Republic of Bashkortostan. In recent years, the institutions of charity and social entrepreneurship have been increasingly developed and supported in the regions of the Russian Federation, including Bashkortostan. They are also becoming one of the significant priorities of modern social policy. Thus, 2006 was declared the “Year of Charity” in Russia. This is due not only to the huge role of the phenomenon of charity in the social sphere of society, but also to the realities of the time. Over the past decade, including the recent crisis years, aggravated by the coronavirus pandemic, in the Republic of Bashkortostan, as well as a number of other subjects of the Russian Federation, the social base of people in need of support has expanded — disabled people, many elderly people, refugees, displaced persons, homeless, orphans, etc. Therefore, at present, the state needs to create favorable legal, organizational, financial and tax conditions that would contribute to the development of charitable institutions and social entrepreneurship.