In the past, part of the center of Ufa was known as the Basilievsky Quarter, named after the Ufa philanthropist Ivan Fyodorovich Basilievsky. He was born into a priest's family from Sterlitamak and held a modest position as a clerk in St. Petersburg for some time before moving into commerce. Basilievsky became wealthy through wine leases and fur trade, but did not stop there and invested most of his capital in gold mines in Siberia, which he constantly modernized. By 1861, one of his mines produced up to 60 poods of gold annually. He directed most of his income towards charity.

In Sterlitamak, his hometown, he allocated significant funds for the completion of the Kazan Church. With Basilievsky's money, a huge bell was cast, audible for many versts. The St. Petersburg Academy of Arts created an iconostasis for this church at his commission. At the cemetery where his father was buried, Ivan Fyodorovich built a church. In Ufa, he had his own mansion, which he donated for the Mariinsky Women's Gymnasium, which he financed.

Basilievsky's assistance to the city did not stop there. In 1875, a theater in Ufa burned down, and 12,000 rubles were needed for its restoration, to which Ivan Fyodorovich donated 9,000. He was a kind of 'guardian angel' for Ufa. In 1877, when there was a threat of the Belaya River changing its course, which could lead to flooding of the city, the merchant paid for the reinforcement of the banks without asking for compensation.

In recognition of his contributions, Basilievsky was awarded the title of honorary citizen of Ufa, and one of the central streets was named after him. During the Soviet era, the quarter was renamed Lenin Street.