Instead of Yosemite, runs Mavericks installation!

Hello!
I have following problem: Last several months I used OS X Yosemite... Now, I planned to reinstall the OS, I wanted to do clean installation of the system, so I erased my main HD, and clicked on "Reinstall OS X"... Expecting installation of Yosemite, it just proposes me to install Mavericks! So, the question is: how to install Yosemite from that moment, I do not need to install Mavericks and update to Yosemite?
I must also say that in Disk Utility I have another partition at the buttom called "disk1" and consisting of subpartition called "OS X Base System". I suppose that this Recovery partition does not allow me to go to Yosemite installation, as it contains Mavericks. So, here another question: how do I get this "base system" partition deleted, and install Yosemite by downloading it?
Really hope on your help!
Best regards!

Hi mm74 France,
It is possible to revert to a previous version of the Mac operating system if you have a Time Machine backup made prior to installing Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite). See this article for how -
OS X Yosemite: Revert to a previous OS X version
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Brett L

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