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Hello cajkabranislav. Great question.
The Blues Scale is a selection of the most bluesy notes you can play in the blues (specifically I'm speaking of the flat-3rd, flat-5th, and flat-7th of the scale... the other notes are more neutral). It's a good scale to use when you want to play really dark, bluesy-blues or minor.
Not all blues is super "bluesy" though.
We have jump and swing blues, rumba's, two-beats, etc., which commonly have a much lighter feel. If you want to think in scales, the Major Pentatonic Scale is smart choice.
Most blues fall in the middle... some lighter notes are used and some bluesy notes are used.
We spend most of our study time learning licks... the language of the blues. Licks are much more important than scales.
Soloing scales (like the Blues Scale and Major Pentatonic Scale) are helpful tools to guarantee a feel (bluesy or light, to match the band in a particular song), so dig into them, they are helpful... but... think of them as just one tool to help you in your improvisation journey.
P.S., the later lessons in Music Theory and Improvising cover this very deeply, so work through that series for a much more comprehensive study on the subject.