Erzyas
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The Erzyas are a Mordvinian Finno-Ugric ethnic group. Their native language is Erzya. They are closely related to but distinct from Mokshas, and together they are often called Mordvin peoples, especia
Erzya women
The farewell to war ritual of the Eryza people
Erzya girls, 1914
Erzya woman holding a shtatol
Mokshas
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The Mokshas comprise a Mordvinian ethnic group. Their language is Moksha, belonging to the Volgaic branch of the Uralic language family. They live in Russia, mostly near the Volga and Moksha rivers, a
Erzyas
…эрзяне, romanized: erzyane) are a Mordvinian Finno-Ugric ethnic group. Their native language is Erzya. They are closely related to but distinct from Mokshas, and together they are often called Mordvin peoples, especially by outsiders. Syreś Boläeń, public figure, poet and translator, half-Erzya…
Moksha women from Zubu. Photo by Ivan Dubasov, 19th century.
Outfit of the bride. Chest decorations. Mordvins-moksha, Tambov province, Temnikov uezd, XIX - beg.XX centuries
Moksha women in traditional clothes
Christ Pantocrator mosaic from Hagia Sophia 2240 x 3109 pixels 2.5 MB