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
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
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
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…practised by Mokshas include Lutheranism and paganism. According to popular tradition, the Russians first used the term "Mordva" to refer only to the Erzya people, but later used it for both the Erzyas and the Mokshas. The term "Moksha" (Russian: мокша) begins to appear in Russian sources in the 17th…
Erzya women
The farewell to war ritual of the Eryza people
Erzya girls, 1914
Erzya woman holding a shtatol