Mordvins
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Mordvins is an official term used in Russia and the Soviet Union to refer both to Erzyas and Mokshas since 1928.
Mordovian woman, 1781
An Erzya ritual performance in Podlesnaya Tavla, Mordovia
Erzya women of Penza Oblast dressed in traditional costumes
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
Mordvins
…Mordva, lit. 'Mordvins'; no equivalents in Moksha and Erzya) is an official term used in Russia and the Soviet Union to refer both to Erzyas and Mokshas since 1928. While Robert G. Latham had identified Mordva as a self-designation, identifying it as a variant of the name Mari, Aleksey Shakhmatov in the…
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