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
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
Mordvins
…мордва, romanized: 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…
The farewell to war ritual of the Eryza people
Erzya girls, 1914
Erzya woman holding a shtatol