Mordvins is an official term used in the Russian Federation to refer both to Erzyas and Mokshas since 1928.
Archive photo 'We thank Comrade Stalin for our Mordvin Autonomy", 1928
Erzya women of Penza Oblast dressed in traditional costumes
An Erzya ritual performance in Podlesnaya Tavla, Mordovia
Mordovian woman, 1781
The Mokshas comprise a Mordvinian ethnic group belonging to the Volgaic branch of the Finno-Ugric peoples. They live in Russia, mostly near the Volga and Moksha rivers, a tributary of the Oka River.
Zubu Moksha women. Photo by Ivan Dubasov.
Outfit of the bride. Сhest decorations. Mordvins-moksha, Tambov province, Temnikov uezd, XIX - beg.XX centuries
Moksha women in traditional clothes