Despite the fact that the indigenous peoples living in Mordovia are often called ‘Mordovians’, neither Moksha nor Erzya use this collective name in relation to themselves. Erzya and Moksha are ...

The Republic of Mordovia is a place where two ancient peoples live - the Moksha and the Erzya. Both these and others have carefully preserved their culture and ancient traditions. One of the main ...

16 students, doctoral students and researchers participated in the excursion. The participants presented their findings in the November seminar. We also had guest scholars of Erzya and Moksha language ...