Typology of phonetic systems of Mordovian languages (Moksha and Erzia) and Tatar-Mishars language [PDF]
Introduction. It is known that relations between the Mordovians and Turkic-speaking tribes began in the 4th century AD. The Mordovian people contacted with the Tatars, who were known as Mishars. The article considers the phonetic systems of Mordovian and
Osip E. Polyakov, Natalia V. Letkina
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The Settling of Mordovians in 3rd — Early 13th Centuries [PDF]
Changes in the territorial extension of the Mordovians over the millennial period (the 3rd to the 13th centuries) are discussed, and causes of the displacement are determined in the article.
Vikhlyaev Viktor I.
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Riding Horse Harness (Based on Materials from the Chulkovo Burial Ground) [PDF]
The items of riding horse harness (bits with psalia, stirrups, buckles, decorations of bridles) are analyzed in the article on the basis of the materials from the Chulkovo (Murom) burial ground site of the 8th-10th centuries, located on right bank of the
Grishakov Valeriy V. , Sedyshev Oleg V
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The concept of human soul in traditional worldview of the Mordovians
Introduction. Currently, there is a growing relevance in the study of animism within the traditional cultures of Finno-Ugric ethnic groups in the academic sphere.
Serafima S. Panfilova +1 more
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Nicknames as one of the main ways of designating people in Erzya Mordovians (on the example of residents of the village of Staraya Shentala of the Shentalinsky district of the Samara region) [PDF]
Introduction. For the rural population it is characteristic that many members are given not only codified nominations, but also all kinds of nicknames. Rural Erzya population is not an exception in this regard.
Elena
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Toponymic folklore of Moksha-Mordovians of Samarskaja Luka [PDF]
В данной статье вводятся в научный оборот оттопонимические предания мордвы-мокши Самарской Луки, проживающей на данный момент в трех населенных пунктах на полуострове: селе Бахилово Ставропольского района Самарской области и селах Торновое и Шелехметь Волжского района Самарской области. Данная этнотерриториальная группа мордвы-мокши в силу особенностей
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Belogorskoye Burial Ground of the Medieval Mordovians
The article presents the results of archaeological studies of the Mordovian burial ground, located on the eastern outside of the village of Belogorskoye in the Krasnoarmeysk district of the Saratov region. In 2012, four burials were studied at the burial
Dmitry G. Barinov +1 more
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Lunar Calendar from the Mordovian Starosotensky Burial Ground
Introduction. The lunar calendar is one of the oldest methods of counting the days of the year. In the Mordovian language, the lexeme ‘‘kov’’ denotes both the moon and a calendar month.
Vladimir V. Stavitsky
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Common Law Principles of Environmental Protection of the Mordovians
Purpose. The author examines the essence of the fundamental customary legal principles of nature protection in the traditional legal culture of the Mordovian people, because each nation, including the Mordovians, had a kind of unwritten environmental code, which usually prescribed a careful attitude to nature, environmental resources, allowed to take ...
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COW-NURSE ARCHETYPE IN THE RUSSIANS’ AND THE MORDOVIANS’ FOLKLORE [PDF]
The article analyses the image of a cow in the folklore of the Russians and the Mordovians living in the same territory. For the first time the author considers the archetype of a cow-nurse in the comparative aspect, identifies its most important components, reveals the key similarities and differences in the interpretation of the image and the ...
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