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The Medieval Mordva According to Archaeological Data [PDF]
The process of formation and cultural development of the Mordovians (the Mordva) in the Middle Ages is considered in the article. The Mordovian ethnos had started its formation process in the early Common Era by way of merger of small related ethnic ...
Zeleneev Yuriy A. , Zelentsova Olga V.
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Traditional Knowledge and Conservation Priorities of Eurasian Red Squirrel (<i>Sciurus vulgaris</i>) in Finland. [PDF]
Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) has played an important role in Finnish traditional culture and livelihoods from pre‐historic times. Convergence of observations points to the case where the iconic mammal of the northern forests is in decline and migrating to the urban habitats, with a number of important consequences.
Mustonen T.
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Funeral and memorial lamentations in the folklore of Mordva-Erzya: poetic devices
Introduction. Lamentations remain an enduring national treasure of the Mordovian ethnos. They do not only offer the richest cultural and historical information, but also represent a living existence of the past in modern times.
Elena N. Vaganova
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Revisiting the Etymology of the Ethnonym Mordva
The Russian term for the Erzya and Moksha Peoples, Mordva, attested since the 12th century, is an exoethnonym with no roots in the Mordvinic languages.
Vladimir Vladimirovich Napolskikh +1 more
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This article is based mainly on materials collected in the period between 1994 and 2016 from the journal KUDO published by the Estonian Mordvin Society and reflecting the diverse life of the diaspora.
Natalia Ermakov
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Introduction. Calendar rituals represent a key element of the ethnic traditions of any people. Despite the extensive scholarly exploration of traditional Mordovian rituals, their manifestations within diaspora communities – particularly among the Moksha ...
Ranus R. Sadikov
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The article presents the complex characteristic of the skeleton from burial № 7 of the Bednodemyanovsk burial ground of the Mordva-Moksha. The archeological site is dated to the Golden Horde period (XIII–XIV centuries) and is located in Upper Moksha ...
Olga A. Kalmina +4 more
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Introduction. The relevance of the study of the nature and direction of changes in the family structure is due to the negative trends in modern socio-demographic development.
Tatyana A. Pershina, Sergey V. Pershin
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During archaeological studies, a representative collection of Finno-Ugric artefacts (20 pcs.) was collected in the central part of the Bolgar fortified settlement. Most of them are various decorations and clothing items.
Denis Yu. Badeev
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Nominal ellipsis reveals concord in Moksha Mordvin
Abstract On the basis of original data from Moksha Mordvin (Finno‐Ugric), I argue that some languages have nominal concord even though modifiers of the noun generally do not show inflection. Evidence for the presence of concord comes from nominal ellipsis, under which inflection is phonologically realized and restricted in the same way as regular ...
Mariia Privizentseva
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