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name of a people speaking one of the Finno-Ugric languages
and living in the Mordovian (or Mordvinian) Republic, located S
and W of the middle Volga R., in the W central Erzya in the N and Moksha in the S are the two main linguistic branches of the Mordvin language. Agriculture is the chief occupation, but carpentry, the manufacture of wooden vessels, and beekeeping are also important. The women wear a distinctive traditional costume of profusely embroidered jackets and skirts, elaborate coiffures, large earrings, and necklaces. Mordvins are Orthodox Christians; ancient forms of nature worship included the worship of Shkay, a sun god. Mordvins were first mentioned in the 6th century ad. They
were ruled in the mid-13th century by the Golden Horde and subsequently
by the Kazan Khanate. Russia acquired their territory in 1552. A
part of the
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MORDVIN,
MORDVIN,. name of a people speaking one of the Finno-Ugric languages and living in the Mordovian (or Mordvinian) Republic, located S and W of the middle Volga R., in the W central Russian Federation. In the early 2000s, about 300,000 Mordvins remained in the Republic of Mordovia. . . .
ENCYCLOPEDIA: RUSSIAN FEDERATION,
ENCYCLOPEDIA: UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS
