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Erzya Language,
Erzya or Erzia may refer to: *Erzya language, a Uralic language spoken in Russia *Erzya literature, literature written in the Erzya language *Erzyan Mastor, a splinter group from the Mastorava religion * ''Erzyan Mastor'' (journal), an Erzyan- and Russian-language bilingual newspaper *Erzya people *Stepan Erzia Stepan Dmitrievich Erzia (Nefyodov) (; – 24 November 1959), also known as Stefan Erzia, was an Erzya sculptor who lived in Russia and Argentina. Erzya chose his pseudonym after the native ethnic group. Biography He was born October 27, 187 ... (1876–1959), Mordvin sculptor who lived in Russia See also * Erza (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erzya Language
The Erzya language (, , ), also Erzian or historically Arisa, is spoken by approximately 300,000 people in the northern, eastern and north-western parts of the Republic of Mordovia and adjacent regions of Nizhny Novgorod, Chuvashia, Penza, Samara, Saratov, Orenburg, Ulyanovsk, Tatarstan and Bashkortostan in Russia. A diaspora can also be found in Armenia and Estonia, as well as in Kazakhstan and other states of Central Asia. Erzya is currently written using Cyrillic with no modifications to the variant used by the Russian language. In Mordovia, Erzya is co-official with Moksha and Russian. The language belongs to the Mordvinic branch of the Uralic languages. Erzya is a language that is closely related to Moksha but has distinct phonetics, morphology and vocabulary. Phonology Consonants The following table lists the consonant phonemes of Erzya together with their Cyrillic equivalents. Palatalization is widespread in Erzya, but is contrastive only for the alveolar cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erzya Literature
Erzya literature is literature written in the Erzya language, which is spoken by about half a million people in the Republic of Mordovia and adjacent regions in Russia. Erzya literature, written using Cyrillic, experienced a renaissance in the 1920s and 1930s. Noted Erzya writers * Aleksej Vasil'evich Dunyashin (8 Feb. 1904–1931) was born in the Erzya village of Poksh Tolkan in Pokhvistneva Raion, Samara Oblast. He wrote feuilletons (satirical and entertaining columns) for various newspapers throughout the Soviet Union from 1924 till his death in 1931. A collection of his writings, "Pidsipalakst" (''Stinging nettles''), was published in 1930.Vasilij D'omin. Сюконян тенк... Эрзянь писательде ёвтнемат. Saransk, 2005. . References {{reflist Literature Literature is any collection of Writing, written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially novels, Play (theatre), plays, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erzyan Mastor
The Erzyan native religion (), also called Erzyan neopaganism, is the Neopaganism, modern revival of the ethnic religion of the Erzya people, Erzya Mordvins, peoples of Volga Finns, Volga Finnic ethnic stock dwelling in the republics of Russia, republic of Mordovia within Russia, or in bordering administrative divisions of Russia, lands of Russia. The name of the originating god according to the Erzya tradition is (Nishke-Paz "god Nishke", Ineshkepaz). Most Mordvins historically practiced their indigenous religion and preserved their customs and folklore and a few villages completely preserved the native faith at least until the Mordvins were forcefully converted to Christianity by the Russian Orthodox Church in the 17th century and in the early 20th century. The Neopagan revival was started in 1990,Schnirelmann, Victor: “Christians! Go home”: A Revival of Neo-Paganism between the Baltic Sea and Transcaucasia'. Journal of Contemporary Religion, Vol. 17, No. 2, 2002. p. 206.ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erzyan Mastor (journal)
''Erzyan Mastor'' (, ' Erzya land') is an Erzyan- and Russian-language bilingual newspaper published by the Foundation for the Salvation of the Erzya Language in Saransk, capital of Mordovia in the Russian Federation. History It was established in the capital of the Republic of Mordovia in Saransk Saransk (, ); ; is the capital city of Mordovia, Russia, as well as its financial and economic centre. It is located in the Volga River, Volga drainage basin, basin at the confluence of the Saranka and Insar Rivers, about east of Moscow. Sar ... on 20 September 1994. Its first editor was Aleksandr Sharonov. He was replaced by Mariz Kemal, poet, writer, and social activist. A case against the newspaper had gone on for two years, beginning on 23 July 2007. The newspaper was accused by Prosecutor General of Mordovia of publishing "extremist materials". On 30 June 2009, the state court of the Republic of Mordovia ruled that the publication of ''Erzyan Mastor'' may continue. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erzya People
The Erzyas (also ''Erzyans'', ''Erzya people''; , ) are one of the Mordvin peoples. Famous people of Erzya descent * Purgaz * Syreś Boläeń, public figure, poet and translator, half-Erzya * Stepan Erzia, Russian sculptor * Nadezhda Kadysheva, Russian singer * Vasily Chapayev, Bolsheviks, Bolshevik commander See also * Shoksha References {{Finno-Ugric peoples Erzyas, Volga Finns Paganism in Europe Lutheranism in Russia Indigenous peoples of Europe Ethnic groups in Russia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stepan Erzia
Stepan Dmitrievich Erzia (Nefyodov) (; – 24 November 1959), also known as Stefan Erzia, was an Erzya sculptor who lived in Russia and Argentina. Erzya chose his pseudonym after the native ethnic group. Biography He was born October 27, 1876, in the village Bayevo, Alatyrsky Uyezd, Simbirsk Governorate of Russian Empire. In 1892 his family moved to Alatyr; Stepan became an apprentice of various icon-painting studios. In 1893–1897 he lived in Kazan, previously at the joiner's shop, later he worked at P. A. Kovalinski's icon-painting studio in Kazan. That time Erzia decorated churches in the various cities and villages of the Volga area and attended Kazan Art School. In 1902–1906 he studied at Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, participating in the exhibitions of the School's students. In 1906-1914 he lived in Italy and France. He took part in the exhibitions in Venice and Milan in 1909, in Paris in 1912. In 1914 he returned to Russia and in 1918 h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
