Merya

Also known as Merya people

thumb|Merya jewellery, 10th century The Meryans () or Merya people () were an ancient Finnic people that lived in the Upper Volga region. The Primary Chronicle places them around the Nero and Pleshcheyevo lakes. They were assimilated by the Russians by the 17th century, but there has been a modern revival of Meryan culture and language, termed Meryan ethnofuturism.

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Ethnic group.group: Meryans
Ethnic group.image: File:Volodimeriae till mid 12ht century neighbouring Mariland, Erzyaland and Miscaris.jpg
Ethnic group.pop: Assimilated into Russians; however, some people have begun to identify as Meryan again
Ethnic group.languages: Meryan (reconstructed form), Russian
Ethnic group.related: Finnic peoples, Mari people

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== History == Jordanes mentioned "Merens" as a nation paying tribute to the Gothic ruler Ermanarich. According to the Primary Chronicle, the Varangians also forced the Meryans to pay tribute. This event is dated to 859, although the chronology is not reliable. Oleg of Novgorod forced the Meryans to take part in his 882 campaigns against Smolensk and Kiev. They are also mentioned as the participants of Oleg's campaign against Constantinople in 907.