Mokshas
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The Mokshas (also Mokshans, Moksha people; ) comprise a Mordvinian ethnic group belonging to the Volgaic branch of the Finno-Ugric peoples. They live in Russia, mostly near the Volga and Moksha rivers, a tributary of the Oka River.
Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- Moksha Alternative name:Mordvin-Moksha
- Ethnic group.image
- 275pxMoksha women from Zubu. Photo by Ivan Dubasov, 19th century.
- Ethnic group.population
- ~ 19,869
- Ethnic group.pop1
- 11,801
- Ethnic group.pop2
- ~ 368 (with Erzya)
- Ethnic group.pop3
- 8,013 (with Erzya)
- Ethnic group.rels
- Russian Orthodoxy, Lutheranism, Paganism
- Ethnic group.langs
- Moksha, Russian, Tatar
- Ethnic group.related
- other Volga Finns, particularly Erzya
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Prehistory
- Middle Ages
- Geographic distribution
- Culture
- Language
- Mythology
- Physical anthropology
- Genetic studies
- Famous people of Moksha descent
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
The Mokshas (also Mokshans, Moksha people; ) comprise a Mordvinian ethnic group belonging to the Volgaic branch of the Finno-Ugric peoples. They live in Russia, mostly near the Volga and Moksha rivers, a tributary of the Oka River.
thumb|Outfit of the bride. Chest decorations. Mordvins-moksha, Tambov province, Temnikov uezd, XIX - beg.XX centuries
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