Finno-Ugric World

 LANGUAGE PALETTE

M. V. MOSIN (Saransk, Russia). Studies on Morphology and Syntax of the Mordovia Languages: Current State and Prospects of Development

It analyses the history and current state of the study of morphological and syntactic systems of the Mordovia languages. With the current requirements of the Finno-Ugric and general philology it identifies a number of aspects that require a precise research of linguists in Finno-Ugriс Studies.

Keywords: morphological structure; syntax; word formation; grammar; Mordovian linguistics; sentence structure.

E. A. SHARONOVA, T. V. GERASKIN (Saransk, Russia). Folklore and Historical Contexts in the Legendary Novel “Purgas” by K. G. Abramov

It considers folklore and historical contexts in the legendary novel “Purgas” by K. Abramov. It employs folklore and historical material used by the writer in this work.

Keywords: legendary novel; historical reconstruction; folklore source; Purgas; author’s position.

F. M. LELHOVA (Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia). Verbs Meaning Vertical Motion in the Khanty Language

It considers the verbs meaning vertical motion in the Khanty language, that is the verbs meaning ‘upwards’. For the first time it classifies the verbs of motion of Shuryshkarsky dialect of the Khanty language meaning ‘to climb’.

Keywords: Khanty language; the verb; lexical-semantic classes of verbs; semantics; motion; direction.

O. P. INGLE (Charleston, South Carolina, USA). Finnish Problematic in the Works of William A. Wilson

It considers the works of the American folklorist William A. Wilson on “Kalevala” and Finnish nationalism.

Keywords: Herder; “Kalevala”; folklore; romantic nationalism; national identity; culture and psychology; Finnish ethnicism.

M. V. IVSHINA (Izhevsk, Russia). Symbolic Meaning of Images in Modern Udmurt Drama

It considers the symbolic imagery in the plays of contemporary Udmurt playwrights. In new historical circumstances it allows the literature to actualize traditional themes and conflicts. Artistic symbolism helps create a philosophical implication in the work that connects past and present of the nation, and makes the real events in the play look in generalized abstract sense.

Keywords: modern Udmurt dramaturgy; poetics of myths; literature and folklore; symbol; image.

V. F. ROGOZHINA (Saransk , Russia). On the Means of Expression of Speech Etiquette in the Moksha Language

It studies the means of expression of speech etiquette in the Moksha language basing on the live speech of the Moksha population of the Republic of Mordovia and the language of fiction.

Keywords: etiquette; address; greeting; apology; gratitude; forgiveness.

D. V. TSYGANKIN (Saransk , Russia). Word-building Capacity of Proto-Finno-Ugric Derivational Suffix -ŋ in the Mordovian, Khanty and Mansi Languages

It discusses the potential of the Finno-Ugric (Uralic) derivational suffix -ŋ in the Mordovian, Khanty and Mansi languages.

Keywords: derivational suffix; suffix potency; Khanty language; Mansi language; Mordovian languages.

P. E. SEDOVA (Saransk , Russia). Dialectal Variation in Fiction in the Moksha Language

It touches upon the formation of the dialect basis of the literary Moksha language, and the role of writers enriching it with lexical and grammatical dialect forms.

Keywords: Moksha dialects and literary language; language norm; lexical variation; fiction.

OUR SHARED HISTORY

L. P. ROSHCHEVSKAYA, N. G. LISEVICH (Syktyvkar, Russia). Finno-Ugrian Scholar D. Bubrikh: “ …during my three-year stay in the Komi Republic”

It considers research and administrative work, living and working conditions of future member of the USSR Academy of Science D. Bubrikh during his evacuation to Syktyvkar.

Keywords: The Great Patriotic War; the daily life of evacuees; Finno-Ugrian scholar D. Bubrikh.

G. A. NIKITINA (Izhevsk, Russia). Ethno-social Portraits of Udmurt Women in Beginning of the 1930-s: the 110th Anniversary of V. Belitser

The article gives the analysis of the original materials of V. Belitser found in St. Petersburg branch of RussianAcademy of Sciences’ archive. They provide social portraits of Udmurt women in beginning of the 1930-s: a collective farmer and an individual one.

Keywords: V. Belitser’s manuscript; Udmurt village; collectivization; the formation of a new type of Udmurt woman – a collective farmer; portrait of an individual farmer.

T. V. YUZYKAYN (Syktyvkar, Russia). Organizational Structure of the Youth Movement of the Finno-Ugric Peoples in the Late XX – Early XXI Century

The article discusses associative members of the Youth Association of Finno-Ugric peoples. The main issues cover the following ones: population dynamics of the organization members, characteristics of associate members’ activities, regional structure. It emphasizes the role of the youth ethnic organizations in the youth Finno-Ugric movement of Komi, Mari and UdmurtRepublics.

Keywords: Finno-Ugric peoples; MAFUN (Youth Association of Finno-Ugric peoples); youth movement of the Finno- Ugric peoples; the youth; youth national organization.

L. V. VASILKINA, I. A. ZETKINA (Saransk, Russia). Passionary Personalities in Regional and Cultural Space: M. E. Evsevev, T. D. Nadkin

The article evaluates the roles of the key figures in the process of culture development of Mordovian region in the light of the theory of passionarity.

Keywords: globalization; Mordovian region; regional culture; passionate personality; passionarity.

TREASURY OF TRADITIONAL CULTURE

M. A. MASTINA (Saransk, Russia). Symbol’s Effect as a Recognition Mechanism of the Ritual

It studies the features of Mordovian ritual culture. It shows the ritual structure and the notion of repeatability, an informational value of the ritual.

Keywords: ritual; mnemonic symbols; semiotic systems; memory; known information reproduction; immutability of paradigm meanings; world models.

V. I. SPODINA (Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia). Ritual and Ceremonial Practices Referred to the Worship of Universe Objects as an Axiosphere Integrator of the Ethnic Culture

The article analyzes ritual practices of Ob-Ugric and Samoyed peoples as a basis for the formation and the retention of valuable behavioral settings. It proves he maintenance of the rituals associated with the worship to the spirits of sky, Earth, water, and fire to contribute to the formation of stable behavioral and meaningful relationship to the world.

Keywords: Gods; spirits; sacrifice; worldview; ritual; traditional culture; values; behavior patterns.

N. V. BORTNIKOVA (Izhevsk, Russia). Tangible Medium of Traditional Udmurt Symbols

It provides a comprehensive art analysis of the traditional layout and common household details of the icon (altar) corner of Udmurt home. The icon corner was the core component of spiritual and ideological component of Udmurt national culture, which reflects the traditional material objects of everyday life, woven textiles, and typical semantic ornamental motifs.

Keywords: national culture; traditional domestic furniture setting; tangible media; iconic symbols; icon corner.

FINNO-UGRIC PEOPLES IN CHANGING WORLD

N. V. SHUMKOVA, N. P. KASATKINA (Saransk, Russia). Features of Ethno-Cultural Education in Saransk Preschool Educational Institutions

Basing on the content analysis survey it discusses the specific features of the organization of ethno-cultural education in Saransk preschool educational institutions.

Keywords: preschool educational institution; ethno-cultural education; content analysis; educational program.

I. G. NAPALKOVA, A. N. CHEKUSHKIN (Saransk, Russia). Evolution of Political and Legal Status of Finno-Ugric Peoples in Russia

On the example of the Finno-Ugric peoples of Russia it shows the evolution of the political and legal status. It emphasizes its specific features in different periods of state development.

Keywords: national policy; political and legal status; conflict potential; Finno-Ugric peoples; national and cultural development; national movement; national and cultural autonomies.

O. I. AVERINA, N. A. GORBUNOVA, I. F. MERKULOVA (Saransk, Russia). Development of Ethnical Economics – the Factor to Ensure Economic Stability of the Republic of Mordovia

It studies the characteristic features of ethnic economics as a factor to ensure financial stability and competitiveness in the region. It defines the main trends in the development of ethnic economics in the Republic of Mordovia.

Keywords: ethnic economics; national arts and crafts; Finno-Ugric territories; competitiveness; methodology of SWOT analysis; financial stability.

O. A. BOGATOVA (Saransk, Russia). Formation of Sociocultural Images of Finno-Ugric Republics in the Discourse of Federal Media

On the example of Mari El, Mordovia and Udmurtia it explores the social mechanisms of the formation of ethno-cultural public image of the region in the Russian social media. It shows the formation of ethno-cultural specific features of the image of the region in the Finno-Ugric republics of the Volga Federal District, including branding strategies and their ethno-cultural components.

Keywords: socio-cultural image of the region; regional branding; media discourse; Finno-Ugric peoples; center and periphery; republics of the Russian Federation.

M. A. ELDIN (Saransk, Russia). Spiritual Traditions in Finno-Ugric Religious Environment in Middle Volga Region

It proves the relevance to study religious culture, moral traditions and values of the Volga peoples and defines the prospects for the research (interpretation).

Keywords: religious culture; peoples of the Volga region; self-formation of morality; Russian ethnicities; intellectual culture.

E. A. KOVAL (Saransk, Russia). Interfaith Dialogue in Finno-Ugric Space: Normative Base for the Involvement of Russian Orthodox Church

This article analyzes the normative bases for the participation of Russian Orthodox Church in interfaith dialogue at the present stage. The author emphasizes the importance of ethical behavior triggers and sides interaction in the interfaith dialogue.

Keywords: interfaith dialogue; Russian Orthodox Church; regulations; law; morality.

L. N. POTAPOVA, V. N. YASHKINA (Saransk, Russia). Use of Program-Target Method for Solving Livestock Problems (on the example of the Republic of Mordovia)

It considers the problems of livestock development of in the Republic of Mordovia caused by the provision of epizootic environment on its territory, and its solutions. It evaluates the cost-effectiveness of the program “Ensuring epizootic animal health and well-being of the Republic of Mordovia for 2014–2016 years”.

Keywords: program-target method; agriculture of the Republic of Mordovia; livestock.

V. V. MITROKHIN, I. K. SIMAEVA (Saransk, Russia). Taxonomic Efficiency Analysis of Banking Policies of Credit Institutions in the Republic of Mordovia

It shows the conducted analysis of commercial banks in Mordovia. It gives the methodical approach of evaluating the effectiveness of banking policy on the basis of the construction of the integral index that is taxonomic ratio of development.

Keywords: Efficiency; regional credit institutions; taxonomic factor.

EVENTS, PEOPLE, BOOKS

N. S. MOROVA (Yoshkar-Ola, Russia). Master of subtle matter of Finno-Ugric World

S. V. SHEYANOVA (Saransk, Russia). Enriching the national traditions of psychological prose novel by E. Chetvergova “Tese dy toco” (“Here and There”)

LANGUAGE PALETTE

S. P. GUDKOVA (Saransk, Russia). The problem of preservation of the Finno-Ugric languages as the story basis for “final” book of poems “Malika” by S. Zavyalov

The article examines the specific genre features of the “final” book of poems “Malik” by S. Zavyalov. It proves a special significance of the formal organization of the poetic text in the disclosure of the main poetic idea of the book, which is the need to preserve the Finno-Ugric languages and culture.

Keywords: modern poetry; “final” book of poems; meta-genre education; topical originality; Finno-Ugric languages; “text-ruin”; vers libre.

M. S. FEDINA, E. K. TRIFONOVA (Syktyvkar, Russia). Permistika in heritage of V. I. Lytkin: unknown pages

The article describes the unknown till now manuscript of a candidate degree thesis of V.I. Lytkin “Word endings in the Permian Languages” of 1928–1929. The manuscript is preserved in the I. A. Kuratov Literary-Memorial Museum (Syktyvkar).

Keywords: V. I. Lytkin; Perm Studies; Komi language; historical phonetics; history of Finno-Ugric Studies; comparative-historical linguistics.

A. A. FOKINA (Yoshkar-Ola, Russia). Positive characteristic of human mental abilities used in phraseological units with the component ‘head’ in the languages of different structures (on the Mari, Russian and English languages)

The article researches the structural, grammatical and semantic features of phraseological units containing a token ‘golova’ / ‘vui’ / ‘head’ in Russian, Mari and English.

Keywords: phraseological units; positive connotation; structural model; semantics; phraseological and semantic compliance.

S. V. SHEYANOVA (Saransk, Russia). Conditionality as specific stylistic feature of modern Mordovian novel

The article deals with conditional means of artistic features and their functions in the formation of the style of a modern Mordovian novel. The objects of the research are the means of creating conventionality as a fairy tale, character, dream, mythological and poetic reception.

Keywords: conventionality; means of creating conventionality; stylistic specificity; symbol; mythological and poetic means; dream; metaphor.

S. T. AREKEEVA, T. I. ZAITSEVA (Izhevsk, Russia). The story of “escape” and the image of “a fugitive” in the Udmurt prose of 1920’s–1930’s

It analyzes the short stories of Udmurt authors focused on the image of a fugitive who is described by the universal story of escape. It shows general and specific features of the stories in the poetics of the story line, narrative, chronotope, and the behavior of the characters.

Keywords: Udmurt prose; short story; image of the fugitive; story; chronotope; trickster character.

N. M. MOSINA (Saransk, Russia). Semantic and morphological characteristics of beneficiative on the material of the Erzya language

On the material of the Erzya language the article studies semantic and grammatical ways of expressing beneficiative, one of the subject arguments of the semantic structure of a sentence.

Keywords: semantic structure of the sentence; semantic case; actant; beneficiative.

OUR SHARED HISTORY

N. F. BELYAEVA (Saransk, Russia). The role of national and regional components in ethnic socialization of students of pedagogical University of the Republic of Mordovia

The paper presents the main lines of ethnic socialization, its realization in the process of studying national and regional courses. It illustrates the main ideas with the examples.

Keywords: Ethnicity; socialization; identification; ethno-cultural education; ethnic culture.

T. A. MARTINCHUK (Syktyvkar, Russia). Specific features of public preschool education in Komi ASSR in the 1930’s

It analyzes preschool community in Komi ASSR, specific features of public preschool education and considers the organization of kindergartens in 1930’s.

Keywords: preschool community; education; kindergartens; Komi ASSR.

T. V. YUZYKAYN (Syktyvkar, Russia). Specific features of public preschool education in Komi ASSR in the 1930’s

The article examines the role of international meetings of the Finno-Ugric youth in the development of the Finno-Ugric youth movement in the late XX century. It shows the task, forms and types of such meetings; summarizes their final documents. It determines the value of the Youth Association of Finno- Ugric peoples for the formation of cooperation among them.

Keywords: Finno-Ugric peoples; MAFUN; youth movement of the Finno-Ugric peoples; the youth; the сongress; international conference.

G. A. KORNISHINA, K. V. KOMAROV (Saransk, Russia). Stages of formation of the youth policy of the Finno-Ugric regions of Ural-Volga region in the late XX – early XXI century

In a comparative context the authors consider the stages of development of the youth policy in the Ural-Volga region on the example of Finno-Ugric republics: Mordovia, Udmurtia, Mari.

Keywords: The youth; youth policy; non-profit organizations; employment; young family; law on the youth; youth committee.

TREASURY OF TRADITIONAL CULTURE

E. N. VAGANOVA (Saransk, Russia). Folklore of Moksha Mordovians: the Existence of Folk Tokens

On the material of folk tokens the article deals with the representation of traditional values and life priorities concerning various sides of lives of Moksha Mordovians: household, family relations, sociocultural standards, religious rituals, and calendar rituals observance.

Keywords: token; custom; tradition; folklore; genre language; folk phenological observations.

A. G. BURNAEV (Saransk, Russia). “Exot of Dance” by O. Rodin and “unnaturalness” of ballet perspective by S. Erzya

The article analyses certain works of sculptors and choreographers and discusses the dynamics of dance movement associated with sculptural and choreographic movement, individual understanding and implementation of sculptural images on the stage.

Keywords: plastic art; sculptural plastics; sculptor and artist; choreographer; choreographic element; dance movement; body dynamics; movement rhythm.

O. V. RADZETSKAYA (Moscow, Russia). Cultural contexts of “Alena Arzamasskaya” ballet by N.V. Kosheleva

It studies cultural aspects of “Alena Arzamasskaya” ballet by N. V. Kosheleva. Their creative features are assembled into harmonious unity with the main trends of the development of professional music in Mordovia and in the whole region.

Keywords: heroics; poems; ballet; N.V. Kosheleva; Alena Arzamasskaya.

FINNO-UGRIC PEOPLES IN CHANGING WORLD

O. V. BAHLOVA (Saransk, Russia). International relations of Russian regions for positioning in the ranking system of federal relations (on example of Finno-Ugric subjects of the Russian Federation)

The article analyses the international activities of Finno-Ugric subjects of the Russian Federation in the context of the evolution of the modernization policy of Russian federalism. It identifies the main factors that determine the level of their involvement in this activity, and its character.

Keywords: external relations; foreign partner; competence; international activities; region; cooperation; subject of Federation.

N. N. LOGINOVA, T. P. REBROVA (Saransk, Russia). Population dynamics of the Finno-Ugric peoples in Russia

It considers geographic and demographic development of Finno-Ugric peoples of Russia, characterized by spatial heterogeneity and variability. It emphasizes population dynamics on the regional and subregional levels.

Keywords: Finno-Ugric group; Finno-Ugric ethnic groups; language; people; population dynamics; demographic processes; demographics.

M. E. ZUBAREV (Syktyvkar, Russia). Problems of recruitment of political and administrative elite in the works by Pitirim Sorokin

The article analyses the views of Pitirim Sorokin on the recruitment of political and administrative elite. These views are based on the conception of social mobility developed by him.

Keywords: elite recruitment; vertical social mobility; social stratification; social space; social institute; mechanism of elite selection; promotion avenue.

T. A. VASINA (Izhevsk, Russia). Dynamics of Udmurt population in the structure of population in Tatar ASSR and the Republic of Tatarstan in the XX – beginning of XXI century: statistic data

Basing in the census it studies the dynamics of Udmurt population in the Republic of Tatarstan in XX – beginning of XXI century. It analyses the changes in the share in the urban and regional population.

Keywords: Republic of Tatarstan; census and statistical data; the Udmurts; number and percentage.

M. V. PANOVA (Saint-Petersburg, Russia). Territorial structures transformation of mechanical engineering in Hungary in 2005–2012

The article describes the transformation of Hungarian economy over the recent years in particular in the field of mechanical engineering. It gives the foreign companies which present on the Hungarian market and makes conclusions about the current situation of the country.

Keywords: economy; Hungary; Ikarus; megye; plant; investment; investor; carmaker; mechanical engineering.

T. V. HUDOYKINA (Saransk, Russia). Legislative framework and practical problems of free legal service in the Republic of Mordovia

It analyses the problems of using national normative legal acts regulating the rendering of free legal service to the population of the Republic of Mordovia.

Keywords: legal assistance; free legal services; law; the population of the Republic of Mordovia.

A. V. RODNIAKOV, E. S. RUSKINA (Saransk, Russia). On the Support for Minority Finno-Ugric Languages

This article discusses preservation and development of the languages of the Finno-Ugric peoples.

Keywords: Finno-Ugric languages; minority languages; language support.

EVENTS, PEOPLE, BOOKS

L. V. KALACHINA (Saransk, Russia). Honoured Actress of the Republic of Mordovia L. P. Knyazkova: all facets of creativity

A. B. TANASEYCHUK (Saransk, Russia). Book Review: N. L. Vasiliev. Russian Writers in Mordovia Region (XVIII – beginning of XX century.): directory

 LANGUAGE PALETTE

G. V. FEDYUNEVA (Syktyvkar, Russia). Vocabulary of Komi dialect in the context of the Bulgar-Permian linguistic relations

The article discusses the new Komi-Chuvash correspondences indicating long-term contacts of ethnic groups of Vychegodskaya Perm with Volga Bulgars.

Keywords: Bulgar-Permian communication; contact lexicon.

A. M. KOCHEVATKIN (Saransk, Russia). Anatomical terminology in the Erzya Language

On the example of the Erzya language it investigates the problem of creating anatomical terminology on the basis of Finno-Ugric languages.

Keywords: anatomy, osteology, arthrology, myology, splanchnology vocabulary.

M. Z. LEVINA, V. P. GRISHUNINA (Saransk, Russia). Dialectal variation of the phytonym “Dog Rose” in the Moksha language

It touches upon the problems of distribution and origin of the word meaning “dog rose” in the dialects of the Moksha language. The dog rose grows everywhere in Mordovia and there are many lexical tokens to denote it.

Keywords: dialects and sub-dialects of the Moksha language; areal distribution, dog rose lexis; distribution of the phytonym; lexical token; nomination principles; etymology of words.

I. V. PCHELOVODOVA (Izhevsk, Russia). Non-ritual song lyrics of the Udmurts: phenomenon and terminology

The article considers archaic and recent genres of non-ritual folk music and songs coexisting in the Udmurt tradition. The author employs the analysis of the terms defining these genres, which allows to understand the essence of the Udmurt folklore lyrical tradition.

Keywords: Udmurt non-ritual lyrical songs; non-ritual improvisation songs; diachrony of style layers; non-ritual terms of song lyrics in the Udmurt folklore.

T. N. BELYAEVA (Yoshkar-Ola, Russia). The poetics of drama by V. Abukaev-Emgak

It shows the functional specificity of artistic details and symbolic images in the drama of Mari writer V. Abukaev-Emgak.

Keywords: Mari drama; V. Abukaev-Emgak; artistic details; symbolic images.

G. N. BOYARINOVA (Yoshkar-Ola, Russia). Artistic features of the drama by Yu. Baiguzov

The article studies the poetics in the drama of Mari writer Yu. Baiguzov. Considering the stylistics of parables, the author characterizes the genre specifications of the plays: “Silk Swing” and “Dawn of the Abyss”. Much attention is paid to national symbols, originality of the remarks and the language of the characters.

Keywords: Mari dramaturgy; poetics; genre specificity; symbolism; language of the characters.

G. A. YAKOVLEVA (Yoshkar-Ola, Russia). Creative personality of Mari play-writer Mikhail Rybakov

The article discusses the artistic personality of a well-known Mari play-writer Mikhail Rybakov. The author was concerned with ethical and moral qualities of his contemporaries, looked for new techniques and tools to achieve his goal. He is the author of many genres in Mari drama.

Keywords: creativity; Mari drama; dramaturgy; comedy; genre; dramatic effect.

I. N. BATAYKINA (Saransk, Russia). Instrumental role of the press for the national revival of the Finno-Ugric ethnic group

The article discusses ethnic journalism as a professional activity for the interaction of journalism as an institution and the system of national relations.

Keywords: Finno-Ugric peoples; national culture; ethnic journalism ; mass media; instrumental functions of mass media; the regional press; the media space.

V. P. TSYPKAYKINA (Saransk, Russia). Specific features of object forms of the present-future tense in the Mordovian languages

The article discusses the features of object forms of the present-future tense in the modern Mordovian languages.

Keywords: Mordovian (Erza and Moksha) languages; meaning; forms of the present-future tenses; non-object and object conjugations. 

OUR SHARED HISTORY

I. A. KUBANTSEVA (Saransk, Russia). Organization of national publishing for the peoples of the Volga region (October 1917-1929)

The article deals with the organization of national publishing during the period from October 1917 to 1929. It shows the formation of the publishing system for the Mordovians and other peoples of the Volga region. Particular attention is paid to the activities of the Central and East Central Publishing Houses of the USSR for the production of literature in the Mordovian (Moksha and Erzya) language.

Keywords: Publishing; printing; national book publishing; textbook; original manuscript; circulation.

T. A. MARTYNCHUK (Syktyvkar, Russia). The contribution of V. A. Bogoslovskaja in the system of pre-school education in Komi ASSR

On the example of the many-sided activities of V. A. Bogoslovskaja, the founder of the first kindergarten in the Komi Republic, the article examines the history of the establishment of the network of preschool institutions in the Komi Republic in the 1920-s. The particular attention is paid to the contribution of a teacher into the organization of pre-school education management in the region, creation and improvement of the educational system and academic work with children, and the training of teachers for pre-school institutions.

Keywords: pre-school education; parenting; kindergarten; Komi ASSR, V. A. Bogoslovskaja.

T. V. YUZYKAYN (Syktyvkar, Russia). Formation and development of the cooperation of Finno-Ugric youth in culture, education and science at the end of XX – beginning of XXI century

It traces the emergence and development of Finno-Ugric youth cooperation, some of which later became independent and integral parts of the Finno-Ugric cooperation.

Keywords: Finno-Ugric peoples; MAFUN; Finno-Ugric youth movement; ethno-futurism; International meeting of Finno-Ugric high school pupils, International Association of Finno-Ugric Universities.

TREASURY OF TRADITIONAL CULTURE

L. N. BEHTEREVA (Izhevsk, Russia). The Udmurts in urban surrounding: festive culture in the system of adaptation to the conditions of the NEP (New Economic Policy)

Basing on new archival sources and published materials the article considers festive culture as one of the mechanisms of the adaptation of the Udmurts to the urban environment in the 1920-s.

Keywords: Udmurts; festive culture; adaptation; NEP.

O. V. RADZETSKAYA (Moscow, Russia). Musical projection of the cultural dialogue between East and West in the context of the Volga-Ural civilization

The article considers the musical projection of cultural dialogue between East and West in the context of the ongoing and mutual influence. This convention is a clear motivation to define creative realities in the development of musical culture and it provides the key to the understanding of its original ethnic nature.

Keywords: Volga-Ural civilization; ethnic culture; Finno-Ugric music world.

V. P. FURMANOVA (Saransk, Russia). Intercultural communication and the problem of integration to European culture

The article raises the problem of the study of intercultural communication and shows some ways to solve it within the framework of the international academic and research seminar “Intercultural communication and development of identity of the Finno-Ugric world. Foreign languages as a means of integration into the European culture”.

Keywords: intercultural communication; language; culture; mentality; stereotype; cultural background knowledge.

D. V. GERASIMOVA (Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia). Pantheon of Mansi deities

The author examines the pantheon of Mansi deities in the context of the mythological heritage and sacred outlook of Ob-Ugrian peoples.

Keywords: Dimensional and sculptural decorative features of Sysolsk spinning wheels of the second half of XIX – early XX century.

R. V. NEKRASOV (Syktyvkar, Russia). Dimensional and sculptural decorative features of Sysolsk spinning wheels of the second half of XIX – early XX century

The article examines dimensional, sculptural, artistic and aesthetic aspects of the spinning wheels of Sysolsk type. It makes the hypothesis of the influence of the neighboring ethnic groups for the formation of the stylistic features of Sysolsk spinning wheel.

Keywords: spinning wheel; design; shape, decoration technique; canon; tradition.

E. N. VAGANOVA (Saransk, Russia). The cult of the moon in the religious beliefs of Mordovian nation

Considering folklore and ethnographic sources the articles studies the worship to the moon which existed in ancient times among the Mordovians. For the first time it reconstructs religious and philosophical foundations of this worship. For academic purposes the article introduces new facts about the ethnic culture of the nation.

Keywords: astral symbols; new moon; the god of the moon; chronology; moon worship.

 FINNO-UGRIC PEOPLES IN CHANGING WORLD

T. V. NAUMKIN (Saransk, Russia). Fiscal policy and economic self-sufficiency of the Finno-Ugric republics (on the example of the Republic of Mordovia, and the Republic of Mari El)

The article discusses the need for the mechanism and ways of their improvement for the formation of economic self-sufficiency of the territories, basing on the transfer of the powers in the area of fiscal policy on the sub-federal level.

Keywords: economic self-sufficiency; fiscal policy; tax rate; tax incentives; gross regional product; investment.

N. M. EPHIMISCH (Kiev, Ukraine). Two identity models of the Permian peoples in Russia in the context of the political process (end of XIX – beginning of the XXI century)

The article studies of ethno-political processes in the Finno-Ugric regions of Russia in the XIX – XXI centuries. Analyzing the trial cases (“Multan case”, “SOFIN case”) it presents two identity models in the Republic of Komi and Udmurtia. To understand the traditions of compromise in Komi culture, which contributed to the ethnic revival in the 1990s it analyzed the legacy of the philosopher K. Zhakov.

Keywords: Finno-Ugric regions; “Multan case”; “SOFIN case”; Permian peoples; identity.

M. A. ZHULINA, P. N. LOSEV (Saransk, Russia). Tourism in Finno-Ugric countries: a comparative analysis

It makes the comparative evaluation of three Finno-Ugric countries – Finland, Hungary and Estonia at the global tourism market according to the method proposed by the World Economic Forum. It identifies the priority areas in tourism in each of the countries and defines the problems and prospects of development.

Keywords: tourism; Finno-Ugric area; types of tourism; tourist infrastructure; Finland; Hungary; Estonia.

 EVENTS, PEOPLE, BOOKS

N. A. NESTEROVA (Syktyvkar, Russia). Komi Republic Academy of Public Administration: developing Finno-Ugric cooperation and international mobility

A. N. RAKIN (Syktyvkar, Russia). Oulu – a meeting place of the Finno-Ugric scholars from all continents in 2015

E. N. MOKSHINA (Saransk, Russia). Dukhobors and Canada: history and modernity: Review of the monograph

CONTENTS

 P. N. TULTAEV (Saransk, Russia). Chairman of the Council of Russian Civil Movement “Association of Finno-Ugric Peoples of the Russian Federation”

Resolution of VI World Congress of Finno-Ugric Peoples

J. PUSZTAY (Szombathely, Hungary). Improving the culture and education – saving the nation

The article refers to a complex situation with the language and culture of Finno-Ugric peoples, especially Hungarians, and considers a number of measures promoting the preservation of national identity.

Keywords: VI World Congress of Finno-Ugric peoples; Collegium Fenno-Ugricum; Finno-Ugric peoples; language support; the preservation of the nation.

N. P. MAKARKIN (Saransk, Russia). Urgent Measures to Preserve the Languages and Cultures of the Finno-Ugric Peoples in Russia

E. A. TSYPANOV (Syktyvkar, Russia). Keeping the Aims from Congress to Congress (on the 20th anniversary of the World Congress of Finno-Ugric peoples)

It considers the phenomenon of World Congress of Finno-Ugric peoples, presents a brief information about its organization and carrying, as well as makes at attempt to measure its value mostly for the life of the Finno-Ugric peoples living in Russia.

Keywords: ethnopolitics; ural peoples; World Congress of Finno-Ugric Peoples.

 LANGUAGE PALETTE

M. V. MOSIN (Saransk, Russia). Modern Languages of the Finno-Ugric Peoples of Russia (current situation and possible development of the Mordovian languages)

It analyses the current situation with the Mordovian languages and their functioning in various spheres of public life, preschool, comprehensive and vocational education. Special attention is paid to the analysis of the learning the Moksha and Erzya languages in secondary comprehensive schools.

Keywords: bilingualism; congress; education; Finno-Ugric peoples; languages.

YU. A. MISHANIN, A. YU. MISHANINA (Saransk, Russia). National Press in Market Conditions: Losses and Gains (in Finno-Ugric сontext)

The article reveals the specific features of ethnic mass media in the new market environment, analyzes the economy of the national press and proves the necessity of broadening the use of the Finno-Ugric languages in the mass media.

Keywords: information space of the Finno-Ugric peoples; economics of the press; Internet technology; journalistic education.

P. F. POTAPOV, A. V. VIDYAEVA (Saransk, Russia). Political Repressions of the 30th XX century in Mordovia Newspapers

On the example of the modern Mordovian newspapers the article shows the role of mass media in touching the issue of political repressions of 1930th.

Keywords: political repression; “Zarja”; “Vpered”; “Sel’skie vesti”; GULAG; “Pobeda”; “Insarskij vestnik”.

A. N. RAKIN (Syktyvkar, Russia). Vocabulary of Material Culture in the Permic Languages

The article represents the first experience of the research of material culture vocabulary in three closely related languages: Komi-Zyryansky, Komi-Permyak and Udmurt. The author considers a system of food vocabulary symbols in diachronic and synchronic aspects.

Keywords: material culture; Permic languages; vocabulary; naming of food.

T. M. KAZANTSEVA (Saransk, Russia). Original Features in Artistic Interpretation of the Image of Erzya in the Works of Mordovian Poets

The article touches upon the works of Mordovian poets, dedicated to the famous sculptor Stepan Erzya. It makes an attempt to give an objective analysis of the works, which have not been previously analyzed in this area and identifies the common features in the perception of the phenomenon of Erzya by his countrymen.

Keywords: Mordovian poetry; legacy of S. Erzya; author’s perception; national identity.

A. V. CHEMYSHEV (Syktyvkar, Russia). Use of Improper Character Encoding: Considering the Problem

The article deals with a variety of non-standard fonts with “obsolete” character encoding used of by the national newspapers, magazines, publishers and the consequences of such use.

Keywords: information civilization; font; encoding; national alphabet; Unicode.

V. G. GAVRILOVA (Yoshkar-Ola, Russia). Dubbing as a Manifestation of Code-Switching

The article describes the dubbing of certain words and grammatical indices in oral discourse of the Mari and Russian language.

Keywords: bilingualism; code-switching; duplication; Mari language; Russian language.

G. N. BOYARINOVA (Yoshkar-Ola, Russia). Styles and Genre Variety of Mari Drama

The article researches the main styles and genres of Mari drama. It defines two main styles: realistic and lyrical-romantic.

Keywords: Folk traditions; character; conflict; stylistic direction; genre; philosophical concept.

V. T. MIKHAILOV (Yoshkar-Ola, Russia). Evolution of National Mari Textbooks during Soviet Period: History, Theory, Practice

It analysis the ongoing development of national Mari textbooks during the Soviet period (1917th – end of 1980th), shows thier conceptual basics and proves the need for continuity of the positive experience in the development of modern textbooks for national schools.

Keywords: textbooks; the policy and concept of national education.

T. N. BELYAEVA , I. G. FEDOTOVA-GRADOBAEVA (Yoshkar-Ola, Russia). Lyrical Genres of Poetry by Zoya Dudina

The article identifies the system of genres and artistic features in the poetry of Mari author Zoya Dudina.

Keywords: Mari poetry; Zoya Dudina; lyrical genres; genre identity.

S. V. SHEYANOVA (Saransk, Russia). Mordovia Novel of Our Time: National Artistic Traditionalism and Features of the Updated Epic Form

The article considers the national epic traditions and innovative features in Mordovia novels about modernity.

Keywords: novel about the modernity; national traditionalism; updated traditions; innovative features; literary trend.

D. V. TSYGANKIN (Saransk, Russia). Nominative Derivatives in Industrial Terminology in the Mordovian languages

The article considers the nominatives, lexicalized phrases, in the context of semantic relations of their components.

Keywords: nominative; lexicalized phrase; regularity; optimality.

M. V. RYABININA (Yoshkar-Ola, Russia). Indirect Form of Mental Imaging in the Story “Orphaned Soul” by G. Alexeyev

The article considers the portrait, landscape and interior in the story of Mari writer G. Alexeyev “Orphaned Soul” as the methods of indirect visualization of psychological images.

Keywords: Mari story; indirect form of mental images; landscape; portrait; details.

 OUR SHARED HISTORY

G. A. KORNISHINA (Saransk, Russia). Place and Role of Courses in History and Culture of Finno-Ugric Peoples in the Academic Space of the Republic of Mordovia

The article analyzes the importance and role of academic disciplines related to the Finno-Ugric peoples taught in Higher and Secondary educational institutions in Republic of Mordovia.

Keywords: modern concept of education; levels of education in history; history and culture of the Finno-Ugric peoples; national and cultural differentiation; N.P.OgarevMordoviaStateUniversity.

E. N. MOKSHINA (Saransk, Russia). Image of a Bear in Religious and Mythological Beliefs of Finno-Ugric Peoples (Mordovians, Mari, Udmurt, Komi, etc.)

This article analyzes religious and mythological beliefs of the Finno-Ugric Peoples (Mordovians, Mari, Udmurt and Komi, Finns, etc.) related to the image of the bear, which was worshiped by many people as a totem animal for a long time.

Keywords: bear; Finno-Ugric peoples; Mordovians; religious and mythological beliefs; folklore; totem animal; “Bear Festival”.

 TREASURY OF TRADITIONAL CULTURE

B. S. SVYATOGOROVA (Saransk, Russia). Idolatry in Religious Beliefs of Mordovians

The author refers to the wildly discussible research problem of the existence of idolatry in religious beliefs of Mordovians and shows how today’s cultural tradition witnesses its revival as ritual practices.

Keywords: Mordovians; religious beliefs; idol; idolatry; tradition

 FINNO-UGRIC PEOPLES IN CHANGING WORLD

I. V. BAHLOV, I. V. KURLEVSKY (Saransk, Russia). Mordovia in the System of Russian Federalism: Specific Features of Status and Role Characteristics

On the example of the Republic of Mordovia the article features political and legal status of the republics of the Russian Federation. It analyzes the stages and main directions of transformation of modern Russian federalism.

Keywords: Republic of Mordovia; Russian federalism; federal relations; subject of Federation; characteristics of status and role.

O. YU. KUZIVANOVA (Syktyvkar, Russia). Mordovia in the System of Russian Federalism: Specific Features of Status and Role Characteristics

The article deals with ethnic and cultural symbols in the political space of the Finno-Ugric republics, their role and importance for the different political actors. In reference to ethnicity it gives the particular attention to ethno-political symbolism.

Keywords: Finno-Ugric republics; ethnic and cultural symbols; symbolic resources of ethnicity.

V. V. MITROKHIN, I. K. SIMAEVA (Saransk, Russia). Structural and Dynamic Analysis of the Deposit and Loan Portfolio of Commercial Banks in Mordovia

The article gives structural and dynamic analysis of deposit and loan portfolios of banking institutions in Mordovia in order to assess the balance of their policies.

Keywords: regional banks; deposit portfolio; credit portfolio; placements; funding.

S. G. BUSALOVA, S. M. MAKEYKINA, R. I. PANKOVA (Saransk, Russia). Ethnic and Economic Aspects of the Effectiveness of Implementation of National Target Programs in Modern Conditions (on the example of Mordovia)

It proves the necessity of providing high performance solutions of contemporary social and economic problems with the help of programme methods. It assesses the effectiveness of the target program in Mordovia on the basis of regional techniques program budget, target program, the effectiveness of budget expenditures, program-target method, integrated and primary.

Keywords: program budget; target program; the effectiveness of budget expenditures; program-target method; integrated and primary criterion; performance monitoring; resource provision.

V. S. SOLOVYEV, V. I. SHABYKOV (Yoshkar-Ola, Russia). Relations of Ethnical Values in the Republic of Mari El: Conflict Factors

The article proves that national pride and religiosity can be the factors of ethnic conflicts and tension in society.

Keywords: Republic of Mari El; relations of ethnic values; ethnic tensions; national pride; religiosity.

O. N. ROMANOVA, D. K. ROMANOV (Saransk, Russia). Comparative Analysis of Early Forms of Psychological Culture of the Russians and Mordovians

Basing on fairy tales the article shows the results of the comparative analysis of early forms of psychological culture of the Russian and Mordovian people.

Keywords: psychological culture; national and ethnic characteristics of psychological culture; regulatory and practical; value and semantic; cognitive components of psychological culture.

E. A. HOMJAKOV (Saransk, Russia). English in Modern Finland: Current Condition and Usage Problems

The article analyzes the causes of mass distribution of English in Finland and its impact on the development and preservation of national culture and formation of national identity of the Finns in the context of globalization.

Keywords: English; bilingualism; European Union; Finland; national identity; globalization; inter-ethnic communication; intercultural communication.

 EVENTS, PEOPLE, BOOKS

V. K. ABRAMOV (Saransk, Russia). Days of Kindred Peoples in Estonia

E. N. MOKSHINA (Saransk, Russia). New book about Mordovian People

A. B. TANASEICHUK (Saransk, Russia). A review on the play “Spiritual Czar and Sovereign” by V. Aksenova

 SPECIAL FEATURES

N. P. MAKARKIN (Saransk, Russia). Mordovia State University: Role of Ethnic and Cultural Development of the Finno-Ugric World

S. D. BUNTOV (Izhevsk, Russia). International Cooperation of Udmurt State University, Transition to Bachelor and Master System of Higher Education and its Implications

LANGUAGE PALETTE

A. PASANEN (Helsinki, Finland). «Language Nest» for the Revival of the Finno-Ugric Languages: Experiences and Perspectives

It considers the possibilities of the revival of languages under the threat of extinction with the help of the method called «language nest»

O. S. ZIJAVADINOVA (Syktyvkar, Russia). Harmony of the North in the Prose by Callistratus F. Zhakov

It touches upon the representation of natural and philosophical views of the scholar, interprets a complex set of philosophical, social, environmental, and aesthetic ideas.

S. CAGNOLI (Paris, France). Bilingualism in the Komi and Nisart Theaters: Nebdinsa Vittori and Francis Gag

The author researches the role of national languages in bilingual countries comparing the Komi and Nisart theaters.

T. L. KUZNETSOVA (Syktyvkar, Russia). The New Trend in the Development of Komi Prose at the Turn of XX – XXI century

It proves that modern Komi prose has established a trend to extinguish traditional forms of artistic simulation of life. Expressing complex relations of a contemporary person with the world, writers come to original artistic decisions, creating an unconventional composition and the scope of topos. It also observes the closeness to the poetics of postmodernity.

D. V. TSYGANKIN (Saransk, Russia). Common Finno-Ugric Verb Stems in the Mordovian and Khanty Languages

The article describes the etymological (common) verb stems in the Mordovian and Khanty languages.

NAMES IN HISTORY

Y. N. SUSHKOVA (Saransk, Russia). Nicholay F. Mokshin. Celebrating 75th Anniversary

OUR SHARED HISTORY

A. V. BOLSHAKOVA (Boksitogorsk, Russia ). Participation of Women in Development Vepsian Traditional Folk Medicine in the late XIX – early XX century

Employing the materials of the late XIX – early XX century, the author examines the development of traditional Vepsian medicine and participation of Vepsian women in it.

N. N. GOVRYAKOVA, D. S. SCHURYAKOVA (Saransk, Russia). Economic and Cultural Development of Ancient Mordovian People: the Evolution of Money

The paper shows the evolution of money in Mordovia region between X – XIV centuries.

IT IS INTERESTING

R. A. KUDRYAVTSEVA (Yoshkar-Ola, Russia). VIII International Symposium «Linguistics connections of Volga region»

TREASURY OF TRADITIONAL CULTURE

N. N. ERMAKOVA (Tallinn, Estonia). Funeral Laments in Modern Commemorative Ceremonies of Erzya Mordovians (the case of villages of Ardatov district of Mordovia)

This article discusses the most extant commemorative ritual (remembrance meal of the person deceased for 40 days) and lamentations for the deceased.

A. G. BURNAEV (Saransk, Russia). Characteristic Features of the Finno-Ugric Dance Tradition

The questions of the dance traditions of Finno-Ugric peoples. A comparative analysis of selected areas of folk dance.

PROSPECTS

N. A. KAZANTSEVA (Yoshkar-Ola, Russia). «Saskavy» – the Strength of the Fruit, the Strength of Life

FINNO-UGRIC PEOPLES IN CHANGING WORLD

N. G. EGOSHINA (Yoshkar-Ola, Russia). Grammar School as a Center of multicultural Education

Nowadays the problem of ethno-cultural upbringing of children and adolescents is one of the most urgent in Pedagogics. The author summarizes the system of ethno-cultural education, employed by High School (Grammar School) №14 inthe city ofYoshkar-Ola.

N. N. LOGINOVA, M. A. ZHULINA (Saransk, Russia). The Finno-Ugric Peoples of the World and Russia: Geodemographic Aspect

It characterizes the indices of population, natural and mechanical movement of the peoples of Finno-Ugric group of the Ural-Yukagir language family within time and space parameters. It emphases the demographic situation in Finno-Ugric regions inRussiaby number of population, current state and development prospects.

Yu. A. TAMBOVTSEV (Novosibirsk, Russia). The Distances Between the Various Groups of Munsi and Some Other Ethnic Groups to Anthropological Data

It studies typological distance between the different ethnic groups of Mansi, and some other nationalities basing on dermatoglyphic characteristics.

T. A. KIROSOVA, E. Ig. SHUBNITSINA (Syktyvkar, Russia). The Ethnographic Component of Domestic Tourism as a Component of Innovation Development of the Komi Republic

The authors consider ethnographic tourism with The Republic of Komi as one of the components of the innovation development of the region.

EVENTS, PEOPLE, BOOKS

E. A. TSYPANOV (Syktyvkar, Russia). Seppo Lallukka. Komi Permyak and Komi-Perm District. History, Demographic and Ethnic Processes

  SHUMBRAT

The Address to the Readers of the Journal of the Chief Editor, the Rector of Mordovia N.P. Ogarev State University, Doctor of Economy, Professor N. P. MAKARKIN

SPECIAL FEATURES

Interview with the Head of the International Consultative Committee of Finno-Ugric Peoples, Deputy Chairman of the State Council of Komi Republic V. P. MARKOV.

Interview with the Chairman of the Executive Committee of all-Russia Public Movement «The Association of Finno-Ugric Peoples of the Russian Federation» Professor M. V. MOSIN.

LANGUAGE PALETTE

E. A. TSYPANOV (Syktyvkar, Russia). The Dynamic Aspect of Modern Permic Languages: Vocabulary

This article discusses poorly researched issues related to the dynamics of the Permic languages, with the consideration of the changes happening within the past decade on different levels.

Y. A. TAMBOVTSEV (Novosibirsk, Russia). Variation of Long and Short Vowels in the Mansi Language

The article investigates the variation in the length of playing time of short and long vowels of the Mansi language, measured by using the spectrointonograf at 13 of its speakers.

M. I. LOMSHIN, O. M. SUSOREVA (Saransk, Russia). «The Fate of a Human and Peoples. Fate» in the Duology of Novels by A.S. Shcheglov «Kavkst Chachoz»

The authors consider the development of the novel of an epic type in Mordovia literature on the example of the duology novel by A.S. Shcheglov«Kavkst Chachoz» («Twice Born»).

THE NAMES IN THE HISTORY OF

S. SAARINEN (Turku, Finland). Heikki Paasonen the Outstanding Researcher of Mordovian Languages and Culture

OUR SHARED HISTORY

I. V. BAKHLOV (Saransk, Russia). Baltic States andFinland in a Territorial System of Russian Empire: the Status Specificity and Ethnopolitical Situation

The article reveals the specificity of the Baltic lands (Estland, Kurland, Liflyandii) andFinlandin a territorial system of the Russian Empire. It considers a correlation between colonization and expansion as the factors of imperial territorial complex formation. The article gives the description of the Baltic-Finnish colonization model.

O. P. ILUKHA (Petrozavodsk, Russia). The Language Environment of Rural Schools inKarelia in the late XIX. early XX Centuries

At the material ofKareliait considers the breaking of Russian state language policy on the regional (provincial) and local (school) levels. It traces how the changes in the political life affected the everyday life of school.

IT IS INTERESTING

V. B. MAKHAEV (Saransk, Russia). Hungarian Jazz inSaransk

TREASURY OF TRADITIONAL CULTURE

I. RÜÜTEL (Tartu, Estonia). Kihnu`s Wedding Ceremonies in Finno-Ugric Context

This article is devoted to a comprehensive typological analysis of one of the brightest centers of traditional culture on the UNESCO.s World Heritage List . Kihnu island. It discusses the historically established ceremonial rituals and pieces of folk music, singing and dancing, their specific features in their relation to the rites of the Eastern European and Baltic Finno-Ugric people.

PROSPECTS

T. P. ARISKINA (Saransk, Russia), B. K. KOVACS (Szeged, Hungary). Status and Prospects of Academic and Methodological Cooperation of Mordovia N.P. Ogarev State University with the Universities and Research Centers in Hungary

FINNO-UGRIC PEOPLES IN THE CHANGING WORLD

T. A. VASINA (Izhevsk, Russia). Experience of Ethnic and Social Study of Izhevsk City`s Udmurt Population

The article analyzes the problem of adaptation of the native ethnic group to the modern socio-cultural conditions on the example of representatives of Udmurt nationality residing in the city ofIzhevskand working in the field of culture and education.

O. A. BOGATOVA, A. I. KARGIN (Saransk, Russia). Ethnic Identity and Social Status of the Mordovian Population of theRepublic ofMordovia

The article analyzes the results of ethnic and sociological study conducted in2007 intheRepublicofMordoviaas the joint Russian-Finnish project «About the State of the Finno-Ugric Peoples of theRussian Federation».

EVENTS, PEOPLE, BOOKS

Yu. G. ANTONOV (Saransk, Russia). Alexander Pudin a Playwright