Finno-Ugric World

Comparative constructions in the Vepsian language

Ivanova Galina P.,
Candidate Sc. {Philology}, Associate Professor, Department of Russian Language, Novosibirsk State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering (Novosibirsk, Russia), tervhen66@mail.ru

The article considers different types of comparative constructions in the Vepsian language, namely monopredicative (comparative phrases, sentences with comparative predicates and other members of the sentence, which express comparison) and polypredicative (complex sentences with subordinate comparative clauses).

Keywords: comparison; comparative construction; Vepsian language.

Formant characteristics of stressed vowels in Western Mari language

Zorina Zoya G.,
Doctor of Philology, Professor, Department of Intercultural Communication, Mari State University (Yoshkar-Ola, Russia), zorinazoia@mail.ru

The article presents the spectral characteristics of vowels in the Western Mari language. According to the results of the acoustic analysis it gives a brief description of articulatory features of  Gornomariysky and Lugomariyskih vowels

Keywords: Gornomariysky language; Lugomariysky language; vowels; spectral analysis.

«Chronicals of a poet’s soul»

Gudkova Svetlana P.,
Doctor of Philology, Professor, Department of Russian and Foreign Literature, Ogarev Mordovia State University (Saransk, Russia), sveta_gud@mail.ru

At the origins of music education for children in Mordovia: to the 100th anniversary of  V. V. Kiushkina

Boyarkina Lyudmila B.,
Candidate Sc. {Art history}, Professor, Folk Music Department, Ogarev Mordovia State University (Saransk, Russia), bojarkin_ni@mail.ru

Life in science: 80th anniversary of N. F. Mokshin

Sushkova Yulia N.,
Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Chair of the International and European Law Department, Dean of the Law Faculty, Ogarev Mordovia State University (Saransk, Russia), yulenkam@mail.ru

Mokshina Elena N.,
Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Department of the Russian History, Ogarev Mordovia State University (Saransk, Russia), enm2112@mail.ru

Images of manipulation subjects and their victims in the Mordovian folk tales

Romanov Konstantin M.,
Doctor of Psychology, Professor, Department of Psychology, Ogarev Mordovia State University (Saransk, Russia), famylypost@mail.ru

Romanov Daniil K.,
Senior Assistant, Department of Psychology, Ogarev Mordovia State University (Saransk, Russia), famylypost@mail.ru

This article discusses some features of historically earliest forms of manipulative communication and interpersonal understanding. As the object of analysis it used Mordovian folk tales as the representatives of psychological experience of the ethnic group.

Keywords: communication; interpersonal understanding; psychological culture; Mordovian folk tales; manipulation; manipulation subject; the victim of manipulation.

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3. Gagaev, A. A., Kudaeva, N. V. (2009), Finno-Ugric Cosmo-psycho-logo, Saransk: Ruzaevsky printer.
4. Kondratyeva, N. P., Dodonova, A. V. (2006), Reflection of a national character in Russian and Mordvin proverbs and sayings, Modern education: psychological and pedagogical problems and solutions, Saransk, p. 96–10.
5. Malyavina, S. S. (2006), Cross-cultural study of parent-child relationship (on the Republic of Mordovia), Saransk: Mordovian University Press.
6. Samorodov, K. T., ed. (1985), Mordovian folk tales. For secondary school, Saransk: Mordovia Press.
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9. Romanov, K. M. (2015), Psychological culture of a person, Moscow: Kogito Center.
10. Romanova, O. N., Romanov, D. K. (2012), Comparative analysis of the historically earliest forms of psychological culture of Russian and Mordovian peoples, Finno-Ugric world, № 2, p. 120–122.
11. Ryumshina, L. I. (2000), Psychology of people manipulation: problems and prospects, Proceedings of International Conference “Psychology of communication – 2000: Problems and Prospects”, Moscow: Teaching collector “Psychology”, p. 259–260.
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Comparison of athletic component of traditional games in Ugra and Yakutia

Kylasov Alexei V.,
Candidate Sc. {Cultural Studies}, Assistant Professor, Department of Management and Marketing of the Sports Industry, G. V. Plekhanov Russian Economic University (Moscow, Russia), kylasov@yandex.ru

Comparing the experience of Ugra and Yakutia it reveals fundamentally different approaches to athletic component of the traditional games. The need for such research is explained by the updating of identification processes and self-identity of peoples, which is most evident during the folk festivals, which program is often being expanded due to the inclusion of traditional games.

Keywords: dialogue of cultures; folk festivals; intangible cultural heritage; socio-cultural design; traditional games; folk; ethnical sports.

1. Gorbunov, B. V. (1997), Traditional hand-to-hand competitions in folk culture of the Eastern Slavs of XIX – early XX century, History and Ethnography research, Moscow.
2. Kylasov, A. V. (2013), Ethnical sport. The end of degeneration era: Future Territory.
3. Lomshina, E. N. (2014), Tendencies of development of the festive culture of Mordovian ethnos, Finno-Ugric world, № 4 (21), p. 18–19.
4. Lomshina, E. N. (2008), Festive culture of Mordovians, Regionology, № 2, p. 339–341.

Ethnic and esthetics of Mordovians as a basis for the works of  S. D. Erzia

Klyueva Irina V.,
Candidate Sc. {Philosophy}, Professor, Department of Cultural Studies and Ethnic Culture, Ogarev Mordovia State University (Saransk, Russia), klyueva_irina@mail.ru

It studies the connection of the works of the sculptor S. Erzia with the ethnic and esthetics of Mordovian people, primarily with the aesthetic perception of a tree. It makes a review of statements made by Argentine cultural figures about the “dialogue” of the Russian sculptor with the nature of Latin America.

Keywords: S. D. Erzia; sculpture of the XX century; wood sculpture; culture of Mordovian people; ethnic and esthetics; Russian-Argentine cultural connections.

1. Bakhtin, M. M. (1986), Aesthetics of verbal creativity, Moscow: Iskusstvo.
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4. Klyuyeva, I. V. (2013), Louis Orsetti about Stepan Erzya: ethnical ethics of Mordovians as the fundamentals of the sculptor’s worldview, Finno-Ugric world, 2, p. 32– 33.
5. Klyueva, I. V. (2014), Stepan Erzia: interpretation of the creative pseudonym of the sculptor (analytical review), Modern problems of science and education, 5, p. 822.
6. Maslennikov, N. (2015), From the village life of the Mordovians from Kuchenyaeva village, Alatyr County of Simbirsk province, Kazan. (Reprint of the 4th issue, Vol. XXIX News of the Society of archeology, history and ethnography of the Imperial University of Kazan).
7. Orsetti, L. (1950), Sculptor Stepan Erzia. Biographical notes and essays, Typed copy, Central State Archive of the Republic of Mordovia. F. 1689. Op. 1. D. 562.
8. Suteev, G., ed. (1968), Sculptor Erzia. Biographical notes and memories, Saransk: Mordovia Press.
9. Casariego, J. E. (1947), 20 anos después de estar en el país, Stephan Erzia padece el mal de los portenos: no encuentra caso, El Hogar [Buenos Aires], № 958, Avr., p. 24–25.
10. Exposición Stepan Erzia (1928), La Nacion [Buenos Aires], Jul., 10.
11. Exposición Stephan Erzia en Muller (1931), Tribuna Libre [Buenos Aires], Jun., 1.
12. Exposición de viente esculturas de Omar Viñole. Setiembre de 1945 [Buenos Aires].
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16. Lusarreta, P. de. S. (1932), Erzia. Cuatro exposiciónes interesantes, El Hogar [Buenos Aires], Ag., 19, p. 31.
17. Maffei, A. (1934), El escultore ruso Stephan Erzia mata su nostalgia con la amistad de los Gatos. Su posible viaje a Londres, Mundo Argentino [Buenos Aires], Mayo, 16, p. 59, 64.
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Process of the leveling of values – the reason for weakening of ethnic identity

Berezina Anna V.,
Senior Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, Ural State Forest Engineering University (Ekaterinburg, Russia), berezinanna@mail.ru

The author links the problem of development, establishment, progress and survival of ethnic cultures with the revealing of such philosophical issues as an exchange, sacrifice, values, social needs, and through the analysis of these categories the author comes to the analysis of ethno-cultural development of Mari and Udmurt people living in the Ural.

Keywords: ethnic cultures; exchange; values; social needs; national language; ethnic group; national language.

1. Vladykin, V. E. (2003), About myself and others, about humanity and people, and…, Izhevsk: Udmurtia.
2. 200 years of Udmurt written language (1976), collection of papers, Izhevsk: UdNII.
3. Zelentsova, M. G. (2010), To the Critique of the dualistic theory of values in modern philosophy, Philosophy and Society, Vol. 2 (58), p. 77–90.
4. Maslow, A. (1999), Motivation and Personality, Saint Petersburg: Eurasia.
5. Moss, M. S. (2011), Society. Exchange. Personality. Works on Social Anthropology, Moscow: KDU.
6. Napolskikh, V. V. (1997), Introduction to historical Uralic Studies, Izhevsk: Udmurt Institute of History, Language and Literature, Ural Branch of RAS.
7. Written languages: Languages of the Russian Federation: sociolinguistic encyclopedia (2000), Vol. 1, Moscow: Academia.
8. Smirnov, I. N. (1889), The Cheremis: historical-ethnographic essay, Kazan: Imperial University Press.
9. Hajdu, P. (1985), Ural languages and peoples, Moscow: Progress.
10. Yuzykayn, E. Some aspects of information environment Mari, available: http://www.suri.ee/r/mari/erik/infsr3112.html (Assessed 12 July 2014).
11. Yamurzin, A. A. (2007), World view of Mari paganism: social aspects: abstract of thesis of Cand. Science {Philosophy}, Ufa.

Wedding ceremonies of the Mordovians of Moscow region: transformation under the conditions of a metropolis

Akimova Zinaida I.,
Candidate Sc. {Pedagogy}, Director of the Secondary School
«Gymnasium № 19» (Saransk, Russia), saransk.19@mail.ru

The article studies wedding ritual of Mordovians living in Moscow and Moscow region are of great interest, especially wedding ones. It proves that the ritual retained a traditional structure, however, it underwent certain transformations under the influence of inter-ethnic contacts.

Keywords: Moscow; Moscow region; wedding ceremony; Mordovians; Mordovian wedding; transformation.

1. Evseviev, M. E. (1966), Selected works in 5 vol., Vol. 5, Saransk.
2. Evseviev, M. E. (1959), Mordovia wedding, Saransk: Mordovia Press.
3. Kornishina, G. A. (2007), Traditionally-ceremonial culture of Mordovians,  Saransk: Mordovia University Press.
4. Mezin, P. M. Reflection of ethnic processes in contemporary material culture of Mordovian people, Research Archive of Institute of the Humanities of the Government of the Republic of Mordovia, I-1181.
5. Melnikov, P. I. (1851), Moksha wedding, Simbirsk Provincial Gazette, № 26.
6. Melnikov, P. I. (1851), Erzya wedding, Simbirsk Provincial Gazette, № 25.
7. Mokshin, N. F. (1989), Mordovian ethnicity, Saransk: Mordovia Press.
8. Lomshina, E. N. (2014), Trends of festive culture of Mordovian ethnic group, Finno-Ugric world, № 4 (21), p. 18–19.
9. Lomshina, E. N. (2007), Festive culture of the Mordovians, Regionology, № 3, p. 288–291.
10. Rogachev, V. I. (2004), Wedding of Mordovians of Volga region: the ritual and folklore (historical and ethnographical, mythological, regional and linguistic aspects), Saransk: Mordovia Press.
11. Fedyanovich, T. P. (1984), Wedding ceremonies of Mordovians, Family ceremonies of Mordovians, Saransk, p. 18–76 (Tr. Mordovia NIIYALIE, Issue 76).

The role of the visual arts in promoting the culture of Finno-Ugric peoples

Ageeva Galina M.,
Doctor of Cultural Studies, Professor, Department of Library and Information Resources, Ogarev Mordovia State University, ageevagm@rambler.ru

Antipkina Elena N.,
Candidate Sc. {Philosophy}, Head of the Academic, Research and Practical Laboratory of Digital Processing for Multimedia Data, Ogarev Mordovia State University (Saransk, Russia), elana19@mail.ru

Sidorkina Tatiana N.,
Candidate Sc. {Cultural Studies}, Director of the Institute of National Culture, Ogarev Mordovia State University (Saransk, Russia), ink.mgu@mail.ru

The article considers the popularization of Finno-Ugric culture by means of visual arts. It interprets the experience of various organizations in developing ethnographic photo and video data. It highlights the role of Mordovia State University in the participation in the IV International Festival of Visual Arts of the Finno-Ugric peoples “Tuyvezh”.

Keywords: visualization; visual anthropology; Finno-Ugric culture; Mordovia; ethnographic cinema; documentary films; festival; competition.

1. Yarskaya-Smirnova, E. R., Romanov, P. V., Krutkin, V. L., eds. (2007), Visual anthropology: new views on social reality: collection of articles, Saratov: Scholarly book.

2. Komiinform news agency (2013), For the third time Festival “Tuyvezh” will be held in the capital of the Komi Republic, available:  http://www.komiinform.ru/news/102149.

3. Strana.ru news agency (2013), IV International Festival of Visual Arts of the Finno-Ugric peoples “Tuyvezh” (“Crossroads”), available: http://strana.ru/afisha/24105661.

Festivals and rituals of the Finno-Ugric peoples of the Volga-Ural region for the beginning and the end of the sowing

Kornishina Galina A.,
Doctor of History, Professor of the Department of Russian History, Ogarev Mordovia State University (Saransk, Russia), g.kornihina@mail.ru

Pyanzina Olga N.,
Master’s Student, Department of Russian history, Ogarev Mordovia State University, (Saransk, Russia), rivezke@mail.ru

The article considers agricultural rites of the Finno-Ugric peoples of the Volga-Ural region, which accompanied spring field work. It gives the review of the ceremonial activities characterized by their most important structural elements, participants, as well as the ritual function of some material components of traditional rituals.

Keywords: agricultural rituals; fertility cult; the spring-summer cycle; worshiping; mass celebrations.

Crafts and trade cooperation of Mordovia peasantry at the end of XIX – beginning of XX century

Kevbrina Olga B.,
Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Chair of the Humanities, Saransk Cooperative Institute (Branch) of Russian University of Cooperation (Saransk, Russia), okevbrina@rucoop.ru

Kleimenova Tatiana V.,
Chief Specialist of the Republican Civil Registry Office of the Republic of Mordovia (Saransk, Russia), zagsr@e-mordovia.ru

Nesterova Nina V.,
Candidate Sc. {History}, Docent, Chair of the Humanities, Saransk Cooperative Institute (Branch) of Russian University of Cooperation (Saransk, Russia), n.v.nesterova@rucoop.ru

Nesterova Nina V.,
Candidate Sc. {History}, Docent, Chair of the Humanities, Saransk Cooperative Institute (Branch) of Russian University of Cooperation (Saransk, Russia), n.v.nesterova@rucoop.ru

The article considers topical issues and basic processes of formation and development of entrepreneurship in the sphere of peasant handicrafts and cottage industries on the territory of Mordovia in the post-reform period.

Keywords: peasant entrepreneurship; territory of Mordovia; peasants; cottage industry; fishing activities; workmen’s co­operative association; partnership; society; cooperation; fishing cooperative.

St. Petersburg Estonian Temperance Society “Ustavus”. Preservation of traditional culture, the fight against alcoholism, or association of the Social-Democrats?

Vlasov Alexander G.,
Head of Department of Military History and Search, State Budgetary institution, «Center «Patriot» (St. Petersburg, Russia), 79043310528@yandex.ru

The author studies the history of the St. Petersburg Estonian temperance society “Ustavus”. Founded to fight alcoholism, it united Estonians who lived in St. Petersburg in order to save the Estonian traditional culture.

Keywords: temperance society; Estonians; diaspora; St. Petersburg; Social-Democrats; V. E. Kingisepp.