“Mordovian culture” is when national culture is made russified
The so-called “ethnic terrace” in the capital of the republic has retained only the name “Inenarmun” from the Erzya language. There is neither a menu nor service in Erzya language. It is unlikely that Ineshkipaz would have ordered the executor of his will to speak in a foreign language to the Erzyans and on Erzyan land. After all, he ordered the Erzyans to take care of their land, and not about the development of the culture and language of newcomers from a foreign land.
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