| The Mordvins have retained a rich body of oral literature and music, much of which was recorded in the Soviet era. |
| Among the Mordvins, Paz, like the Slavic Bog, enters into the homes bringing abundance. |
| The territory inhabited by the Mordvins became a part of what is now considered Russia in 1552, after the defeat of the Mongol horde. |
| Like the Mordvins, the Mari came under the rule of the Mongols and Tatars and later the Russians. |
| The Mordvins live in smallish scattered groups across a wide stretch of central and eastern Russia. |
| There are about 1.2 million Mordvins living in Mordva, Russia. |
