| There are about 1.2 million Mordvins living in Mordva, Russia. |
| The Mordvins are divided linguistically and ethnically into two groups, the Erzya and the Moksha. |
| Today the Mordvins are scattered from western Siberia to the plains and forests that border the upper Volga. |
| Among the Mordvins, Paz, like the Slavic Bog, enters into the homes bringing abundance. |
| Like the Mordvins, the Mari came under the rule of the Mongols and Tatars and later the Russians. |
| In the lands of the Mordvins and Mari, river names of Baltic origin are quite rare. |
