Erzyas

Russian-Soviet singer (1900-1973)

The Erzyas (also Erzyans, Erzya people'''''; ; ) are a Finno-Ugric ethnic group. Their native language is Erzya. They are closely related to but distinct from Mokshas, and together they are often called Mordvin peoples, especially by outsiders.

erzya writer, poet

Erzyan language newspaper

Purgaz or Inäzor Purgaz (; ) was an Erzyan (Mordvin) leader in the first half of the 13th century. He was the ruler (inäzor) of the Principality of Purgaz. Being an ally of Volga Bulgaria, he resisted the Suzdal Russians' expansion into the region. In later times, he became a symbol of Erzyan independence and a figure of legend.

thumb|Shtatol in a museum in Mordovia A shtatol, also called an Erzyan shtatol (), is a wax candle supported by an ornamented wooden vessel, used in traditional Erzya rituals (erzja Ineškipazněń Kemema).

erzya lawyer, public figure

ancient national holiday of Erzya people

Oyme (, ) is a Russian folk music band, playing traditional music of the Erzya and Moksha and other Finno-Ugric peoples (and, since late 2010s, also the music of the peoples of Dagestan).

Erzya resistance leader

Erzyan poet and writer

Shoksha (, ) is an ethnographic group of Erzya people. It is named after the village of in Tengushevsky District, Mordovia. They live mostly in Mordovia, Tengushevsky District and Torbeyevsky District. The ethnonym is relatively recent.