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| image = [[File:Muromian-map.png|center|frameless|240x240px]] |
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| pop = {{circa}} '''0''', some people have began to identify as Meryan |
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| languages = [[Meryan]]†, [[Russian]] |
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| related = [[Finnic peoples]], [[Mari people]] |
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The Meryans are an ancient tribe that lived in the [[Volga region|Upper Volga region]] and eastern parts of [[Moscow]]. <ref>Меря // Отечественная история. История России с древнейших времен до 1917 года: Энциклопедия / Глав. ред. [[Янин, Валентин Лаврентьевич|В. Л. Янин]]. — М.: [[Большая Российская энциклопедия (издательство)|Большая российская энциклопедия]], 2000. — Т. 3. К—М. — С. 559—560.</ref><ref>''[[Матвеев, Александр Константинович|Матвеев А. К.]]'' Субстратная топонимия русского Севера и мерянская проблема // [[Вопросы языкознания]]. — 1996. — № 1. — С. 3—23.</ref> The Meryans were possibly a closely related people to the [[Muroma people]], Muroma has even been suggested to have been a dialect of Meryan.<ref name=":0" /> |
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== History == |
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The Meryans were stated to have fought with the [[Bulgars|Bolghars]] in wars against [[Tatars]].<ref name=":0">SOUTH-EASTERN CONTACT AREA OF FINNIC LANGUAGES IN THE LIGHT OF ONOMASTICS (helsinki.fi)</ref> Merya began to be assimilated by [[East Slavs]] when their territory became incorporated into [[Kievan Rus']] in the 10th century.<ref name="Janse 2000 A108">{{cite book|last=Janse|first=Mark|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JdzVePSApMgC&pg=PA108|title=Language Death and Language Maintenance|author2=Sijmen Tol|author3=Vincent Hendriks|publisher=John Benjaminsf Publishing Company|year=2000|isbn=978-90-272-4752-0|page=A108}}</ref><ref name="Smol">{{cite book|last1=Smolitskaya|first1=G.P.|title=Toponimicheskyi slovar' Tsentral'noy Rossii|date=2002|pages=211–2017|language=ru|script-title=ru:Топонимический словарь Центральной России}}</ref> |
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The MEryans were an important part of the development of the Russian nation, and a played a role in [[Novgorod Republic|Novgorod]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mark|first=Janse|title=Language Death and Language Maintenance}}</ref>[[File:Merjamaa-Flag.svg|thumb|Neo-Meryan flag|358x358px]] |
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== Today == |
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Some people from the former Meryan teritory have recently began to identify themselves as "Meryan", which is inspired by genetic links to the Meryan people.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last=Jukka|first=Mallinen|title=UDMURTIAN VIHREÄT KUNNAAT|url=http://www.macastren.fi/arkisto/Jasentiedote4_2016.pdf|journal=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Мерянское наследие России|url=http://www.merja.org/|access-date=2021-09-11|website=www.merja.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Меря - Меряния - Залесская Русь - НОВОСТИ|url=http://www.merjamaa.ru/|access-date=2021-09-11|website=www.merjamaa.ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=МЕРЯ МИР {{!}} Мерянское Искусство, Сакрум, История, Мифология, Будущее|url=http://merja.ru/|access-date=2021-09-11|language=ru-RU}}</ref> in 2010 a film was made about the Neo-Meryan people.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hiljaiset sielut (16) {{!}} YLE Teema {{!}} yle.fi|url=http://vintti.yle.fi/yle.fi/teema/ohjelmat/juttuarkisto/hiljaiset-sielut-k11.html|access-date=2021-09-11|website=vintti.yle.fi}}</ref> In Moscow there exists a "Meryan society", and Meryan festivals have been done in Moscow.<ref name=":1" /> |
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== References == |
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Revision as of 17:32, 11 September 2021
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| Total population | |
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| c. 0, some people have began to identify as Meryan | |
| Languages | |
| Meryan†, Russian | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Finnic peoples, Mari people |
The Meryans are an ancient tribe that lived in the Upper Volga region and eastern parts of Moscow. [1][2] The Meryans were possibly a closely related people to the Muroma people, Muroma has even been suggested to have been a dialect of Meryan.[3]
History
The Meryans were stated to have fought with the Bolghars in wars against Tatars.[3] Merya began to be assimilated by East Slavs when their territory became incorporated into Kievan Rus' in the 10th century.[4][5]
The MEryans were an important part of the development of the Russian nation, and a played a role in Novgorod.[6]
Heute
Some people from the former Meryan teritory have recently began to identify themselves as "Meryan", which is inspired by genetic links to the Meryan people.[7][8][9][10] in 2010 a film was made about the Neo-Meryan people.[11] In Moscow there exists a "Meryan society", and Meryan festivals have been done in Moscow.[7]
References
- ^ Меря // Отечественная история. История России с древнейших времен до 1917 года: Энциклопедия / Глав. ред. В. Л. Янин. — М.: Большая российская энциклопедия, 2000. — Т. 3. К—М. — С. 559—560.
- ^ Матвеев А. К. Субстратная топонимия русского Севера и мерянская проблема // Вопросы языкознания. — 1996. — № 1. — С. 3—23.
- ^ a b SOUTH-EASTERN CONTACT AREA OF FINNIC LANGUAGES IN THE LIGHT OF ONOMASTICS (helsinki.fi)
- ^ Janse, Mark; Sijmen Tol; Vincent Hendriks (2000). Language Death and Language Maintenance. John Benjaminsf Publishing Company. p. A108. ISBN 978-90-272-4752-0.
- ^ Smolitskaya, G.P. (2002). Toponimicheskyi slovar' Tsentral'noy Rossii Топонимический словарь Центральной России (in Russian). pp. 211–2017.
- ^ Mark, Janse. Language Death and Language Maintenance.
- ^ a b Jukka, Mallinen. "UDMURTIAN VIHREÄT KUNNAAT" (PDF).
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Мерянское наследие России". www.merja.org. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
- ^ "Меря - Меряния - Залесская Русь - НОВОСТИ". www.merjamaa.ru. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
- ^ "МЕРЯ МИР | Мерянское Искусство, Сакрум, История, Мифология, Будущее" (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-09-11.
- ^ "Hiljaiset sielut (16) | YLE Teema | yle.fi". vintti.yle.fi. Retrieved 2021-09-11.