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GEOGRAPHY The Republic is located in the eastern part of the East European Plain of the Russian Federation. The western part of the republic is situated in the Oka Don Plain ; its eastern and central parts in the Volga Elevation .
Time zone Mordovia is located in the Moscow Time Zone (MSK/MSD). UTC offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD). Rivers There are 114 rivers in Mordovia. Major rivers include: Lakes There are approximately 500 lakes in Mordovia. Natural Resources Natural resources include Peat , Mineral Water s, and others. Climate Climate is moderately Continental .
ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS Main article: Administrative Divisions Of Mordovia DEMOGRAPHICS The Mordvin People are a Finnic group speaking two related languages, Moksha and Erzya , both considered to be dialects of the Mordvinian language.
HISTORY Early history Earliest archaeological signs of human beings in the area of Mordovia are from The Neolithical Era . Finnic-Ugric Mordvins are mentioned in written sources in 6th century. Mongol rule The Mongol s conquered vast areas of Eastern Europe in 13th century. They established the Khanate Of The Golden Horde in 1241, subjugating the area of Mordovia. Mordvins sometimes fought alongside Russians against Mongols. The Golden Horde disintegrated in 1330's, which resulted in Mordvins becoming subjects of Khanate Of Kazan , the successor monarchy. Russian rule When Ivan IV Of Russia annexed the khanate of Kazan in 1552, the Mordovin lands were subjugated to the Russian tsars. The Mordvin elite rapidly assumed Russian language and customs. In rural areas, Mordvin culture however was preserved. Russians started to convert Mordvins to Orthodox Christianity in mid-1700's. Mordvins gave up their own shamanist religion only slowly, however, and many of shamanist features were preserved as parts of local culture though the population became nominally christian. Translations of literature to Mordvin languages were mostly religious books. In 1700's, the Latin alphabet was used in writing Mordvin, but from the mid-1800's, cyrillic was used. Part of the Soviet Union During the Russian script. The autonomous district of Mordvins was founded on 16 July 1928 and it was elevated to autonomous area on 10 January 1930. The autonomous area was formed as the Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic of Mordovia on 20 December 1934. The Mordvinian National Okrug was established on July 16 , 1928 . On January 10 it was transformed into Mordvinian Autonomous Oblast , then, on December 20 , 1934 , into Mordvinian ASSR . Part of the Russian Federation When the Soviet Union disintegrated, ASSR of Mordvins proclaimed itself the Republic of Mordovia in 1991, and remained a part of Federation Of Russia . The Republic of Mordovia in its present form has existed since January 25 , 1994 . POLITICS The head of government in the Republic of Mordovia is the Head of the Republic. As Of 2004 , the head of the republic is Nikolay Ivanovich Merkushkin , who was elected in February of 1998 . ECONOMY The most developed industries are machine building, chemical, woodworking, and food industries. Most of the industrial enterprises are located in the capital Saransk, as well as in the towns of . CULTURE There are many museums in Mordovia. The largest ones include the ''Mordovian Republican United Museum of Regional Studies'' and the ''Museum of Mordvinian Culture'' in Saransk. The ''National Library of the Republic of Mordovia'' is the largest library in the republic. The ''State Puppet Theater'' of the Republic of Mordovia, located in Saransk, is well-known in Russia. Most of the plays played in this theater are Russian fairy-tales. EDUCATION The most important facilities of higher education include Mordovian State University and Mordovian State Pedagogical Institute in Saransk. RELIGION The prevailing confession is the Russian Orthodox Church . SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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