{"id":201,"date":"2019-10-29T22:17:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T20:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inyazoro.info\/?p=201"},"modified":"2020-04-24T23:45:32","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T20:45:32","slug":"budget-workers-of-mordovia-were-warned-about-threats-of-ethnic-nationalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inyazoro.info\/?p=201&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Budget workers of Mordovia were warned about threats of \u201cethnic nationalism\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/span>

VII convention of Interregional public organization of Mordovian <\/span>(Mokshan and Erzyan)<\/span> people\u201d<\/span> was held on Octover 23-24,<\/span> 2019 in Saransk.<\/span> Republican authorities positioned convention of delegates from public organization as <\/span>\u201cnational convention\u201d<\/span>.<\/p><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>

Traditionally for <\/span>\u201cMordovian conventions\u201d<\/span> delegates praised and glorified republican officials,<\/span> and the latter reciprocated these feelings,<\/span> giving nice comments on folk suits and hand-made wooden decorations.<\/span> However the event was marred by a few unpleasant news.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>

At first,<\/span> such magazines as Syatko,<\/span> Moksha,<\/span> Yakster\u2019 Tiashtenya were suddenly discontinued for few months already because of debts to a printing-house.<\/span> For <\/span> four months already Mordovian budget isn\u2019t able to find these 200 thousand roubles to close this financial debt.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>

Secondly,<\/span> teachers in the republic report about salary delays.<\/span> Salaries for October weren\u2019t paid yet,<\/span> other delays on payments happen regularly.<\/span> Some of teachers already appealed their written complaints to authorities.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>

Therefore republican top-officails generously spilled promises.<\/span> Vladimir Volkov,<\/span> acting head of Mordovian republic,<\/span> promised that magazines will continue to be published:<\/span> \u201cJust before convention some detractors decided <\/span> to fish in troubled waters and trumpeted about threat of closing national magazines in Mordovia.<\/span> With all responsibility I can refute this information.<\/span> Some failures in financing happened due totechnical reasons,<\/span> therefore national magazined of Mordovia will continue their work,<\/span> especially as they are popular among readers\u2019 audience\u201d<\/span>.<\/p><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>

Also mister Volkov was proud to tell how many groups for support of Erzyan and Mokshan languages are active in the republic:<\/span> \u201cNowadays government program named We live in Mordovia is being implemented in all republican kindergartens,<\/span> and 116 preschool institutions have speaking clubs to study Erzyan and Mokshan languages\u201d<\/span>.<\/p><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>

Obviously these stories about <\/span>\u201csupport of official languages in speaking clubs\u201d<\/span> are aimed to smooth out criticism of national policy in Russian Federation.<\/span> In fact Moscow and its proteges are criticized not only by activists of Erzyan national movement but also by international organizations.<\/span> Earlier in its third Conclusion Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities expressed a disturbance concerning efforts of authorities to unite speakers of both Erzyan and Mokshan languages in single category of <\/span>\u201cmordva\u201d<\/span>. These efforts are quite <\/span>\u2018successful\u2019,<\/span> results of last censuses really demonstrate considerable increase of those who identify themselves as <\/span>\u201cmordva\u201d<\/span> and vice versa:<\/span> for example,<\/span> number of those who use Moksha ethnonym redused by 90 percents during 2002-2010.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>

It should be reminded that Erzyan Inyekuzho <\/span>(erz.<\/span> Erzyan Congress)<\/span> <\/span> decreeed in 2009 that <\/span>\u201cso-called Mordovian conventions can not present Erzyan people due to <\/span> their composition,<\/span> Mordovian conventions do not take the challenge to protect Erzya people and Erzyan language\u201d<\/span>.<\/p><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>

Mister Volkov didn\u2019t stand a chance to comment demands of Syres\u2019 Boliayen\u2019,<\/span> newly elected Erzyan Inyazor <\/span>(chief elder)<\/span> about opening an <\/span>Erzyan gymnasium in Saransk<\/a><\/span>: <\/span>\u201cIt looks artificially and deliberately.<\/span> Vice versa,<\/span> if we want our children to be competitive in the modern world,<\/span> then we must give them high-quality and multidimensional education,<\/span> \u2013 Vladimir Volkov explained his opinion.<\/span> \u2013 They must be competent in technologies and IT,<\/span> to have profound knowledge in national history,<\/span> culture and foreign languages <\/span>\u2013 but however to know their native languages better than others\u201d<\/span>.<\/p><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>

It looks like <\/span> activity of Erzyan national movement strongly disturbes the leader of Mordovian republic:<\/span> \u201cI also wish to draw your attention that artificially cultivated ethnic nationalism harms.<\/span> Such actions have exceptionally political nature.<\/span> It is necessary to distinguish the real care about saving our traditions from nationalism.<\/span> From whom these activists are going to protect us?<\/span> We will protect ourselves!<\/span>\u201d<\/span>. <\/span>\u2013 Volkov commented.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>

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<\/span>\"Kshumantsian\u2019<\/span>
Kshumantsian\u2019 Pirguzh <\/span>(Erzyan Inyazor in 1999-2019)<\/span>
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During two days of <\/span>\u201cMordovian convention\u201d<\/span> its location known as Republican recreation centre was picketed by Kshumantsian\u2019 Pirguzh <\/span>(Erzyan Inyazor in 1999-2019)<\/span>. Erzyan activist was holding banner saying <\/span>\u201cLet us commemorate the memory of <\/span>Albert Razin<\/a><\/span>\u201c.<\/span> However no delegates of <\/span>\u201cconvention\u201d<\/span> honored the memory of Udmurt scientist who burned himself alive near building of State Council of Udmurtia <\/span> in protest against violent language policy in Russian Federation.<\/span> Apparently delegates of the convention made every effort to discuss <\/span>\u201cachievements in culture and economy\u201d<\/span>.<\/p><\/span>\n