{"id":218,"date":"2019-10-11T22:45:22","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T19:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inyazoro.info\/?p=218"},"modified":"2020-04-24T22:45:43","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T19:45:43","slug":"erzyan-inyazor-arrived-to-estonia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inyazoro.info\/?p=218&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Erzyan Inyazor arrived to Estonia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/span>

On October 11,<\/span> Syres\u2019 Boliayen\u2019,<\/span>  chief elder <\/span>(Inyazor)<\/span> of Erzyan people,<\/span>  started his visit to Estonia.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>

Erzyan leader arrived to Tallinn where he plans to take part in celebration of Finno-Ugric days passing annually in October.<\/span> As Inyazor\u2019s press service informs program of the visit provides meetings with representatives of Erzyan diaspora,<\/span> Estonian politicians,<\/span> public figures and journalists.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>

Syres\u2019 Boliayen\u2019 began his visit with the conference named <\/span>\u201cIndigenous peoples and languages in the globalized world.<\/span> Challenges,<\/span> opportunities and threats\u201d<\/span> which took place in Institute of Estonian language in Tallinn.<\/span> Over hundred experts and scientists from Estonia,<\/span> Finland,<\/span> Russia,<\/span> Latvia and Sweden took part in the conference.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>

Sven-Erik Soosaar <\/span>, as a conference moderator and board member of Fenno-Ugria foundation,<\/span> mentioned that the current event aims to raise awareness of the public about indigenous peoples and their languages and also to contribute to efforts on their preservation.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>

Syres\u2019 Boliayen\u2019 took part in discussion about modern situation of Finno-Ugric nations and quoted the words of Milan Kundera,<\/span> Czech-born French writer:<\/span> \u201cRevival of Czeches as nation is not a merit of military force or political talent.<\/span> Mighty intellectual effort is the cornerstone here to recover literary Czech language\u201d<\/span>.<\/p><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>

Erzyan Inyazor considers that actual satisfaction of national and cultural necessities of indigenous peoples in Russian Federation is reduced to folklore festivals with dances and singing in national suits.<\/span> \u201cAs soon as we declare about our problems,<\/span> as soon as we create public associations for protection of our legal rights <\/span>\u2013 we are pronounced <\/span>\u201cextremists\u201d<\/span> or <\/span>\u201cforeign agents\u201d<\/span> by Russian authorities\u201d<\/span>, <\/span>\u2013 Boliayen\u2019 explains.<\/span> \u2013 Today Erzya need this <\/span>\u201cmighty intellectual effort\u201d<\/span> that Kundera mentioned.<\/span> Such effort is impossible without own national intellectuals.<\/span> However where will these national intellectuals come from?<\/span> Establishments of science and culture,<\/span> namely universities,<\/span> academies of sciences,<\/span> theatres and cinema,<\/span> publishing houses and media are the cradle,<\/span> where national intellectuals are born.<\/span> Exactly these centers must form our national Erzyan perspective to the world.<\/span> Here we must discuss aims and tasks of Erzyan national movement and challenges Erzyan people face as well as ways of their overcoming\u201d<\/span>.<\/p><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>

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