{"id":381,"date":"2020-06-30T17:19:29","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T14:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inyazoro.info\/?p=381"},"modified":"2020-06-30T17:19:30","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T14:19:30","slug":"first-erzya-social-and-political-magazine-was-presented-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inyazoro.info\/?p=381&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"First Erzya social and political magazine was presented in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/span>

June 30,<\/span> 2020.<\/span> Presentation of new Erzya magazine,<\/span> designed and released by emigrants from Russia,<\/span> took place in Kyiv.<\/span> The event was streamed online,<\/span> all interested commenters had the opportunity to communicate with editorial board members who worked hard to create the magazine.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>

<\/span>“\u011aRZ\u00c4\u0143 VAL&<\/span>#8221;<\/span>, that can be translated as <\/span>“Erzya word&<\/span>#8221;<\/span>, was introduced by editorial board led by Syres\u2019 Boliayen\u2019,<\/span> chief elder of Erzya people <\/span>(erz.<\/span> Inyazor)<\/span>. He explained that idea to publish an Erzya magazine emerged just in current year:<\/span> &<\/span>#8220;We do understand that our resources are extraordinarily limited.<\/span> It is hard to say that <\/span>“\u011aRZ\u00c4\u0143 VAL&<\/span>#8221;<\/span> belongs to mass-media because we have only 100 copies of this very first issue.<\/span> But now it is the only independent print edition of Erzya.<\/span> Websites appear and disappear,<\/span> but verbatim magazines will remain in libraries and archives for history.<\/span> Russian authorities hardly censors any publications of native peoples in Russia.<\/span> Only conformist,<\/span> pro-Russian press is allowed to exist,<\/span> all dissidents are declared as extremists.<\/span> That\u2019s why it is important to have an independent intellectual platform where we will be able to have honestly discussions about present and future of Erzyan\u2019 Mastor.<\/span> Our new magazine must become such platform\u201d<\/span>.<\/p><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>

First edition of <\/span>“\u011aRZ\u00c4\u0143 VAL&<\/span>#8221;<\/span> is 55-pages colour-printed magazine.<\/span> More than half of magazine\u2019s content is in Erzya language,<\/span> some articles are dubbed in English and\/or Ukrainian.<\/span> Several pages speak in Russian,<\/span> especially for those Erzya who don\u2019t know their own mother tongue at all or know it very poor.<\/span> Magazine cover features Jovlan\u2019 Olo,<\/span> one of the most famous figures of Erzya national revival and hero of feature story here.<\/span> Also there are publications about newest history of Erzya national movement,<\/span> reflections of Erzya activists on relationships with Russian authorities,<\/span> preparations to next Ras\u2019ken\u2019 Ozks and so on.<\/span> Special attention has been given to culture and history issues <\/span>\u2013 not only Erzyan ones,<\/span> but also global.<\/span> &<\/span>#8220;\u011aRZ\u00c4\u0143 VAL&<\/span>#8221;<\/span> is expected to be released twice a year.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>

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Kirdia Ozhomason\u2019,<\/span> project benefactor and editorial board member,<\/span> explained that fundraising as well as all other operational issues were managed by Secretariate of Inyazor <\/span>(Inyazor\u2019s office)<\/span> and Erzya informational commission <\/span>(EIC)<\/span>. <\/span>\u201cAs a matter of fact,<\/span> these people were the basis for our editorial board,<\/span> but many of those who worked very hard and invested very much of their effort,<\/span> time and money,<\/span> can join our open presentation nowadays.<\/span> Some active board members live in homeland,<\/span> that is Erzyan\u2019 Mastor.<\/span> We can\u2019t reveal their identities for obvious security reasons,<\/span> but we express our sincere gratitude for their dedication\u201d<\/span>, he said.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>

Online translation audience asked about reasons to release the magazine specifically in Ukraine,<\/span> about funding sources and plans related to further editions.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>

Mitriai Chepelen\u2019 from Kyiv Erzya society answered that first edition\u2019s budget amounted to approximately USD800.<\/span> Design,<\/span> typography and distribution costs were covered by accumulated donations of Erzya from diaspora as well as from Erzyan\u2019 Mastor.<\/span> Editorial board plans to publish new editions on a half-year basis.<\/span> E-version of <\/span>“\u011aRZ\u00c4\u0143 VAL&<\/span>#8221;<\/span> is already available on Inyazor\u2019s website,<\/span> Chepelen\u2019 said.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>

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<\/span>“We have been asked why an Erzya magazine should be printed in Ukraine?<\/span> It should be noted that those who ask such questions,<\/span> usually reside beyond Russian Federation.<\/span> Erzya people from Erzyan\u2019 Mastor,<\/span> Samara,<\/span> Moscow or Saint Petersburg are very well-informed on political realities in Russia.<\/span> \u201cErzyan\u2019 Mastor\u201d<\/span> is the name of the last independent newspaper in Republic of Mordovia.<\/span> It was repressed by police and public prosecutors from 1999 to 2015.<\/span> Pressure only stopped when editorial board was completely replaced with pro-Russian loyalists.<\/span> It was the inglorious end of old-school <\/span>\u201cErzyan\u2019 Mastor\u201d<\/span> that mutated into an ordinary mouthpiece of Kremlin propaganda,<\/span> praising Russian authorities and cursing any critics.<\/span> Yes,<\/span> we have released our magazine in exile.<\/span> However,<\/span> the only limitation we feel is financial,<\/span> but we are strong enough to overcome it&<\/span>#8221;<\/span>, <\/span>\u2013 he summarized.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>

<\/span>Read <\/span>“\u011aRZ\u00c4\u0143 VAL&<\/span>#8221;<\/span> online.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p><\/span>\n