Mordovia, Republic in Eastern European Russia.
Description
Mordovia is a republic in the European part of Russia between the Volga upland in the east and the Oka-Don lowland in the west, crossed by rivers and lakes. The capital Saransk sits in the center of the territory, while forests and farmland spread over gentle hills and flat plains.
History
The territory fell under Russian rule in 1552 after the fall of the Kazan Khanate. During the Soviet era this area became an autonomous republic in 1934.
Culture
Traditional folk art appears in textiles with geometric patterns still woven by women in rural villages. In Saransk and smaller towns you hear multiple languages side by side, while Orthodox festivals shape community life and local markets offer regional products.
Practical
Saransk offers lodging, restaurants and local transport connections, while rural areas are reachable by intercity buses and roads. The continental climate requires warm clothing in winter and light gear in summer, with spring and autumn bringing changeable weather.
Did you know?
Over five hundred lakes lie within the borders of this region, many of them in remote forest areas. The temperature swings widely between cold winters around minus 11 degrees Celsius (12 degrees Fahrenheit) and mild summers near 19 degrees Celsius (66 degrees Fahrenheit).
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Republican Erzya Museum
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Yaushev State Music Theater
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Monument to Yemelyan Pugachev
56.8 km
Kievo-Nikolaevsky monastery, Alatyr
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Ice Palace of the Republic of Mordovia
55.9 km
Հայրենական մեծ պատերազմում զոհված Մորդովիայի զինվորների հուշահամալիր
55.3 km
Mordovian History Museum
55.3 km
Памятник семье (Саранск)
55.1 km
Museum of Military History 1941-1945
55.4 km
Kerensky Tikhvinsky Convent
122.3 kmQora lola Ruzayevka
51.8 km
Museum of Mordovian National Culture
55.8 kmBezdna
146.8 km
Russian Dramatic Theater of the Mordovia Republic
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