In the capital of Mari El
I became interested in the Mari language, a member of the Finno-Ugrian language family, in early 2005. I then began studying it intensively after my arrival in Helsinki with a Mari woman resident in...
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Though finding Mari speakers in Yoshkar-Ola was well-nigh impossible, in the villages one hears little but Mari. I spent a very enjoyable day in the Toryal district with a Mari family, the traditional...
View ArticleCosmopolitan Cheboksary
In all three trips to Cheboksary I’ve made until now, I’ve come to the Chuvash Republic after some time in Mari El. Almost any place would seem highly developed after the post-Soviet blues of...
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The village of Chavainnur (formerly Shyrkannur) in the Morko region of the Republic of Mari El was the home of Sergei Chavain, the founder of Mari literature. Chavain wrote the first poem in Mari, Oto...
View ArticleKaliningrad
When I canceled my plans for an overland trip to Central Asia, but already had a new Russian visa in my passport, I decided to make the best of it by visiting Kaliningrad, that little bit of Russian...
View ArticleIn the capital of Mari El
I became interested in the Mari language, a member of the Finno-Ugrian language family, in early 2005. I then began studying it intensively after my arrival in Helsinki with a Mari woman resident in...
View ArticleIn a Mari village
Though finding Mari speakers in Yoshkar-Ola was well-nigh impossible, in the villages one hears little but Mari. I spent a very enjoyable day in the Toryal district with a Mari family, the traditional...
View ArticleCosmopolitan Cheboksary
In all three trips to Cheboksary I’ve made until now, I’ve come to the Chuvash Republic after some time in Mari El. Almost any place would seem highly developed after the post-Soviet blues of...
View ArticleChavainnur
The village of Chavainnur (formerly Shyrkannur) in the Morko region of the Republic of Mari El was the home of Sergei Chavain, the founder of Mari literature. Chavain wrote the first poem in Mari, Oto...
View ArticleKaliningrad
When I canceled my plans for an overland trip to Central Asia, but already had a new Russian visa in my passport, I decided to make the best of it by visiting Kaliningrad, that little bit of Russian...
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