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unusual facts about Ardatov, Republic of Mordovia



Alatyr River

The towns of Ardatov and Alatyr Mordvin name Rator Osh, are located on the Alatyr River.

Aleksey Gornostayev

He joined state service as a junior clerk in 1823 in his home town of Ardatov, relocated to Saint Petersburg in 1826, retired in 1827 and lived by drawing advertising boards and later illustrations for Svinyin publishing house.

Erzya literature

Erzya literature is literature written in the Erzya language, which is spoken by about half a million people in the Republic of Mordovia and adjacent regions in Russia.

Sigitas Tamkevičius

Tamkevičius spent his prison term in the labor camps of Perm and Mordovia.


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