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The Meshchera (, Meshchyora) were a Finno-Ugric tribe which lived in the territory between the Oka River and the Klyazma river. It was a land of forests, bogs and lakes. The area is still called the Meshchera Lowlands.

The name may be related to mesh (meaning "bee" in the Mordvinian Moksha language), erzya (the self-designation of the Mordvinians speaking the Erzya language) and Eritsia (meaning "inhabitant" or "local" in the same language). Consequently, the name may mean "beekeepers", a fitting name considering the traditional importance of beekeeping in the area. Other scholars think the name derives from the Biblical patriarch Meshech.

Records The first Russian written source which mentions them is the Tolkovaya Paleya, from the 13th century. It is also mentioned in several later Russian chronicles from the period before the 16th century. This is in stark contrast to the related tribes Merya and Murom, which appear to have been assimilated by the East Slavs by the 10th and the 11th centuries.

Ivan II of Russia, prince of Moscow, wrote in his will, 1358, about the village Meshcherka, which he had bought from the native Meshcherian chieftain Alexander Ukovich. The village appears to have been converted to the Christian Orthodox faith and to have been a vassal of Muscovy.

Several documents mention the Meshchera concerning the Kazan campaign by Ivan the Terrible in the 16th century. These accounts concern a state of Meshchera (known under a tentative name of Temnikov Meshchera, after its central town of Temnikov) which had been assimilated by the Mordvins and the Tatars.

Prince A. M. Kurbsky wrote that the Mordvin language was spoken in the lands of the Meshchera.

Archaeology In the village of Zhabki (Egorievsk district, Moscow Oblast), Meshchera burial sites were found in 1870. Women's bronze decorations identified as Finno-Ugric were found and dated to the 5th century-8th century. Very similar finds soon appeared in the Ryazan Oblast and the Vladimir Oblast, enabling archaeologists to establish what characterized the material culture of the Meshchera. 12 such sites were found from the Moskva River, along the Oka River to the town Kasimov. The general opinion is nowadays, that the Oka-Ryazan culture is identical to that of the Meshchera.

The graves of women have yielded objects typical of the Volga Finns, of the 4th century-7th century, consisting of finger rings, jingling pendants, buckles and torcs. A specific feature was round breast plates with a characteristic ornamentation.

Some of the graves contained well-preserved copper oxides of the decorations with long black hair locked into small bells into which were woven pendants.

It appears from the remains that Slavic peoples tribes arrived into Meshcheran territories in the period 10th century-12th century.

Disappearance In the Oka river valley, the Meshchera culture appears to have disappeared by the 11th century. There are no indications of genocide, but the fast changes appear to show that the Meshchera were partially pushed away by the Slavs.

In the marshy north, they appear to have stayed and to have been converted into the Orthodox faith. The Slavs were not as interested in the wetlands and allowed the Meshchera to stay for some time. The Meshchera nobility appears to have been converted and assimilated by the 13th century, but the common Meshchera huntsman and fisherman may have kept elements of their language and beliefs for a longer period. In the 16th century, the St Nicholas monastery was founded in Radovitsky in order to convert the remaining Meshchera pagans. It is possible that they still spoke their old language.

The princely family Meschersky in Russia derives its nobility from having originally been native rulers of some of these Finnic tribes.

Remaining ethnic influence Ethnographers treat the modern Meshchera as a local group within the Russian ethnos. These Russian-speakers live in the massive forests on the frontier between the Moscow Oblast, Ryazan Oblast and Vladimir Oblasts. Some Meshchera also appear in the regions of Tambov Oblast, Penza Oblast and Saratov Oblasts. They are generally dark and of medium height and they continue to live as fishermen, bee-keepers and huntsmen.

External source

• Online presentation by Alexei Markov
• The Gateway to the Meshchera
• Meshchera, by Alexei Markov, senior lecturer at the University for Modern humanities

The Meshchera (, Meshchyora) were a Finno-Ugric tribe which lived in the territory between the Oka River and the Klyazma river. It was a land of forests, bogs and lakes. The area is still called the Meshchera Lowlands.

The name may be related to mesh (meaning "bee" in the Mordvinian Moksha language), erzya (the self-designation of the Mordvinians speaking the Erzya language) and Eritsia (meaning "inhabitant" or "local" in the same language). Consequently, the name may mean "beekeepers", a fitting name considering the traditional importance of beekeeping in the area. Other scholars think the name derives from the Biblical patriarch Meshech.

Records The first Russian written source which mentions them is the Tolkovaya Paleya, from the 13th century. It is also mentioned in several later Russian chronicles from the period before the 16th century. This is in stark contrast to the related tribes Merya and Murom, which appear to have been assimilated by the East Slavs by the 10th and the 11th centuries.

Ivan II of Russia, prince of Moscow, wrote in his will, 1358, about the village Meshcherka, which he had bought from the native Meshcherian chieftain Alexander Ukovich. The village appears to have been converted to the Christian Orthodox faith and to have been a vassal of Muscovy.

Several documents mention the Meshchera concerning the Kazan campaign by Ivan the Terrible in the 16th century. These accounts concern a state of Meshchera (known under a tentative name of Temnikov Meshchera, after its central town of Temnikov) which had been assimilated by the Mordvins and the Tatars.

Prince A. M. Kurbsky wrote that the Mordvin language was spoken in the lands of the Meshchera.

Archaeology In the village of Zhabki (Egorievsk district, Moscow Oblast), Meshchera burial sites were found in 1870. Women's bronze decorations identified as Finno-Ugric were found and dated to the 5th century-8th century. Very similar finds soon appeared in the Ryazan Oblast and the Vladimir Oblast, enabling archaeologists to establish what characterized the material culture of the Meshchera. 12 such sites were found from the Moskva River, along the Oka River to the town Kasimov. The general opinion is nowadays, that the Oka-Ryazan culture is identical to that of the Meshchera.

The graves of women have yielded objects typical of the Volga Finns, of the 4th century-7th century, consisting of finger rings, jingling pendants, buckles and torcs. A specific feature was round breast plates with a characteristic ornamentation.

Some of the graves contained well-preserved copper oxides of the decorations with long black hair locked into small bells into which were woven pendants.

It appears from the remains that Slavic peoples tribes arrived into Meshcheran territories in the period 10th century-12th century.

Disappearance In the Oka river valley, the Meshchera culture appears to have disappeared by the 11th century. There are no indications of genocide, but the fast changes appear to show that the Meshchera were partially pushed away by the Slavs.

In the marshy north, they appear to have stayed and to have been converted into the Orthodox faith. The Slavs were not as interested in the wetlands and allowed the Meshchera to stay for some time. The Meshchera nobility appears to have been converted and assimilated by the 13th century, but the common Meshchera huntsman and fisherman may have kept elements of their language and beliefs for a longer period. In the 16th century, the St Nicholas monastery was founded in Radovitsky in order to convert the remaining Meshchera pagans. It is possible that they still spoke their old language.

The princely family Meschersky in Russia derives its nobility from having originally been native rulers of some of these Finnic tribes.

Remaining ethnic influence Ethnographers treat the modern Meshchera as a local group within the Russian ethnos. These Russian-speakers live in the massive forests on the frontier between the Moscow Oblast, Ryazan Oblast and Vladimir Oblasts. Some Meshchera also appear in the regions of Tambov Oblast, Penza Oblast and Saratov Oblasts. They are generally dark and of medium height and they continue to live as fishermen, bee-keepers and huntsmen.

External source

• Online presentation by Alexei Markov
• The Gateway to the Meshchera
• Meshchera, by Alexei Markov, senior lecturer at the University for Modern humanities

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