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[edit] Räsan Principality
Here is one of classic examples of Russian history writing as ordered by Josif Stalin in 1936. All mentions of other than Slavic peoples are omitted. Only mention that it was formrly inhabited by Finno Valgia (Volga) tribe called Meshtsherit (Metsheräts) the name coming from Forest (Metsä) Erzäs (Ersät). The name was nearly impossible for the Slavs so they changed it to more suitable Meshcheras claiming they represented the Slavic Oka Rjazan culture which spread into the Meshchera marsh and forest lowlands between Kliazma and Oka Rivers down to Oka bend as early as in 600 - 700 forming one of the most eastern outpost of East Slavonics together with Muromi, another Moskherza Finno Valgia (Volga) feodal principality. However, the Metsherät existed in small numbers in this coniferous forest zone as late as in early 1800 before Napoleon´s attack to Russia in 1812. This is proven by Count Lev Tolstoi in his classic novel "War and Peace" where he describes the Tula Finns (Metsheräts) living in the forest surrounding Jasjana Poljana and Tula.
Most of the Metsheräts moved in the period of c. 1100 to the fall of Purgaz (united pre state of Mordvas) capital in hillfort Obranjosh at the site of Russian Nishnij Novgorod to Vladimir Prince Jyri in 1221, toward south eastern direction to now a days Penza and Saratuva (Saratov) Regions and the Eastern Slavs poured in the Räsan (Russian Rjazan) area. One stream of Metsheräts crossed Rava (Volga) River to later called Simbirsk area. Among them was one later baptized Uljanov (Uljas = Brave) family whose one descendant become later known as Vladimir Iljitsh Lenin.
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