« - Semyon: Sergei writes: I have lived in an Erzya village for a long time, but I do not see any particular "will to survive," to preserve one's self-identity, in any of the residents.

- I'll name names. Lyubaev Pavel Kirillovich, an Erzya poet, is from Pikshen. Lyubov Doronina, head of the The Chilisem Folk Ensemble; Nina Tsyganova is a school counselor. Vasily Lyubaev is trying to write the history of the village. There are more...

- If you have difficulties with Erzya, I will gladly help. There are plenty of materials here for starting to communicate in Erzya. Write in Erzya even with a dictionary, we will understand. If you have some particular interest, we could try discussing it in the Erzya language. Suggest a topic — at the current stage of the forum's development, politics does not appeal to me much; it is better to discuss ancient and modern culture. If you have listened to pop music in Erzya, we could discuss that direction. I was very pleased that even many chiryazes spoke positively about the new Erzya pop music. The Chiryaz of Chuvashia, in a personal conversation, said just that: "I will support young Erzya pop singers by every means." A friend of mine once learned English through songs, because of the songs of the "Beatles," and I suppose such people will be found among the Erzya as well.
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