Dynamics of the Mordvin population in the Far East: history and modern times
Starting from the second half of the 19<sup>th</sup> century, there was a mass migration of population from the oversaturated European part of the country to the eastern regions of Russia under the influence of different economic and social factors through many decades. The mentioned processes involved Mordvins to a wide extent. The research object of the article is the territorial spread and dynamics of the Mordvin population in the Far East, ethnic convergence of the Mordvin ethnos with other nationalities.