Ethnic history of the Chuvash as per N. I. Ashmarin
Introduction: the article contains the analysis of the views of correspondent member of the USSR Academy of Sciences N. I. Ashmarin on matters of ethnic history of the Chuvash people. Materials and Methods: the analysis is based both on the works of N. I. Ashmarin himself and on published papers relevant to the subject. The methodology of comparative historical study is used in the article. Results: as was argued by N. I. Ashmarin, not all the modern Turkic-speaking ethnic groups originally spoke Turkic dialects, including the Chuvash and Yakuts. Discussion and Conclusions: analysis of N. I. Ashmarin’s works shows that he used to speak ambiguously about the Bulgar origin of the Chuvash. He mentioned Hun, Savir, Bulgar, and Finnish origin of the Chuvash, and noted assimilation with the Khazar.