Title: Ashtema kov
First published: 1995
Description: This is a collection of short stories written by a village teacher and school inspector in the Erzya language, one of the two literary languages classified as Mordvin.  The stories provide insight into village life and the Erzya who live in distant reaches of the former Soviet Union as well.
Subjects: Erzya, village life
Time periods: 1920-1990
LC classification: MLCSN 98/1178 (P)