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Mari El, [a] officially the Mari El Republic, [b] is a republic of Russia. It is in the European region of the country, along the northern bank of the Volga River, and administratively part of the Volga Federal District. The republic has a population of 696,459 (2010 Census). [13] Yoshkar-Ola is the capital and largest city.
The Mari (/ ˈ m ɑːr i / MAR-ee), [a] also formerly known as the Cheremis or Cheremisses, [b] [7] [8] are a Finno-Ugric people in Eastern Europe, who have traditionally lived along the Volga and Kama rivers in Russia. [7] They live mostly in the Mari El republic, with significant minorities in Bashkortostan, Perm Krai, Tatarstan and Udmurtia. [7]
Mari religion (Mari: Чимарий йӱла, romanized: Čimarii jüla), also called Mari paganism, is the ethnic religion of the Mari people, a Volga Finnic ethnic group based in the republic of Mari El, in Russia. The religion has undergone changes over time, particularly under the influence of neighbouring monotheisms.
Yoshkar-Ola (Mari and Russian: Йошкар-Ола) is the capital city of Mari El, Russia.Yoshkar-Ola means “red city” in Mari and was formerly known as Tsarevokokshaysk (Царевококшайск) before 1919, as Krasnokokshaysk (Краснококшайск) between 1919 and 1927 both after the Malaya Kokshaga River and Charla (Чарла), by the Mari people.
Zvenigovo (Russian: Звени́гово; Meadow Mari: Провой, Provoj) is a town and the administrative center of Zvenigovsky District of the Mari El Republic, Russia, located on the left bank of the Volga River, 90 kilometers (56 mi) south of Yoshkar-Ola, the capital of the republic.
The State Assembly of the Mari El Republic (Meadow Mari: Марий Эл Республикысе Кугыжаныш Погын; Russian: Государственное Собрание Республики Марий Эл) is the regional parliament of Mari El, a federal subject of Russia. A total of 52 deputies are elected for five-year terms ...
Kozmodemyansk (Russian: Козьмодемья́нск; Hill Mari: Цикмӓ, Tsikmӓ meaning Palisade; Meadow Mari: Чыкма, Čykma) or Tsikmӓ is a town in the Mari El Republic, Russia, located at the confluence of the Vetluga and the Volga Rivers.
Kilemary (Russian: Килема́ры; Hill Mari: Кӹлемар, Kÿlemar; Meadow Mari: Килемар, Kilemar) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Kilemarsky District of the Mari El Republic, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 4,073. [2]