Erzian and Mokshan folk songs as a medium of emotional culture of the Mordvinian ethnos

The paper presents the results of a psychological analysis of Erzian and Mokshan folk songs (ritual and lyrical). The study shows that folk songs of the Mordovian people are an important medium of emotional culture of this ethnic group. Also there are quite big differences in the emotional load of the Erzian and Mokshan folk songs.