Mordva-Erzya of the Alatyrsky district at the end XVII - early XVIII century

Introduction. In the article process of migration of the Mordovian population of the Alatyrsky district at the end of XVII - early XVIII century is investigated. The ethnic situation in the province changed significantly after the defeat of the peasant revolt of 1670-1671. Results. The suppression of the revolt was accompanied by repressive measures and an increase in taxes, which led to the spontaneous mass migration of Mordva from Alatyrsky district. In addition, many of the Mordovian murzas with the Russian Cossacks and the Tatar serving population of Alatyrsky district was transferred orderly for the protection of the southern and Eastern borders of the Russian state. By the end of the 17th century, the spontaneous resettlement process had grown significantly - entire villages, families and a separated individuals moved. Discussion and Conclusion. Due to the “free” migration of Mordva and the settlement of Russian serfs by landlords in their fiefdoms, many Erzian settlements of Alatyrsky district became Russian settlements. In the beginning of the 18th century in Alatyrsky district of the Mordva-Erzya already lived only in 85 villages (80,95 % to 1671), and the majority of the population of the county began to make Russian (311 villages, 64,94 % of the rural population of the district). More than half of the peasants of these inhabitants belonged to landlords. Since then, the ethnic structure of the county had been dominated by the Russian population.