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Materials used

Literature used while composing text material:

1. D. Mesarosh. The monuments of old Chuvash faith. Translation from Hungarian. Cheboksary, Chuvash State Institute of Human Sciences, 2000 - 360 p.
2. V.V. Nikolayev. The history of ancestors of Chuvash. XXX century B.C. - XV century A.D. Cheboksary, K.V. Ivanov's Foundation of historico-culturological research. 2005 - 408 p.
3. E.D. Medjitova, A.A. Trofimova. Chuvash folk art. Cheboksary, Chuvash publishers, 1981.
4. A.A. Trofimova. Chuvash folk cult sculpture. Cheboksary, Chuvash publishers, 1993.
5. Musical encyclopedical dictionary/chief editor G.V. Keldysh. Moscow, "Soviet encyclopedia", 1990.
6. Chuvash cuisine / Composed by N.M. Anisimova and P.V. Symkin. Cheboksary, Chuvash publishers, 1992 - 239 p.
7. A.A. Trofimov. Ancient Chuvash runic writing. Cheboksary, 1993 - 49 p.

Photos

Architecture - Photos by G.I. Tafayev.

History and language
    Khagans - Illustrations by O.V. Leontyev.
    Maps - Photos by G.I. Tafayev, O.G. Maltsev, N.D. Zverev, A.E. Yelisin.

Embroidery - Photos from the book "Chuvash folk art, Cheboksary, Chuvash publishers, 1981.

Costume - Photos from the book "Chuvash costume" (G.N. Ivanov-Orkov, V.P. Ivanov, V.V. Nikolayev).

Traditions - Photos by G.I. Tafayev.

Beliefs - Photos by N.M. Baltayev and from the book "Chuvash folk cult sculpture" (A.A. Trofimov), Cheboksary, Chuvash publishers, 1993.

Cuisine - Photos by P. Symkin.

Craft - Photos by T.N. Sharkova.

Fine arts - Photos by Praski vitti (Vitalij Petrov).

Music - Photos by V. Adjukov.

Songs and music:

Ethnic and folk music, songs and tunes performance - V. Adjukov, Ivan Khristoforov;

Symphonic music, performance - symphonic orchestra, conductor Moris Yaklashkin;

Variety singers - Alexandr Vasilyev, Valentina Telej, Ivan Khristoforov.



For the help in translation of site's material into English we express our thanks to the dean of the faculty of foreigh languages of I.N. Ulyanov's Chuvash State University N.G. Gubanova.