Syreś Boläeń
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Born | Alexander Grigorievich Bolkin 7 May 1958 Saransk, Mordvin ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Citizenship | Ukraine |
Nationality | Erzya, Russian |
Political party | Erzya National Movement |
Syreś Boläeń (born Alexander Grigorievich Bolkin) is an Erzya public figure, poet, translator, co-founder of the Free Idel Ural Movement and a leader of the Erzya National Movement, having been given the title of Inyazor , a title amongst Erzya leaders since the 13th century, due to his election to the rank within the Movement. He is a resistance leader in Russia and a retired Colonel of the Ukrainian Army.[1] He was born in a mixed Erzya–Russian family. Boläeń's mother is an ethnic Russian while his father is an ethnic Erzya.[2]
References
- ^ ""Россия утратила свой шанс стать великой страной"". RFE/RL (in Russian). 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ^ "У Києві офіційно представили лідера ерзянського народу: що це означає і чому це важливо для України". bastion.tv (in Ukrainian). 13 September 2019.