Maino Vladimir

(1845 - 1888), one of the first Russian explorers who have turned to anthropological study of certain peoples of Russia. In 1877, Mr.. on behalf of the Russian Geographic Society Maino, . studied Mordvin language, . anthropological measurements made over 500 persons from among Mordovians and collected extensive material, . of which appeared in the press: "Preliminary sketch of the available literature data on Mordovians" (Saint-Petersburg, . 1878), . "The results of anthropological measurements among Mordovians-erzy" (Saint-Petersburg, . 1883), . "Essay on the legal life Mordovians" (Saint-Petersburg, . 1885; a Finnish translation), . in French - article about the remains of paganism in Mordvinians (in the journal Helsingfors Finno-Ugric Society Suomalis ugrilaisen seuran ackakauskirija),
. For the collection of folk customs legal Maino has developed a program (published in "Knowledge", 1875,? 4). Under his own name and under a pseudonym in. Kornievskaya, Mayne has written in "News" and "Picturesque Russia". Its main works: "Being and dogma hristovschintsev" ( "Week", 1871), "On subbotniks" ( "Proceedings of the Imperial Russian Geographical Society, 1871, t. VII); "Description of manuscripts scientist archives of the Imperial Russian Geographical Society" (ibid., 1875, t. XI, 1876, t. XII), "Marriage and the position of women in Milk-" ( "Knowledge", . 1874, . ? 3); "Pripyatskaya Chud" ( "Old and New Russia", . 1877, . ? 5 and 6); "dead town" ( "Historical Journal", . 1880, . ? 11); "living dead" (ibid., . 1884, . ? 4); "Trip to Obonezhe and Korela" (Saint-Petersburg, . 1874; 2-ed., . 1877).,