KARMAZIN (Evain) Guriy Gavrilovich

KARMAZIN (Evain) Guriy Gavrilovich (15.3.1882–10.5.1938), linguist, folklorist. Associate Professor (1930). Together with V.M. Vasiliev, he developed the scientific principles for the development of the Mari language. He studied the song folklore of the Eastern Mari people, recorded 500 songs which were included in the collection “Cheremisy Songs” (Helsinki, 1931), translated into German with an introductory article by Y. Wichmann. His work on folk song was translated into German and published in Helsinki (1931). Author of the works “Methodological guide to the elimination of illiteracy” (Moscow, 1925), “Mari grammar. Morphology” (Moscow, 1935), etc.