Syreś Boläeń (born Alexander Grigorievich Bolkin) is a Ukrainian 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 [myv; ru], 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 ErzyaRussian family. Boläeń's mother is an ethnic Russian while his father is an ethnic Erzya.[2]

Syreś Boläeń
Syreś Boläeń in July 2019
Personal details
Born
Alexander Grigorievich Bolkin

(1958-05-07) 7 May 1958 (age 66)
Saransk, Mordvin ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
NationalityUkrainian
Political partyErzya National Movement

References edit

  1. ^ ""Россия утратила свой шанс стать великой страной"". RFE/RL (in Russian). 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  2. ^ "У Києві офіційно представили лідера ерзянського народу: що це означає і чому це важливо для України". bastion.tv (in Ukrainian). 13 September 2019.