Review on the Book by R. V. Abyanov, M. A. Safarov «Temnikov: Fortress of Empires». M.: Publishing House «Chitay», 2022. 300 p.

The review contains the analysis of the book of tatar ethnographers and historians R. V. Abianov and M.A. Safarov devoted to the study of one of the groups of the tatar ethnos localized around the ancient city of Mordovia Temnikov. Temnikov fortress from the deep antiquity was an outpost on the territory of the northern limits of the tatar world. The material for the book was collected during the expeditions to this region where the authors made an attempt to analyze the ritual practices, sacred landscape, perception of neighbors, book culture and collective memory of the Temnikov Tatars on the basis of numerous testimonies of local residents.