▁M ord vin ▁native ▁faith , ▁while ▁more ▁recent ▁figures ▁by ▁the ▁Evangel ical ▁database ▁Josh ua ▁Project ▁report ▁ 5 %. ▁Ad her ents ▁of ▁the ▁Er zy an ▁M ast or ▁organisation ▁organ ise ▁the ▁R ask en ▁O z ks ▁( M ord vin ▁for : ▁" Native ▁P ray er "), ▁a ▁national ▁M ord vin ▁worship ▁service ▁held ▁year ly , ▁with ▁participation ▁also ▁of ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁M ast or ava ▁organisation ▁and ▁other ▁ones . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁rev ival ▁of ▁the ▁M ord vin ▁native ▁religion ▁has ▁grown ▁alongside , ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁support , ▁of ▁M ord vin ▁national ism ▁which ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁regime . ▁The ▁rev ival ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁conscious ness ▁of ▁the ▁M ord v ins ▁was ▁difficult ▁at ▁first , ▁since ▁they ▁were ▁a ▁minor ity ▁in ▁their ▁country ▁and ▁the ▁press , ▁which ▁was ▁very ▁influ ential , ▁took ▁a ▁t ough ▁commun ist ▁line . ▁The ▁Russian ▁dem ocr ats ▁and ▁commun ists ▁were ▁host ile ▁towards ▁M ord vin ▁national ists . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁per estro ika ▁the ▁M ord vin ▁national ▁intellig ents ia ▁w aged ▁a ▁vig orous ▁and ▁successful ▁campaign ▁against ▁Russian ▁Orth odox y , ▁called ▁" the ▁religion ▁of ▁occupation ", ▁" the ▁Russ ifying ▁ide ological ▁force ". ▁Later ▁the ▁Sar ansk ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Culture ▁end ors ed ▁the ▁rev ival ▁of ▁M ord vin ▁culture ▁and ▁P agan ism ,