Aleksandr Sharonov

Alexander Sharonov
Sharonov in 2007
Native name	Sharonon Sandra Шарононь Сандра
Born	Alexander Markovich Sharonov (1942-02-18) 18 February 1942 (age 75) Shoksha, Tengushevsky District, Mordovian ASSR, Soviet Union (now Republic of Mordovia, Russia)

Aleksandr Markovich Sharonov (born 18 February 1942) (Russian: Алекса́ндр Ма́ркович Шаро́нов, [alʲɪksˈandr ˈmarkɐvit͡ɕ ʂaˈronɐf], alias Sharononj Sandra (Erzya language: Шарононь Сандра, [ʃɑˈrɔnɔɲ ˈsɑndrɑ]) is a Mordvin (Russian) philologist (Finno-Ugric languages), folklorist, poet and prose writer.

His research and social interests include history, mythology and folklore of Erzya and Moksha peoples.