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Meshcherts people
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The Meshcherts ethnographic group of Russians, residing in Meshchera Lowlands in the south of the Vladimir and Ryazan regions of the north. In the X century, unlike the whole of Ancient Russia, which adopted Orthodoxy meshcherts embraced Catholicism. Many rulers did not like it, and in the XV century, they were forced to accept Orthodoxy, although in the Ryazan Meschera they were Catholics. Accepted Orthodoxy forced Meshcherts wanted to return the faith and in the XVI century, they signed a union with the Pope and they were Greek Catholics, although some remained Orthodox. Speak in Russian lage, or rather a dialect which retained the Old Slavonic language and has grammatical relations, and in some elimentah coincides with the Ukrainian and even Serbo-Croatian and Bulgarian languages. Believers an advantage Greek Catholics (65%) and Roman Catholics (25%), there are Orthodox Christians (20%). Greek Catholics are the residents of Vladimir Meshchra, and Roman Catholics Ryazan Meshchera. Orthodox Christians generally live in a part of Meshchra, which is located near the city of Vladimir. Traditional occupations: animal husbandry (goat and sheep) and agriculture. Traditional costume includes Slovak and Hutsul elements. Men's national costume consists of black pants, white shirts with embroidered patterns on cuff, neck and lower part, kzego, less sheep vest, embroidered sash and a hat with a blue or purple diaper tape, and women's consists of a long skirt, white or red embroidered shirt, black vest with colorful designs and painted veil. 
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