Terminology
The Volga Finns are not to be confused with the Finns. The term is a back-derivation from the linguistic term "Volga-Finnic", which in turn reflects an older usage of the term "Finnic", applying to most or whole of the Finno-Permic group, while the group nowadays known as Finnic were referred to as "Baltic-Finnic".
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