The textbook examines the development of Finno-Ugric literature in Russia from its inception to the present day. Materials are presented for the study of both survey topics, the purpose of which is to familiarize students with the literary process of a particular region, and monographic ones, introducing students to the work of the most prominent representatives of national literatures: K. Zhakov, K. Gerd, K. Abramov, Yu. Shestalov, V. Columbus and others. Meets the requirements of the federal state educational standards of higher education of the latest generation. It is intended for students studying undergraduate programs in the areas of 45.03.01 "Philology" and 44.03.01 "Pedagogical education" with the appropriate level of training, but can also be used at other levels of education, including master's and postgraduate studies in philological and pedagogical areas of training, as well as retraining of teachers of Russian and native languages and literatures.