Aleksandr Markovich Sharonov (born 18 February 1942) (Russian: Алекса́ндр Ма́ркович Шаро́нов, [alʲɪksˈandr ˈmarkɐvit͡ɕ ʂaˈronɐf], alias Sharononj Sandra (Erzya language: Шарононь Сандра, Šaronoń Sandra, [ʃɑˈrɔnɔɲ ˈsɑndrɑ]) is a Mordvin (Russian) philologist (Finno-Ugric languages), folklorist, poet and prose writer.^[1]

This is a Mordvin name; the given name is Sandra.

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

• Устно-поэтическое творчество мордовского народа (1977)
• Mastorava an epic poem based on Mordvin mythology and folklore, written in Erzya (1994), translated in Moksha, Russian, and Hungarian languages
• Мордовский героический эпос (2001)
• На земле Инешкипаза (2006)
• Потехония, a science fiction novel (2012)
• Эрзя, Меря, Русь в историографии России (2013)
• Планета Эра, poetry and prose (2014)

• 1997: Matthias Castrén Society Literary Prize, Finland^[1]
• 1996: Mordovia State Prize, Russia^[1]