Archive for September, 2009

Kalmyks of St. Petersburg celebrates the 400th anniversary of the Voluntary Entering into Russia

[ Ru | En ] Kalmyks of St. Petersburg celebrates the 400th anniversary of the Voluntary Entering into Russia. This is a great holiday for two thousand Kalmyks of St. Petersburg (Kalmyk diaspora), reported KalmykiaNews.




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Kalmyk Children Classes in South Jersey

Kalmyk Children Classes in South Jersey (USA). Alta Buruschkin and his wife, Udbala, would like to open their house in South Jersey for children’s classes on Kalmyk history, culture, customs and basic Buddhist classes.

They would like to hold these classes every other Saturday beginning October 3rd at 11am. The target group is 8-18 years old but can be flexible.

The format is very informal – more of an oral format like our ancestors used to do. Some of the topics Read the rest of this entry »

In Elista was opened photo exhibition “The Many Faces of Buddha”

Buddha Shakyamuni Photo exhibition [ De | Es ]

In the Central Kalmyk Temple in Elista, capital of Kalmykia, was opened photo exhibition of Rostov photographer Roman Anoschenko “The Many Faces of Buddha”.

The exhibition of photographer Roman Anoschenko “The Many Faces of Buddha” includes photos taken by the author during his pilgrimages to Buddhist countries – India, Thailand, Nepal, Burma, Sri Lanka, China. Read the rest of this entry »