Posts Tagged ‘federal government’

Head of Kalmykia about Putin, Children’s Hospital and kindergartens

Aleksey Orlov Head of Kalmykia Alexey Orlov: – The ninth message in the career of Russian President Vladimir Putin has probably been the most significant. A landmark for one simple reason: the common thread was a thought – taking care of the person meeting the needs and demands of its citizens. All noted direction of message to solving specific tasks.

In 2013, in Elista we will open two new kindergartens.

We received additional funding of 48 million rubles for the reconstruction and repair of existing kindergartens. Read the rest of this entry »

Leader of Buddhist republic of Kalmykia Kirsan Ilyumzhinov about to declare unilateral independence

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov BBC News

Mr Ilyumzhinov: Not ruling out independence

By regional analyst Malcolm Haslett:

The colourful leader of the small, mainly Buddhist republic of Kalmykia in southern Russia, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, has threatened to sever financial ties with Russia because he has not received any federal funds for months. Read the rest of this entry »