Republic of Kalmykia

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Republic of Moldova is a country in Eastern Europe.

It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. Ukraine and Moldova reached an agreement in 2005 ensuring Moldova’s access to the Black Sea and ending its landlocked status. The unrecognised breakaway region of Transnistria lies across the Dniester on the country’s eastern border with Ukraine.
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The Chapel of St. Sergius of Radonezh [ Ru ]

Kazan Cathedral in Elista-city [ Ru | Es ]

Management of JSC “Falcon Capital” donated Kazan Cathedral of Kalmykia icon of St. Panteleimon. In due time, the Orthodox relic was written in a monastery on the Holy Mount Athos (Greece) and presented to the President of the Czech company Panteleimon Mamaladze. July 10 brought the icon to Elista, reports KalmykiaNews.

“For us, this event is very important, because the image of St. Panteleimon, written in the spiritual center of Orthodox monasticism – on the Mount Athos. In the future, in Elista planned construction of a new cathedral, and in it Read the rest of this entry »

The temple in honor of Crown Prince Alexei. For several years the people of the Republic of Kalmykia region Gorodovikovsk oversee construction in the district center of the temple in honor of Crown Prince Alexei. Ceremonial first stone took place in 2007, according to local newspaper “Forward”.

Work with team of builders to argue in front of the edifice grows gorodovikovtsev temple, which, undoubtedly, will decorate the city Gorodovikovsk. Read the rest of this entry »

The inauguration of the President of the Republic of Kalmykia Kirsan Iliumzhinov took place in Elista on Saturday November 23, 2002. It was held at the broadened session of the People’s Khural (Parliament) of the Republic of Kalmykia.

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov has been re-elected the President of the Republic of Kalmykia. For the third time he has had honour to swear alligiance to the people of the Republic of Kalmykia. The head of Kalmykia promised to protect the interests of the people of Kalmykia, to respect and to guard the human rights and liberties, to follow the Read the rest of this entry »

In 1997 Kalmykia visited St. Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Aleksey II, who came to a solemn opening of the main republician orthodox church – the Kazan Cathedral. Read the rest of this entry »