Archive for June, 2013

President of Buddhist Union of Kalmykia Telo Tulku Rinpoche will be visiting Kalmyk Project in New York

President of Buddhist Union of Kalmykia Telo Tulku Rinpoche Dear friends!

It is with great happiness we would like to announce that Telo Tulku Rinpoche, Shadjin Lama of Kalmyk Republic and President of Buddhist Union of Kalmykia will be visiting Kalmyk Project this week.

We invite you to the teaching lecture by Telo Tulku Rinpoche where he will speak on “Four Noble Truths” followed Read the rest of this entry »

Beautiful girl from the Republic of Kalmykia Bayirta Manzhikova took 5th place in the World Cup Karate Kyokushin-Kaikan in Tokyo

Bayirta Manzhikova [ Ru ] Beautiful girl from the Republic of Kalmykia Bayirta Manzhikova took 5th place in the World Cup Karate Kyokushin Kaikan in Tokyo (Japan). Kyokushin kaikan is a style of stand-up, full contact karate, founded in 1964 by Korean-Japanese karate master, Sosai Masutatsu Oyama.

In the discipline of tamesivari (breaking of hard objects) Read the rest of this entry »

Schoolchildren from Kalmykia are sent to the language courses in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom From Elista sent a group of schoolchildren from 12 to 17 years for language courses in the United Kingdom in Stratford-upon-Avon (Warwickshire, England), near Birmingham. Group all the time, accompanied by the curator – English teacher Elista schools with the teaching experience more than 20 years, reports International Information Centre of Kalmykia. You can join to the group in Moscow or Elista.

Stratford-upon-Avon is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year from all over the world. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford’s Royal Shakespeare Theatre, one of Britain’s most important cultural venues. (Wikipedia about Stratford-upon-Avon)

Only a few places in the group. Schoolchildren who arrived Read the rest of this entry »

Workshop in Kalmykia for English teachers with U.S. State Department

USA On June 14-15, the Department of Germanic Philology of Faculty of Humanities organized a workshop for English teachers from the schools of the Republic of Kalmykia, reports Information Centre of Kalmykia.

The seminar was held as part of the open day summer language camp Narn-Sun on the basis of the classical gymnasium of Elista. Read the rest of this entry »

Nadezhda Bargaeva solo concert

Nadezhda Bargaeva [ Ru ] Nadezhda Bargaeva solo concert will be held on June 20 in the city of Elista.

Concert dedicated to the 30th anniversary of creative activity.

Welcome to Nadezhda Bargaeva solo concert! Read the rest of this entry »

In Elista has passed competition for the best translation of poems of the world famous Persian poet

UNESCO experts have included a Kalmyk language to list of threatened with extinction Omar Khayyam’s poetry can now be heard on the Kalmyk language.

In Elista has passed competition for the best translation of poems of the world famous Persian poet.

Such an unusual way the authors of the project decided to increase the popularity of the national language, which today is on the verge of extinction. Read the rest of this entry »

Camera crew from Hungary runs in Republic of Kalmykia

Hungary-Kalmykia Hungary-Kalmykia [ Ru ]

Camera crew from Hungary runs in Republic of Kalmykia, reported by the Kalmyk Tourism Development Fund. Read the rest of this entry »

Invitation for employees of Microsoft

Dear friends!

Kalmykia is the only Buddhist region in Europe.
In old times the Great Silk Way was here, the hordes of the ancient Scythians, Huns, Sarmats roamed in these steppes and Khazars built towns here.

You are waiting for souvenirs in the gift.
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Kato Hinako held a master classes on Japanese calligraphy and ikebana

May 24 at the Institute Oriental Studies and Kalmyk Philology met students and teachers with Kato Hinako – Director of the Institute of Foreign Languages​​, Tokyo (Japan), reports KalmykiaNews.

Kato Hinako held a master classes on Japanese calligraphy and ikebana (flower arrangements).

The meeting was organized within the framework of educational work Read the rest of this entry »

Kalmyk music and dance performances during the Smithsonian Folk Festival

The official schedule has been released for the Smithsonian Folk Festival.

There are daily Kalmyk music and dance performances during the afternoons and a scheduled Kalmyk and Tuvan evening concert on Friday, July 5th at 6 PM. Read the rest of this entry »