President of Russia Vladimir Putin visited the main Buddhist temple
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President of Russia Vladimir Putin visited the main Buddhist temple complex of the Republic of Kalmykia – ‘Geden Sheddub Choi Korling’. Its name translates (more…)

Kalmyk girl on the Festival “Miss Tourism of the Globe” [ Es ]

Beautiful kalmyk girl Natalia Ochirova became one of the winners ‘Miss Tourism of the Globe’!

All winners:

Miss Tourism of the Globe 2004 – Bargjo Enkelejda (Albania) (more…)

Businessmen from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are ready to assist in the development of International Airport ‘Elista’.

This was announced the head of the delegation of the United Arab Emirates, the head of Immigration Service of Dubai (UAE) Saeed Matar Saeed Bin Belaila at a press conference in Elista during the visit to Kalmykia. (more…)

Investigative reporters are the poster-children of the journalistic world. Political reporters get to rub shoulders with the high ‘n’ mighty, business journalists rub shoulders with the titans of the corporate world, those on the society beat get to attend the fanciest parties, but at the end of the day it is everyone’s dream to make his or her name as an investigator. (more…)

Fedor Konyukhov expedition across the steppes of Kalmykia. In the group of 10 scientists: soil scientists, archaeologists, sociologists, botanists, ecologists, ornithologists and lawyers from France, Netherlands, Russia (Moscow) and the Kalmykia, reports Department of Foreign Relations of KalmykiaNews.

Fedor Konyukhov took care of the preservation of unique finds (more…)

City Chess Hotel was opened in Republic Kalmykia, informed accomodation service.
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During that visit I finally found myself with an hour or two of free time. The meeting had been scheduled for the evening. Spring. I took a walk around the capital of France. Fine smells mingled with the thawing snow and the acrid car exhaust. I walked along a bridge, past two your people kissing, past a smiling street trader peddling badges, old coins and chains, and past British tourists. Suddenly I saw the world-famous Isle de la Cite and then the enormous grey wonder of the slowly approaching Notre Dame.

I bought a ticket, entered the building, sat down in the third row and felt my chest slowly fill with a sweet pain. How many times had I dreamed of coming here! I felt intimations of a miracle. (more…)

First casino was opened in Elista, the capital of Republic of Kalmykia.

Casino was opened for rich man from Elista, Volgograd, Rostov-on-Don, Krasnodar, Moscow and Saint Petersburg. (more…)