85th Anniversary in Moscow!

The Jubilee Concert of SASaDE “Tulpan” in Moscow will take place soon, the Head of the Department of Culture and Tourism informs about it. (more…)

Kalmyk writers and poets [ Ru ]

Biography, works, photo: (more…)

Republic of Kalmykia

Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Kalmykia

Welcome! (more…)

Celebration of 575th Anniversary of the Kalmyk Folk Epic Dzhangar in North America!

Dear friends!

You are cordially invited to the celebration of 575th Anniversary of the Kalmyk Folk Epic Dzhangar in North America! (more…)

The partner of the competition “Person of Year” the “Megafon” company awarded the youth leader Vitaly Bokov, reported by the Department of Youth Development Fund Kalmykia.

In the capital of the Republic of Kalmykia, the blessed city of Elista, the ceremony of rewarding of winners of the Republican competition “Person of Year” took place.

Following the results of SMS vote and Internet vote winners in all regions of Kalmykia were defined. Each of winners (more…)

[ En | Ru | Es ] Kalmyk Friendly Association of Spain and Portugal is planning to hold a presentation of the Republic of Kalmykia, reported by the Counselor of the Department of International Relations of the Development Fund of Kalmykia tourism.

It will be the first “official” acquaintance Spain and Kalmykia. Familiarity with the history, culture and philosophy of Kalmykia. (more…)

Professor from St. Petersburg Svetlana Makhlina about Buddhism, kalmyk culture, ritual dances and temples

Buddhism – historically the first world religion. And yet, as Borges said, is “the most widespread religion in the world”. In Russia, the earliest penetration of Buddhism was characteristic of the Kalmyk people, who took more than 400 years ago.

Kalmyk culture germinated on the unique cultural soil elyutov who lived in a colorful country where the vast steppes “stretched white, happiness, koshmovye tent noble Noyon and zaisangs, but black as a bitter fate, tents commoners – albatu, ketchinerov and shabinerov”. (more…)

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 (more…)