The Congress of the Kalmyk people or the Chuulhn is expected to be held on May 29, 2021 in Elista, the Republic of Kalmykia.

The delegates will address the questions about the socio-political situation of the Kalmyk people. (more…)

Laws

Steppe Code

The principal law of Kalmykia is the Steppe Code which was adopted on April 5, 1994 to replace the old Constitution of the Republic.

This law was adopted thanks to Kirsan Ilyumzhinov.

This document (more…)

Chess City of New Vasyuki [ De | Ru | Fr | Es | It ]

Chess City of New Vasyuki built for the World Chess Olympiad XXXIII.

Idea of FIDE president, billioner Kirsan Ilyumzhinov (first president of Kalmykia republic 1993-2010).

Moscow, Russia. FIDE president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov says Lavrov, Kerry will discuss his US entry visa refusal

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry will look into the situation over a US entry visa refusal to the Russian citizen Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, who is President of the World Chess Federation (FIDE), (more…)

BAKU, September 11. /TASS/. President of the International Chess Federation [FIDE] Kirsan Ilyumzhinov in a letter to the U.S. President Barack Obama asked for the U.S. citizenship.

Earlier, he sent a letter to the U.S. president and received a notification it was registered. (more…)

In the Republic of Kalmykia, 28 of May from 12.00 to 13.00, near Sacred Lonely tree that is located near the settlement of Khar-Buluk district of Virgin, the monks of the central Buddhist temple “Golden Abode of Buddha” to hold worship the ground – “Gazr Tyaklgn” reports KalmykiaNews.
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Huffingtonpost

World Chess President Claims He Was Abducted By Space Aliens – And They Invented Chess

“They came in a flying saucer, picked me up, and I spent a whole day in outer space.”

Lee Speigel (more…)

[ Ru ] Investments. President of FIDE and the former President of Republic of Kalmykia billionaire Kirsan Ilyumzhinov (Credit Mediterranee) has bought 51% of JSC “Togliattiazot” (Russia).

As President of FIDE billionaire Kirsan Ilyumzhinov has earned his billions can be found by visiting (more…)

Republic of Kalmykia is the only Buddhist region in Europe. Descendants of the Great Nomads live here.

Kalmykia is a unique region, an area of vast steppes and deserts 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.

Nowadays the shortest automobile, railway and air routes connecting the Caucasus with Nizhnee Povolzhje and the central Russia run through this territory.

Eastern boundary of Kalmykia are washed by the Caspian Sea, and the great Russian river Volga flows through territory of Kalmykia. (more…)

Elista city [ De | Ru | Es | Fr ]

Capital of Republic of Kalmykia.

Русская версия: Элиста.

Population: 103,728

Elista was founded in 1865 as a small settlement; the name is from Kalmyk els(e)n ‘sand(y).

Since 1991, the town has been characterized by the slow decay of Soviet-built institutions, and the large construction projects instigated by the republic’s millionaire president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov.

The town center has a number of renovated public parks focused on the main square, boasting statues to both Vladimir Lenin and the Buddha. To the east of the town lies the Olympic village of the 1998 XXXIII Chess Olympiad, known locally as “City-Chess“. The site has a public swimming pool and an excellent museum of Kalmyk Buddhist art, and is also infrequently used as a conference center. (more…)

FIDE President, former President of Kalmykia, billionaire Kirsan Ilyumzhinov told about the shooting of movie ‘Vangelia’. (more…)

Aleksey Orlov (web-site)

Aleksey Maratovich Orlov is a Kalmyk politician who is the current Head of the Republic of Kalmykia which is part of the Russian Federation.

Aleksey Orlov was born on the 9th of October 1961 in Elista, the capital of the Republic of Kalmykia. He is ethnic Kalmyk. In 1984 graduated the Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the MFA of the USSR.

Early career

1984 – 1985 he worked as chief inspector of the association, chief inspector of the agency for export of agrarian products “Selkhozprodexport”, Moscow. (more…)

School of billionaire Ilyumzhinov [ En | Ru ]

Who is billionaire Ilyumzhinov
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On February 1-2, the FIDE President visited Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. He participated in the congress of the Kyrgyzstan Chess Federation and had meetings with the country’s Government.

On the first day of his official visit President Ilyumzhinov met with Erlan Abdyldaev, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Kyrgyzstan.

Sheikh Sultan Bin Khalifa Al-Nehyan, Continental President for Asia, was also present at the meeting held in a pleasant atmosphere (Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and Erlan Abdyldaev are graduates of Moscow State Institute of International Relations.) The possible cooperation between Government (more…)

Today, January 22, 2013, Former President of Kalmykia, President of FIDE Kirsan Ilyumzhinov met with the President of Chess Federation of Croatia Josip Leko. (more…)