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Ivan Mengleev, A Kalmyk Wedding
Ivan recalls how in 1939, when he was 5, he saw a Kalmyk bride. She had her head covered and was riding a horse, being flanked by two horsemen on either side.
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Decoding a highly mixed Kazakh genome. [PDF]
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Narma Mergenova, about the current state of the Kalmyk language
Narma bemoans that young people do not know their native tongue anymore. She puts it down to their parents who either do not know the Kalmyk language themselves or do not use it on a daily basis.
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Ivan Tserenov, about the Kalmyk breed of cattle
When we returned from Siberian exile, there were few cattle left in Kalmykia. On our state farm we kept the Red steppe species of cows. From the late 1990s, we began to breed Kalmyk cows which have stronger bones, a wide forehead, curved horns in the ...
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Yuriy Nurdaev, About Kalmyk fairy tales
Yuriy says that a fairy tale called ‘Nuskha Mu’ cannot be relayed by one’s own words but has to be retold exactly in its original form. Yuriy heard of this fairy tale from his grandfather.
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Bembya Mitruev, About Kalmyk Buddhism and Fasting Days
Bembya says the following: Judging by some old texts and cult objects, it can be said that Kalmyk Buddhism did not differ very much from Tibetan Buddhism. The only differences were in the pronunciation of mantras and monks' clothing.
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The social structure, division of political power, and operational mechanisms of modern Central Asian steppe states, dominated by nomadic peoples, are closely related to their foreign policy concepts and the formulation of diplomatic strategies. This paper uses a comparative case study method, focusing on Kalmyk Khanate and the Junior jüz of Kazakh ...
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Petr Nadbitov, About Kalmyk Language and Culture
In this video Petr, a famous Kalmyk choreographer, talks about Kalmyk language, culture and dances. He says that the Kalmyks should keep their language alive. He adds that today many Kalmyks speak, think and write in Russian.
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Molecular Genealogy of a Mongol Queen's Family and Her Possible Kinship with Genghis Khan. [PDF]
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The Connection of the Genetic, Cultural and Geographic Landscapes of Transoxiana. [PDF]
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