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On the State of Literacy in the Kalmyk Khanate of the XVIII century
Монголоведение, 2023 It would not be an exaggeration to say that there is still an opinion, at least among the masses, that in pre-revolutionary times literacy was poorly developed among the Kalmyks. It was believed that representatives of the clergy and noble classes ― Noyons and Zaisangs — were literate. The clergy accounted for the largest percentage of literates, which
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Anatoliy Dzhavinov, About Old Kalmyk Words
, 2019 Anatoliy bemoans that in Kalmykia journalists use simple, colloquial Kalmyk language in their writings and that people speak their native tongue wrongly.
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‘Nowadays Kalmyks Maintain Firm Peace with the Crimea ...’: Kalmyk-Crimean Relations in the Late Seventeenth Century [PDF]
, 2023 Introduction. The article deals with a little-known — though noticeable — episode in the history of late seventeenth-century Kalmyk-Crimean relations. The period remains somewhat understudied, and there are still unpublished sources on the topic.
Vladimir T. Tepkeev
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Vasiliy Sukhotaev, about the current state of the Kalmyk language
, 2019 Vasiliy bemoans that Kalmyks in urban areas ceased to speak Kalmyk: My maternal grandmother was illiterate and spoke only Kalmyk. She died at 90. She told me many fairy tales and recited many poems. Now we, who became old ourselves, have forgotten how to
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Sergei Muchiryaev, about the Kalmyk language
, 2019 Sergei says that in order to revive the Kalmyk language it is important to set up special venues where people can come and practice their language.
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Historical experience of cattle breeding in the traditional Kalmyk nomadic society (XIX century)
, 2023 The presented scientific research is devoted to the problems of nomadic management in the traditional Kalmyk society. The article deals with the issues of cattle breeding in Kalmykia in the XIX century in the context of the decline of traditional ...
V. V. Batyrov
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Kalmyk measures of length: ethnolinguistic aspect [PDF]
, 2021 The article is devoted to the study of Kalmyk measures of length. Folk terms, in contrast to universal official state measures forming a correlated system of metrological units, are characterized by a close connection with specific occupations of the ...
K. P. Batyreva +2 more
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A Historical Aspect of Mazan Baatar’s Biography
Oriental Studies, 2018 With evidence from Russian and Oirat primary sources as well as the oral tradition, the articles investigates the ancestry and clan history of Mazan Baatar and clears up some mistakes introduced by previous researchers.
А. .. Basang
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Oriental Studies, 2020 Introduction. Contemporary Kalmyk studies are characterized by that there are still a number of insufficiently explored issues dealing with the shaping of the Kalmyk ethnos, including that of identities of their ancestors within materials related to ...
Elza P. Bakaeva
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