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Transformation of Kalmyk Dwellings during Their Transfer to Settled Life in Imperial and Soviet Periods

open access: yesНаучный диалог, 2023
The article examines the process of transformation of Kalmyk dwellings in the context of the transition of nomadic herders to settled life during the Imperial and Soviet periods.
E. N. Badmaeva, V. V. Batyrov
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Formation of Kalmykia’s Representative Bodies of State Power after the February Revolution (1917) and at the Initial Stage

open access: yesOriental Studies, 2018
After abolition of the Kalmyk Khanate in 1771 and through the February Revolution of 1917 its population was administered by the Astrakhan Governor’s Executive Office.
K. N. Maksimov
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Indexes of pasturable ecology of Equus ferus przewalskii (Equidae) in steppes of the Western Manych Valley (south-east of the Rostov Region, Russia)

open access: yesNature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука, 2019
In 2015–2016, we studied the species composition, above-ground phytomass and feeding habits of semi-free Przewalski's horses (Equus ferus przewalskii) in a natural pasture of the steppe valley of the Western Manych. The above-ground mass of plants on the
Vladimir D. Kazmin   +7 more
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Translation and Publishing Activities of Astrakhan Diocesan Committee (Orthodox Missionary Society): Analyzing Materials from the State Archive of Astrakhan Oblast

open access: yesOriental Studies, 2023
Introduction. The article introduces into scientific circulation a set of documents contained in Collection 597 — ‘Astrakhan Diocesan Committee of the Missionary Orthodox Society’ — of the State Archive of Astrakhan Oblast to examine translation and ...
Andrey A. Kurapov
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Consolidated Annual Reports of the Kalmyk Administration: Historiographic Heuristics

open access: yesOriental Studies, 2018
The article deals with the annual reports of the Kalmyk Administration which are an umbrella type of record keeping  documentation for studies of the political, economic, social and  cultural development of Kalmyk Steppe of Astrakhan Governorate.
L. V. Okonova
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Medal Awarding Procedures for Smallpox Vaccination in Nineteenth-Century Kalmykia: Analyzing File No. 141 of Collection И-2 ‘Kalmyk Affairs Commission’ at the National Archive of Kalmykia

open access: yesOriental Studies, 2023
Introduction. The early-to-mid 19th-century Kalmyk Steppe witnessed certain changes in the system of governing the Kalmyk people that were to introduce the region into the unified agenda of Russia’s administrative and territorial structures.
Larisa B. Mandzhikova
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Some Characteristics of the Mentality of the Russian Kalmyks at the end of the 19th Century (According to the Testimony of Government Officials)

open access: yesЖурнал Фронтирных Исследований, 2021
The significance of studying the socio-cultural character of the Kalmyks is caused by the fact that the issue is poorly researched. The problems of mentality of this ethnic group have been considered mainly in the works of philosophers, cultural ...
Alexander N. Komandzhaev   +1 more
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Toponymic Dictionary of Kalmykia. Review of the book: Gedeeva, D. B., Ubushieva, B. E., Lidzhieva, L. A., & Barinova, B. V. (Eds.). (2019). Slovar’ toponimov Respubliki Kalmykiia [Toponymic Dictionary of the Republic of Kalmykia]. Elista: KalmNTs RAS. 344 p.

open access: yesВопросы ономастики, 2023
The paper reviews the “Dictionary of Place Names of the Republic of Kalmykia” compiled by scientists of the Kalmyk State University and published in 2019. It is primarily focused on toponyms collected during the expeditions of 2013–2017 but also includes
Tamara G. Basangova
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