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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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Гуманитарные и юридические исследования, 2021 This article discusses issues related to the date and reasons for the appearance of the Kalmyks in the Volga-Ural interfluve in the XVII-XVIII centuries.
K. Koltsova, P. Koltsov
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Ornithosymbols of the Kalmyk Language: Thanatological Aspect [PDF]
, 2021 This article is devoted to the ethnolinguistic study of the bird symbolism in the culture of Kalmyks and other Mongolian peoples. The work presents the main characteristics of bird symbolism, reflecting the most common images in the conceptions of ...
Kukeev, Adieian G. +4 more
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Capiton I. Kostenkov about Land Rights of Kalmyks in Astrakhan Governorate: A Review of Sources
Oriental Studies, 2022 Introduction. Capiton I. Kostenkov was the first researcher of Tsarist Russia to have explored legal regulations dealing with land rights of Kalmyks in Kalmyk Steppe of Astrakhan Governorate.
Evgeniy A. Gunaev
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Old World camels in a modern world – a balancing act between conservation and genetic improvement
Animal Genetics, Volume 50, Issue 6, Page 598-612, December 2019., 2019 Summary Old World camels have served humans in cross‐continental caravans, transporting people and goods, connecting different cultures and providing milk, meat, wool and draught since their domestication around 3000–6000 years ago. In a world of modern transport and fast connectivity, these beasts of burden seem to be out‐dated.
P. A. Burger, E. Ciani, B. Faye
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Terrorists, bandits, spooks and thieves: Russian demonisation of the Chechens before and since 9/11. [PDF]
, 2005 YesThe Russo-Chechen conflict, arguably the bloodiest confrontation in Europe since World War II, only attracts the attention of the Western media when the Chechens stage terrorist `spectaculars¿ such as the `Nord-Ost¿ or Beslan school sieges. Putin¿s
Russell, John
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"Ethnographic Romanticism" in N.A. Durova’s Stories "Sulfur Key" and E.A. Gan’s "Utballa" [PDF]
, 2023 The article considers N. A. Durova's novels "The Sulphur Key" and E.A. Gan's "Utballa". A. Gan's "Utballa" as an example of romantic prose and, at the same time, the presence of ethnographic elements in the novels gives grounds to speak of "ethnographic ...
K. A., Kabassova, N. B., Aristangaliyeva
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Vasily Tatishchev and Issues of Improving the Kalmyk People’s Economic Conditions
Oriental Studies, 2021 Introduction. This article is devoted to the activities of Vasily Nikitich Tatishchev, when Astrakhan governor (1741–1745) responsible for the affairs of the Kalmyk steppes.
Maksim M. Batmaev +3 more
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Kalmyk Identity in Historical Perspective
Caucasus Survey, 2022 Abstract The Kalmyks have lived in southwest Russia for about four centuries. Whilst cultural assimilation with neighbouring peoples has been an ongoing process since the Kalmyks first settled in the lower Volga from 1630, the twentieth century, which saw the rise and fall of several political regimes in Russia, was the most dramatic period in the ...
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