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Motive of cossack mode of life in the works of Sandzhi Balykov (on the material of the novel “Zalamdzha”) [PDF]
The article analyzes the motive of the Cossack mode of life in the works of an outstanding representative of Kalmyk literary Diaspora, a publicist, a journalist, a public figure, an officer of the Cossack regiment of the Don army, a participant of the ...
Arina Boovaevna, Davaeva +4 more
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Ornithosymbols of the Kalmyk Language: Thanatological Aspect [PDF]
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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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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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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Capiton I. Kostenkov about Land Rights of Kalmyks in Astrakhan Governorate: A Review of Sources
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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Tracing the origin of the East-West population admixture in the Altai region (Central Asia) [PDF]
A recent discovery of Iron Age burials (Pazyryk culture) in the Altai Mountains of Mongolia may shed light on the mode and tempo of the generation of the current genetic east-west population admixture in Central Asia. Studies on ancient mitochondrial DNA
Assumpció Malgosa +8 more
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Old World camels in a modern world – a balancing act between conservation and genetic improvement
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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Vasily Tatishchev and Issues of Improving the Kalmyk People’s Economic Conditions
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
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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