Kalmykia -- History & Information.
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ARTICLE 01:   Intro to History of Kalmykia
(courtesy official web site of Kirsan Ilumzhinov).   "The Kalmucks come from the Central Asia. The Kalmucks’ ancestors, the Oyrates, are renowned by their warlike character since the epoch of Genghis Khan."

ARTICLE 02:  Brief History of Kalmykia
(courtesy Embassy of Republic of Kalmykia).  "The Republic of Kalmykia is one of the member republics of the Russian Federation enjoying the same rights as the others. As a subject (national state) of the federative state it has its own basic law,"

ARTICLE 03:  Intro to Elista
(courtesy Embassy of Republic of Kalmykia).  "Elista, the capital of the Republic of Kalmykia is an organizing and leading center of its social economic development. On December 1 , 1997 its population numbered 103.6 thousand which makes up 32.6% of the whole population of Kalmykia."

ARTICLE 04:  Buddhism in Russia
(web source).  "In the early 17th century, Tibetan Buddhism spread north from Mongolia to Buryat communities of the Baikal region. The second wave came directly from Tibet."

REFERENCE 01:  Maps Index
(various web sources).  As I locate interesting maps of the region, I will index them on this page.

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