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FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov asked Obama for US citizenship
BAKU, September 11. /TASS/. President of the International Chess Federation [FIDE] Kirsan Ilyumzhinov in a letter to the U.S. President Barack Obama asked for the U.S. citizenship.
Earlier, he sent a letter to the U.S. president and received a notification it was registered. Read the rest of this entry »
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World Chess President Claims He Was Abducted By Space Aliens – And They Invented Chess
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World Chess President Claims He Was Abducted By Space Aliens – And They Invented Chess
“They came in a flying saucer, picked me up, and I spent a whole day in outer space.”
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In Kalmykia celebrate a holiday Turning the Wheel of Dharma
Today, July 31, in Kalmykia, as in the Buddhist world, celebrate a great holiday – Turning the Wheel of Dharma. On this day Sakyamuni Buddha in the sacred site of Varanasi read his disciples first sermon on the Four Noble Truths. Buddha discovered people that there is suffering in the world; that this suffering has a cause; that because of the causes of this suffering can be stopped and that is the way, exempting them from the circle of endless suffering. Read the rest of this entry »
The Chinese delegation visited the Republic of Kalmykia
The Chinese delegation is headed by the Director of the Institute of Contemporary China Tibetology Research Center in Beijing, Mr. Lien Syanminem visited the Republic of Kalmykia.
At the request of guests Kalmykia delegation arrived in order to exchange views with their Russian counterparts on the Tibet issue, and religious affairs, and to promote Read the rest of this entry »
FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov visited Azerbaijan on a working visit
Yesterday the 1st President of the Republic of Kalmykia, FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov visited Azerbaijan on a working visit, where in Baku he met with H.E. Ilham Aliyev, president of the Republic of Azerbaijan. During the meeting, the issues of chess development, in particular the realisation of the Azerbaijan government programme for chess development in 2009-2014, were discussed.
Mr. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov stated that this programme is a good model of the proper government attitude to chess development for other countries. Read the rest of this entry »
Alina Makarenko have Golden medal on the Olympic Games in London
Young girl from Kalmykia (Russian Federation) Alina Makarenko have Golden medal on the Olympic Games in London.
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Russian oligarch buys Bulgarian oil company “Petrol Holding”
Russian oligarch buys Bulgarian oil company “Petrol Holding”. Former President of the Republic of Kalmykia and President of the World Chess Federation (FIDE), Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, became a majority owner of the largest Bulgarian fuel distributor “Petrol Holding”.
The Switzerland-based company “Credit Mediterranee”, owned Read the rest of this entry »
The President of the World Chess Federation and ex-president of Republic of Kalmykia Kirsan Ilyumzhinov has bought a 52.5% stake in Bulgaria’s largest fuel company Petrol Holding
The President of the World Chess Federation and ex-president of Russia’s Republic of Kalmykia, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov has bought a 52.5% stake in Bulgaria’s largest fuel company Petrol Holding.
Swiss-based Credit Mediterranee owned by Kirsan Ilyumzhinov bought the 47.5% stake owned by Denis Ershov and the 5% stake owned by Alexander Melnik, Vedomosti Daily reports. Ilyumzhinov plans to buy 100% of Petrol and is currently engaged in negotiations with another shareholder Mitko Sabev, who holds a 47.5% stake.
The cost of the deal has Read the rest of this entry »
Kalmykia Reps Meet CPC-R General Director
On April 4 Alexei Mayorov, a Federation Council Member for Kalmykia, and Sergey Bazyrov, Head of Iki-Burulskiy District Administration in Kalmykia, met with Nikolai Platonov, General Director, Caspian Pipeline Consortium-R”. The meeting discussed various aspects of cooperation between Kalmykia and CPC in as part of CPC’s Expansion project to increase its pipeline capacity to 67 MTA. Read the rest of this entry »
David Yakobashvili visited Kalmykia to file a tax return
Businessman David Yakobashvili visited Kalmykia to file a tax return.
Soktu street was opened for foreign tourists in 2012
KalmykiaNews: Soktu street was opened for foreign tourists in 2012. Read the rest of this entry »
Supreme Lama of Kalmykia Telo Tulku Rinpoche, is involved in the Global Buddhist Congress
Supreme Lama of Kalmykia Telo Tulku Rinpoche, is involved in the Global Buddhist Congress. These days in New Delhi is a major event, called the Global Buddhist Congress, said the publication Hindustan Times.
The Congress brought together Buddhists from around the world, from different countries, continents and different schools. Read the rest of this entry »
In December, His Holiness will visit Prague
December 11 in the Czech capital will come Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.
This was the employee of the agency Mediafax the NGO Forum 2000 Philip Shebeko.
The Prague Congress Centre of the Dalai Lama will give a lecture on “The search for happiness in an uncertain world» (Hledání štěstí v nejistém světě), as well as take part in a roundtable organized by the Faculty of Philosophy at Charles University and on the problems of democracy and human rights in South East Asian countries. Read the rest of this entry »
Kalmykia and MJ Kaveh Group agreed to work together
Last days in the Republic of Kalmykia, a delegation from Iran consisting of: Mr. Mohammad Sadegh Kaveh, CEO of MJ Kaveh Group, and Mr. Karimi Hadi, director of production company.
During the visit, Iranian businessmen Read the rest of this entry »
Buddhist Revival in Kalmykia
By Anna Nemtsova, Special to RussiaNow. November 8, 2011
One third of the population of Kalmykia was deported during Stalin’s terror. As the region struggles, it returns to its roots for answers.
The first Ceremony of Light offering to Buddha was held last month in Elista, the capital of Kalmykia.
“Let all our wishes come true! Let all living creatures be free of suffering, of danger, of diseases and sadness! Let peace and happiness govern on Earth!” Read the rest of this entry »
