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Results of the competition «The Treasure of Kalmykia 2015»
Results of the competition «The Treasure of Kalmykia 2015»
The winner of the contest «The Treasure of Kalmykia 2015» was Veronika Egorova.
Veronika Egorova – «The Treasure of Kalmykia 2015»!
Vice Miss contest are 18-year-old Daria Sharipov and 16-year-old Almina Mangutova.
In online voting victory was gained by the 18-year-old Zayana Termulaeva. Read the rest of this entry »
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Berlin Film Review: “The Gulls”
Alissa Simon
Berlin Film Review: “The Gulls”
A powerfully atmospheric but narratively understated debut for talented Kalmykia-born helmer-writer Ella Manzheeva.
An unhappily married young woman who can’t quite bring herself to change her life finds that fate has a way of intervening in “The Gulls”, a powerfully atmospheric but narratively understated debut that nevertheless marks Russian helmer-writer Ella Manzheeva as a talent to watch. Manzheeva sets the minimalistic action in her homeland, Kalmykia, Read the rest of this entry »
The International Project of Dorji Pompaev
Kalmykia News: Would you like to learn to dance salsa with a passionate Spanish or with a hot Argentinian? I’m sure you would, even if you have no experience.
Two years ago I’ve decided to set up my own studio with dance teachers from other countries and cities. Without thinking, I went to New York to find some. I visited several dozens of studios, met many different choreographers and realized that it was the first step of creating something big.
That is how ‘World Dance Travel’ was created in New York. Read the rest of this entry »
Big prayer on the occasion of the appointment Telo Tulku Rinpoche Honorary Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Russia
Republic of Kalmykia. Now in Elista at The Central Khurul “Golden Abode of the Buddha Shakyamuni”: Big prayer and celebration on the occasion of the appointment Telo Tulku Rinpoche Honorary Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Russia, Read the rest of this entry »
Telo Tulku Rinpoche Appointed Honorary Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Russia
Telo Tulku Rinpoche, an influential Tibetan Buddhist leader of the Kalmyk people, has been appointed as the new Honorary Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Tibet Culture & Information Centre (Office of Tibet) in Moscow, Russia.
He will take over as the new Representative once the paper works of the outgoing Representative Dr. Ngawang Rabgyal is complete.
Telo Rinpoche is the spiritual head of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition in Kalmykia. Born to a Kalmyk Mongolian family in the USA, he studied at a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in South India at the age of 7. Read the rest of this entry »
Trip to the lotuses – a real adventure in Lagan
Trip to the lotuses [De | Es | It | Fr]
In the Republic of Kalmykia continues peak of flowering lotus, which this year fell on the period from 1 to 16 August, write Sandji Buvaev from Elista-city. Beautiful Lotuses bloom near the Caspian Sea – in the lower reaches of the Volga River.
Rest on the Caspian Sea is becoming increasingly popular among inhabitants of Europe. As usual during the flowering lotuses in the resort town Lagan Read the rest of this entry »
Art exhibition “Light of Buddha”
Art exhibition “Buddha’s Light” [ De | Ru | Es ]
Art exhibition “Buddha’s Light” will be opened in the main buddhist temple in Elista city.
Opening of the exhibition on June 12 at 11.00.
Closing of the exhibition on July 4.
Welcome to the Republic of Kalmykia! Read the rest of this entry »
Come support our two soccer teams “Djangar” and “Lotus”
Dear Brothers and Sisters!
May 23-25.
Come support our two soccer teams “Djangar” and “Lotus” in the brisk fresh spring air.
The All Mongolian Championships is highly competitive so you will see some very physical action and high-powered shooting.
Invite your families, your friends, your neighbors, anyone who enjoys a good soccer games to attend this tournament! Read the rest of this entry »
Welcome to ‘Evening of Kalmyk Songs’ in New York
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Dear Friends!
The Mongolian American Cultural Association and Kalmyk Project Inc. cordially invites you to an “Evening of Kalmyk songs” in New York City with the participation of the Smithsonian Festival Diplomats from One World Many Voices: Read the rest of this entry »
Welcome to ‘Evening of Kalmyk Songs’ in Howell, NJ
[ Ru ] For those who cannot attend the NYC performance of “An Evening of Kalmyk Songs”, there will be a performance in Howell, NJ the following week:
Ensemble “Magtal” will give you an opportunity to dive into the Kalmyk culture, to find yourself in the vastness of the Kalmyk Steppes and to enjoy national songs and dancing. Included is a “Meet The Artists” reception after the concert. Read the rest of this entry »
Former President of Kalmykia and movie “Vangelia”
FIDE President, former President of Kalmykia, billionaire Kirsan Ilyumzhinov told about the shooting of movie ‘Vangelia’. Read the rest of this entry »
Photos from festival “Khamag Mongol”
Photos from festival “Khamag Mongol”
Big concert in Elista city.
September, 1. 2013.
Guys and girls from Mongolia will arrive to study in the Republic of Kalmykia
[ Ru ] Guys and girls from Mongolia will arrive to study in the Republic of Kalmykia, reported kalmyk site KalmykiaNews. Students from Mongolia will study in Kalmyk State University. Education in Kalmykia and education in Russia is very good.
“117 people have expressed a aim of studying in Kalmyk State University (Elista) Read the rest of this entry »
International rally “Silk Road” already in Kalmykia!
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Traditional kalmyk kibitka near the U.S. Capitol
[ Ru ] Kalmyk kibitka and Tuvan yurt appeared on the lawn of the National Mall in Washington in front of the U.S. Capitol within the ten-day folk festival of the Smithsonian Institution.
The organizers of this year, among others, talked about the traditional Russian peoples professing Buddhism – Kalmyks and Tuvans, their language, the lifestyle, the traditional art and Read the rest of this entry »
