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Steven Seagal has visited Kalmykia attractions

Steven Seagal Steven Seagal has visited Kalmykia attractions [ De | Ru | Es | Fr ]

Professional movie fighter, star of Hollywood – Steven Seagal arrived in Kalmykia, reported KalmykiaNews. One Read the rest of this entry »

Steven Seagal – honoured citizen of Kalmykia

Steven Seagal On November 20 Steven Seagal – famous Hollywood actor and Buddhism follower – arrived to the Republic of Kalmykia of the RF to visit the biggest in Europe Buddhist temple and to attend student Europe Boxing Cup in Elista, the capital of Kalmykia.

According to the press-service of the republic’s head Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, Steven Seagal has been a Buddhist follower for a long time and is interested in development Read the rest of this entry »

Goodwill Ambassador Michelle Wingshan Kwan visited the Republic of Kalmykia

Michelle Wingshan Kwan American figure skater Michelle Wingshan Kwan visited the city of Elista, the capital of the Republic of Kalmykia.

Michelle Kwan came to the Blessed Kalmykia as Goodwill Ambassador.

Michelle Kwan won all his charm in Kalmykia. In the photo Michelle Kwan plays chess at the Chess Palace. Read the rest of this entry »

Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull travels to the Republic of Kalmykia to meet Kirsan Ilyumzhinov

Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull travels to the Republic of Kalmykia to meet Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the president of the only Buddhist state in Europe.




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Charity concert of the famous singer Alexander Rosenbaum

Elista In the city of Elista, the capital of the Republic of Kalmykia, will held a charity event, “Build a temple in his heart”.

In the charity action at the stadium “Uralan” will held a charity concert of the famous Russian singer Alexander Rosenbaum.

Collection of funds from the charity concert of Alexander Rosenbaum will focus on the construction of a Buddhist temple Read the rest of this entry »

President of Russia Vladimir Putin visited the main Buddhist temple

Vladimir Putin in Kalmykia President of Russia Vladimir Putin visited the main Buddhist temple
[ Russian version ]

President of Russia Vladimir Putin visited the main Buddhist temple complex of the Republic of Kalmykia – ‘Geden Sheddub Choi Korling’. Its name translates Read the rest of this entry »

Kalmyk girl on the Festival “Miss Tourism of the Globe”

Miss Tourism of the Globe Kalmyk girl on the Festival “Miss Tourism of the Globe” [ Es ]

Beautiful kalmyk girl Natalia Ochirova became one of the winners ‘Miss Tourism of the Globe’!

All winners:

Miss Tourism of the Globe 2004 – Bargjo Enkelejda (Albania) Read the rest of this entry »

Okna Tsahan Zam and new album “Shaman Voices”

A journey in the steppe Okna Tsahan Zam new album “Shaman Voices”

“A journey in the steppe”

Ethnic songs, Throat singing, overtone singing.

Claude Samard Polikar.
France, 2004.

“East-West fusion with a difference… done in a vastly better way than any other fusion with overtone singing that I’ve heard.”
Geoff Burton (UK fRoots magazine) Read the rest of this entry »

Saddam Hussein could be hiding in Kalmykia

Investigative reporters are the poster-children of the journalistic world. Political reporters get to rub shoulders with the high ‘n’ mighty, business journalists rub shoulders with the titans of the corporate world, those on the society beat get to attend the fanciest parties, but at the end of the day it is everyone’s dream to make his or her name as an investigator. Read the rest of this entry »

Fedor Konyukhov and unique finds in Kalmykia

Fedor Konyukhov Fedor Konyukhov expedition across the steppes of Kalmykia. In the group of 10 scientists: soil scientists, archaeologists, sociologists, botanists, ecologists, ornithologists and lawyers from France, Netherlands, Russia (Moscow) and the Kalmykia, reports Department of Foreign Relations of KalmykiaNews.

Fedor Konyukhov took care of the preservation of unique finds Read the rest of this entry »

Results of the first round of presidential elections in Republic of Kalmykia

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov October 20, 2002.
Results of the first round of presidential elections in Republic of Kalmykia

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov 47,26 %
Baatr Shondzhiev 13,61 %
Nikolai Ochirov 12,76 %
Vitaly Daginov 8,63 % Read the rest of this entry »

Nominated by the first candidate for the presidency of the Republic of Kalmykia

Yesterday held the meeting in Elista, the representatives of some political parties and the public, at which it was decided to nominate Kirsan Ilyumzhinov for another presidential term.

With the support of his candidacy were made by representatives of the Committee to support Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the regional branch Read the rest of this entry »

Delegation from Japan presented to the President of FIDE and Republic of Kalmykia Kirsan Ilyumzhinov Japanese swords

Republic of Kalmykia News from Kalmykia: Delegation from Japan presented to the President of FIDE and Republic of Kalmykia Kirsan Ilyumzhinov Japanese swords, reports KalmykiaNews.
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President of Kalmykia Kirsan Ilyumzhinov intends to buy Diego Maradona

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov Sport

December 17, 1996 at a press conference in Elista, President of Kalmykia Kirsan Ilyumzhinov said that next year intends to bring in the big league football club “Uralan”.

To this end, President of Kalmykia Kirsan Ilyumzhinov intends to buy Diego Maradona. Read the rest of this entry »

Second Dalai Lama’s visit in the Elista, Kalmykia

Dalai Lama During his second visit to Kalmykia (Elista) in September 1992 His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama said, “The aim of my visit is to establish harmony: harmony with the environment, harmony among religions, harmony in the society and family and, – in the end, harmony of a man with his own self. I am stressing a great importance of this because everything depends on harmony in the world”.

All traditional beliefs co-exist organically in the Kalmyk society. Reviving national culture Read the rest of this entry »