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Map of Tulip Festival locations
Map of Tulip Festival locations
A map of the Tulip Festival locations has been prepared in Elista, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Kalmykia informs. Read the rest of this entry »
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Kalmyk Khanate
The Kalmyk Khanate was a nomadic power on the Eurasian steppe. It covered the area called Kalmykia and the surrounding areas stretching from Stavropol to Astrakhan.
For over a hundred years the Kalmyk alternately raided the southern borderlands of Russia but also protected southern borders of Russia and engaging in many military expeditions against the Muslim tribes of Central Asia, the North Caucasus and Crimea. Read the rest of this entry »
