Posts Tagged ‘Kalmykia’
Kalmyk girl Saglara Ozaeva became Miss Dzhungaria 2011
As a result of the popular vote in a social network vkontakte.ru, the title of “Miss Dzhungaria 2011” was a kalmyk student Saglara Ozaeva from Saint Petersburg university.
The main prize: a certificate for 10 000 russian roubls and a Gold Card Dzungaria.
Recall that in the previous “Miss Dzhungaria 2009” won Kalmyk student Suvsana Barikova (Pearl) from Moscow university. Read the rest of this entry »
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Kirsan Ilyumzhinov bring in Kalmykia relics of Shakyamuni Buddha
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov bring in Kalmykia relics of Shakyamuni Buddha. During his official visit to Sri Lanka, the first President of the Republic of Kalmykia, FIDE President visited the ancient fortress city of Sigiriya, attended a service at the church of the Sacred Tooth Relic.
During the conversation with the abbot of the temple had been agreed that, in deference to the merits of the Buddhist Republic of Kalmykia in the spread of Buddhism in the republic will be brought relics of Shakyamuni Buddha, as well as the germ of a sacred tree Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi, nurtured, according to the legend of the ridge tree under which the Buddha Sakyamuni was enlightened, and brought to Sri Lanka in 288 BC Emperor Ashoka. Read the rest of this entry »
In Elista began XIII All-Russian Exhibition of breeding sheep
In Elista, the capital of the European Buddhism, began XIII All-Russian Exhibition of breeding sheep, reports KalmykiaNews. [ De | Ru | Fr | Es | It ]
Continued importation of breeding animals to the exhibition complex. Members of the Commission for Reception of animals and members of the Expert Commission has already started work.
In the exhibition will attended by about 20 farms of Kalmykia and about a hundred pedigree reproducers Read the rest of this entry »
Religion
In the multinational Kalmyk Republic one can meet followers of all world religious teachings. Buddhists and Orthodox Christians are a majority. There is a Catholic Chapel in Elista, and in Prikumsky settlement of the Chernozemelsky region there is a Moslem Mosque.
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A workshop to launch the first two wind farms in the village of Sandy Republic of Kalmykia
First Deputy Prime Minister of Republic of Kalmykia, Vyacheslav Ilyumzhinov held a workshop to launch the first two wind farms in the village of Sandy Republic of Kalmykia.
The meeting discussed technical issues and issues of interaction between partners, creating a working committee to run these facilities, the regional program of energy development.
In the discussions were: the authorized representative of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kalmykia JSC “Falcon Capital,” Chairman Read the rest of this entry »
Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva pays working visit to Kalmykia
On 14th April Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva paid a working visit to the city of Elista, during which she spoke to Kalmykia’s leader Alexey Orlov about the prospects for development of rhythmic gymnastics in the Republic.
Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva also took part in the opening ceremony of the XVI Rhythmic Gymnastics Open Championship of the Republic of Kalmykia. Read the rest of this entry »
Ph.D., Harvard University Alexander Berzin visit Kalmykia
April 12 in Elista, at the invitation shadzhin Lama of Kalmykia Telo Tulku Rinpoche arrives Alexander Berzin – known in the world Buddhologist, Tibet, the historian, Ph.D., Harvard University.
Alexander Berzin was born in Paterson, New Jersey, received in 1965 a bachelor’s degree at the Department of Oriental Studies at Rutgers University in cooperation with Princeton University in 1967 – a master’s degree, and in 1972 – a doctorate at the Department of Far Eastern Languages (Chinese) and Sanskrit and Indian Studies at Harvard University. Read the rest of this entry »
Geshe-lharamba Tenzin Dugda goes with his disciples in a retreat
Today, 10 April 2011, students venerable Geshe-lharamba Tenzin Dugda went to a place of seclusion for the practice of Vajra. Ph.D., professor of Geshe lharamba Tenzin Dugda completed gift of oral comments to the practice of this deity. I must say that the commentary to the practice of Vajra it provides many times and every year more and more Buddhists take part in the exercises.
Geshe-lharamba Tenzin Dugda – a true vajra master, is a carrier and the successor of the major transmission lines teachings secret mantra to him by his spiritual mentor, the great practitioners of the sutra and tantra. Read the rest of this entry »
Meeting of the Goose Specialist Group
13th meeting of the Goose Specialist Group
From Thursday 24 March to Tuesday 29 March 2011 the 13th meeting of the Goose Specialist Group of the IUCN-SSC was held in conjunction with the 4th meeting of the Russian Goose, Swan and Duck Study Group (GSDSG) of northern Eurasia in Elista, Kalmykia (Russian Federation).
Results of the contest Beauty of Kalmykia 2011
Results of the contest Beauty of Kalmykia-2011. The winner of the contest was a student of the Kalmyk State University Dalma Natyrova.
The first winner of the title of Beauty of Kalmykia was Bayrta Goryaeva.
Second Beauty of Kalmykia Svetlana Aharodnik Beauty and the third Kalmykia Alima Godgaeva. Read the rest of this entry »
Solo concert of Elistina Burvyashova
Solo concert of Elistina Burvyashova in Elista (Kalmykia).
Presentation of a musical album “Khalun mend”!
New songs of Elistina Burvyashova, Nogan Mandzhieva, Djirgal Khejchieva, Julia Utalieva and other stars.
April, 16 2011.
18.00
Welcome to concert! Read the rest of this entry »
CPC Management meeting Head of Kalmykia Alexei Orlov
There has been a working meeting held today between Nikolai Platonov, General Director, Caspian Pipeline Consortium, and Alexei Orlov, the Leader of the Republic of Kalmykia. The participants discussed cooperation between Kalmykia and CPC in the course of the CPC Pipeline Expansion Project. Read the rest of this entry »
Head of the Republic of Kalmykia Alexey Orlov expressed official thanks to the Olga Burninova
Head of the Republic of Kalmykia Alexey Orlov expressed official thanks to the head of the department Olga Burninova for active participation in the preparation and organization of the visit of the President Read the rest of this entry »
President of Kalmykia Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and UFO
Mr. Ilyumzhinov said in an interview on primetime television that he had been taken on board an alien spaceship which had come to planet Earth to take samples – and claims to have several witnesses. Read the rest of this entry »
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has decided to take 15 loaves Kalmyk sausages in Moscow
[ En | Ru | Es ] Our Kalmyk sausage produced at Trinity meat factory, so liking the head of state, that he took her to Moscow. Most Russian President Dmitry Medvedev liked the sausage “Presidential”.
A small exhibition of local producers for the president arranged in a Chess Palace (New Vasyuki) near Elista. More than anything Kalmyk ENEA Dmitry Medvedev stand like “Trinity slaughterhouse.”
– That these sausages look appetizing, I would like to try – the President said, pointing to a sort of “Presidential.” Read the rest of this entry »
