Republic of Kalmykia

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Chess is a required subject for all children in Kalmykia, a Buddhist region whose authoritarian president, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, also happens to be the president of FIDE.

For years Kirsan Ilyumzhinov has been trying to make chess more appealing to television audiences by expediting the matches and encouraging running commentary. He even pushed successfully for mandatory drug testing for chess players Read the rest of this entry »

The inauguration of the President of the Republic of Kalmykia Kirsan Iliumzhinov took place in Elista on Saturday November 23, 2002. It was held at the broadened session of the People’s Khural (Parliament) of the Republic of Kalmykia.

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov has been re-elected the President of the Republic of Kalmykia. For the third time he has had honour to swear alligiance to the people of the Republic of Kalmykia. The head of Kalmykia promised to protect the interests of the people of Kalmykia, to respect and to guard the human rights and liberties, to follow the Read the rest of this entry »

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 »

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 »

BBC News

Mr Ilyumzhinov: Not ruling out independence

By regional analyst Malcolm Haslett:

The colourful leader of the small, mainly Buddhist republic of Kalmykia in southern Russia, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, has threatened to sever financial ties with Russia because he has not received any federal funds for months. Read the rest of this entry »

Chess delegation from Turkey presented to the President of FIDE and Republic of Kalmykia Kirsan Ilyumzhinov beautiful painting, reports KalmykiaNews.

President of FIDE, President of Republic of Kalmykia, billionaire Kirsan Ilyumzhinov handed this beautiful painting for storage to Museum of Chess Palace. Read the rest of this entry »

President of Kalmykia Kirsan Ilyumzhinov called his autobiography, published in 1998, “The President’s Crown of Thorns”.
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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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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 »

Technology

In Elista (Republic of Kalmykia) commissioned primary wool processing factory “Elmi”.

Introduced a high-performance and low-cost technology washing wool, with high-quality characteristics of the final product. Read the rest of this entry »

Prosperous corporation “Kalmykia” intends to establish in southern Russia, President of the Republic of Kalmykia, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov.

“My goal – to make their Motherland a sample of political and economic welfare in Russia, – he said in an interview after the meeting in the U.S. with Read the rest of this entry »

First steps from socialism to capitalism

We were on the threshold of major fundamental change. The republic was precipitously turning towards the market. I was doing my utmost to employ, and modify, every policy that could be of use to Kalmykia. I wanted people to see the light at the end of the tunnel, as it were, and to feel some relief at last. These steps took a lot of painstaking effort. Every problem led to another one. A whole knot of contradictions! I had to single out the priorities. A severe centralization of power was needed.
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Kirsan Ilyumzhinov: My election campaign: the liquidation of KGB and Soviet Government

My election campaign was underway. I informed people of my program which included among many other details:
the liquidation of Soviet Government;
the abolishment of the KGB;
the promise to prioritize the interests of private citizens above those of the state,
to abolish all but five of the forty active Read the rest of this entry »

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov: I was started the first capitalist revolution in the country!

– “Enough of our hush-hush talks,” I said. “The campaign must be fair and above-board. Let our programs compete openly. As for the people they’ll decide for themselves what is best for them.” Read the rest of this entry »

My dream is to turn Kalmykia into a republic in which citizens are proud to live just as in America, England, Japan or France.

We must do everything we can to ensure that our children can say with pride: “I live in Kalmykia”. Everyone must begin to think of his or herself as a resident of Kalmykia first, and only then a Chechen, Darghin, Russian, Kalmyk or Ukrainian. Your little homeland, the land on which Read the rest of this entry »