Kalmykia in Russia's Past and Present National Policies and Administrative System

Illustrations

Map fragment showing the territories of the Kalmyks as in 1706. Map Collection of the Library of Congress: “Carte de Tartarie” of Guillaume de L’Isle (1675–1726) Kalmykia and its neighbors today Peter the Great and Ayuka Khan Rear Admiral Denis S. Kalmykov (1687–1745), captain of Russian Imperial warships under Peter the Great, and commander of the harbors of Astrakhan and Kronstadt The Kalmyk delegation at the St. Petersburg celebration of the 300 year anniversary of Kalmyk accession to the Russian Empire, 1909 Seated left, I.N. Sokolevsky, Governor of Astrakhan, and right, D. Tundutov, cornet of the Grodno Hussar Regiment Monument of 2nd Cavalry commander I. O. Gorodovicov, Hero of the Soviet Union Colonel of the Russian Imperial Army, B.S. Magnatov (1869-1919) Lieutenant-general B. B. Gorodovicov, Hero of the Soviet Union, was head of the government of the Kalmyk Republic As taught at school Early 17th century Buddhist monk, Zaya Pandita, who composed a new alphabet to transcribe the Oirat language as pronounced, which is called Todo Bichig or “Clear script” ...