The Kalmyks
Illustrations and maps
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The Kalmyks are descendants of the Oyrats originating from West Mongolia. Many times they protected the Southern borders of Russia, ran many military expeditions against the Crimean Tatars and the Kuban Tatars. Their heroic epos "Djangar” helped them to keep courage. Key aspects of the Kalmyk language, original oral ethnic tradition, classical and contemporary literature, cultural, economic and ethnic history of Kalmykia are described in the book.
