Bulgun says that her father always carried a knife with him, as it was customary. Kalmyk men’s dress resembled that of the Caucasians, with cartridge pockets on the chest.Sponsored by Arcadia Fund, a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwi
Nikolai says that in the past the main clothing for both men and women was the beshmet robe. Married...
Nadezhda says that Kalmyks treat their sons differently, for they are their heirs. Not only that, on...
Alesya says that Kalmyk ornaments could be of various shapes and styles, including geometrical, zoom...
Bulgun talks about the origin and history of the Tersk Kalmyks:In 1764 more than two hundred Kalmyks...
Sergei says that Kalmyk men have two kinds of clothes: casual and for festivities. Men always wore a...
Sergei shows a rare Kalmyk belt made from silver, which is his family’s relic. He says that in the w...
Alesya is engaged in the reconstruction of Kalmyk costumes based on the works by Irodion Zhitetskiy ...
Ivan says that in the past Kalmyk soldiers knew many ways of cutting with a sword, including beheadi...
Bulgun says that Tersk Kalmyks spoke the languages of their Caucasian neighbours. She also recounts ...
Bulgun briefly talks about how Tersk Kalmyks celebrated Zul and Tsagan Sar:During Zul, we used to pu...
Ksenia relays the following story. In the past, girls wore beshmet, while older people wore gowns. M...
Tseren says that in the past Kalmyks made coats and trousers from cow’s or sheep’s skin. Clothing fr...
Ekaterina recounts the following. In the past girls dressed up in many ways. In particular well-off ...
Lev talks about Kalmyks from Bolsherebetovskiy ulus whom he characterizes as ‘quite Russified’. He s...
In the past, the Kalmyks sewed pillows called tuntg. Decorated on both sides with ornaments called t...
Nikolai says that in the past the main clothing for both men and women was the beshmet robe. Married...
Nadezhda says that Kalmyks treat their sons differently, for they are their heirs. Not only that, on...
Alesya says that Kalmyk ornaments could be of various shapes and styles, including geometrical, zoom...
Bulgun talks about the origin and history of the Tersk Kalmyks:In 1764 more than two hundred Kalmyks...
Sergei says that Kalmyk men have two kinds of clothes: casual and for festivities. Men always wore a...
Sergei shows a rare Kalmyk belt made from silver, which is his family’s relic. He says that in the w...
Alesya is engaged in the reconstruction of Kalmyk costumes based on the works by Irodion Zhitetskiy ...
Ivan says that in the past Kalmyk soldiers knew many ways of cutting with a sword, including beheadi...
Bulgun says that Tersk Kalmyks spoke the languages of their Caucasian neighbours. She also recounts ...
Bulgun briefly talks about how Tersk Kalmyks celebrated Zul and Tsagan Sar:During Zul, we used to pu...
Ksenia relays the following story. In the past, girls wore beshmet, while older people wore gowns. M...
Tseren says that in the past Kalmyks made coats and trousers from cow’s or sheep’s skin. Clothing fr...
Ekaterina recounts the following. In the past girls dressed up in many ways. In particular well-off ...
Lev talks about Kalmyks from Bolsherebetovskiy ulus whom he characterizes as ‘quite Russified’. He s...
In the past, the Kalmyks sewed pillows called tuntg. Decorated on both sides with ornaments called t...
Nikolai says that in the past the main clothing for both men and women was the beshmet robe. Married...
Nadezhda says that Kalmyks treat their sons differently, for they are their heirs. Not only that, on...
Alesya says that Kalmyk ornaments could be of various shapes and styles, including geometrical, zoom...