Chimdya talks about how she was named, the exile of the Kalmyks to Siberia in 1943, her father, her native village and the neighboring villages, and about camels.Sponsored by Arcadia Fund, a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwi
Having spent her childhood in orphanages in Siberia, Alexandra does not know her exact date of birth...
Alexandr talks about his childhood, exile, and life in post-exile Kalmykia:I was born in the village...
Anatoliy tells a story about the origin of the Baga Derbet and Iki Derbet clans. He also contends th...
Dmitriy relays a story about how his ancestors stole camels from another clan: Dmitriy relays a stor...
Lyalya says that the Kumsk Kalmyks lived in the territory of Levokumskiy rayon in Stavropol Gubernia...
lexandra talks about her family, the place where she was born, and the deportation of the Kalmyk peo...
Alexandra reminisces about how her family lived in Altaiskiy krai in Siberia. Her brother used to si...
Yuriy says that in the past Kalmyks were respectful towards their elders and guests and always addre...
Yefrosinya says that she was born in the village of Kumskoi on 25 December 1932. Her father, Namysov...
Yuriy recounts the Kalmyk names for Kazakhs, Tatars, Circassians, Kabardians and other neighbouring ...
Ann talks about name giving practices among the Kalmyks.Sponsored by Arcadia Fund, a charitable fund...
Nikolai says that after the Kalmyks returned to Kalmykia after exile, his family went to the place w...
Narma was 9 when Kalmyks were sent into exiled to Siberia. Narma reminisces that on the day of depor...
Erdni talks about the history of Kalmyk literatureSponsored by Arcadia Fund, a charitable fund of Li...
Zinaida heard this story from her mother who was from the Zyungar clan. In the Year of the Rabbit th...
Having spent her childhood in orphanages in Siberia, Alexandra does not know her exact date of birth...
Alexandr talks about his childhood, exile, and life in post-exile Kalmykia:I was born in the village...
Anatoliy tells a story about the origin of the Baga Derbet and Iki Derbet clans. He also contends th...
Dmitriy relays a story about how his ancestors stole camels from another clan: Dmitriy relays a stor...
Lyalya says that the Kumsk Kalmyks lived in the territory of Levokumskiy rayon in Stavropol Gubernia...
lexandra talks about her family, the place where she was born, and the deportation of the Kalmyk peo...
Alexandra reminisces about how her family lived in Altaiskiy krai in Siberia. Her brother used to si...
Yuriy says that in the past Kalmyks were respectful towards their elders and guests and always addre...
Yefrosinya says that she was born in the village of Kumskoi on 25 December 1932. Her father, Namysov...
Yuriy recounts the Kalmyk names for Kazakhs, Tatars, Circassians, Kabardians and other neighbouring ...
Ann talks about name giving practices among the Kalmyks.Sponsored by Arcadia Fund, a charitable fund...
Nikolai says that after the Kalmyks returned to Kalmykia after exile, his family went to the place w...
Narma was 9 when Kalmyks were sent into exiled to Siberia. Narma reminisces that on the day of depor...
Erdni talks about the history of Kalmyk literatureSponsored by Arcadia Fund, a charitable fund of Li...
Zinaida heard this story from her mother who was from the Zyungar clan. In the Year of the Rabbit th...
Having spent her childhood in orphanages in Siberia, Alexandra does not know her exact date of birth...
Alexandr talks about his childhood, exile, and life in post-exile Kalmykia:I was born in the village...
Anatoliy tells a story about the origin of the Baga Derbet and Iki Derbet clans. He also contends th...