The Kalmyks (kalm.Хальмгуд - rus.Калмыки), or Oirats (also spelled Oirat or Oyrat) are technically a branch of the Western Mongols, and consist of the Buzavs Бузавы, Torgud Тургуды, Doervud Дервюды tribes. However this is somewhat misleading as their geographical and historic background differs from the Mongols of China. The republic of Kalmykia Калмыкия is situated under Volgograd and Volga. Jump to: navigation, search The Mongols are an ethnic group that originated in what is now Mongolia, Russia, and China, particularly Inner Mongolia. ...   Volgograd? (Волгогра́д) (population: 1,012,000), formerly called   Tsaritsyn? (Цари́цын) (1598 - 1925) and   Stalingrad? (Сталингра́д) (1925 - 1961) is a city on the west bank of Volga river in southwestern Volgograd Oblast (province), Northern Caucasus district, Russia. ... For other meanings of the word Volga see Volga (disambiguation) Волга Length 3,690 km Elevation of the source 225 m Average discharge  ? m³/s Area watershed 1. ...

In 16th century the Kalmyks migrated westwards due to the internal conflicts. They reached Volga and established Kalmyk Khanat. The capital of Kalmykia is Elista. The name Kalmyk stemmed from the surrounding Turkic tribes and means remnants, because they did not become Muslims but instead remained Buddhists. The Kalmyk people are the only Europeans who have Buddhism as their national religion. The Republic of Kalmykia (Russian: Респу́блика Калмы́кия; Kalmyk: Хальм Тангч) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). ... Categories: Russia geography stubs | Cities in Russia ... This article is about the continent. ... Jump to: navigation, search A replica of an ancient statue found among the ruins of a temple at Sarnath Buddhism is a religion and philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, a prince of the Shakyas, whose lifetime is traditionally given as 566 to 486 BCE...

The younger generation of Kalmyks primarily speak Russian and not their own native language. This is a subject of popular concern. As such some laws have been passed which regarding the usage of Kalmyk on shop signs, for example, on entrance doors the words 'Entrance' -'Push-Pull' appear in Kalmyk. In contrast the Russian Broadcasting Corporation has tended to cut the broadcasting time allocated to Kalmyk language programmes on the local TV and Radio due to the costs of production, favouring programming like MTV instead. Jump to: navigation, search MTV (abbreviation for Music Television) is a cable television network which was originally devoted to music videos, especially popular rock music. ...