Advocate claims relation between Alexander Dolzhenko's and William Browder's...
In case of an unfavourable decision of the Supreme Court (SC) of Kalmykia under an appeal filed by Alexander Dolzhenko, a former manager of Limited Liability Company (LLC) "Dalnyaya Step", the law...
View ArticleOne of rarest Buddhist stupas found in Kalmykia
In the Tselinny District of Kalmykia, a rare Buddhist monument has been opened. It is the Kalachakra Stupa. In total, there are about ten such stupas in the world.
View ArticlePrisoner suffering from "crystal man" disease to be returned to Kalmyk penal...
The medical officers' commission has come to the conclusion that a rare genetic disease of Yevgeny Shevkoplyas sentenced for fraud does not prevent his serving of punishment at a penal colony in...
View ArticleResidents of Kalmykia demand to solve problem with drinking water shortage
The problem with shortage of drinking water violates the rights of Kalmyk residents. This was claimed by participants of a rally in Elista. They called for the implementation of a project to build a...
View ArticleScientists argue about Caucasus borders
Historians, sociologists, geographers, economists, and ethnographers have not yet determined where the borders of the Caucasus pass. The United States and the EU politically distinguish the Caucasus,...
View ArticleVictims criticize judgement on Dmitry Batyrev's death case
Some of those convicted in the case of Dmitry Batyrev's death in Kalmyk Colony No. 1 received unduly short prison terms, the victims' advocate has stated.
View ArticleHRC "Memorial" puts 26 natives of Southern Russia on list of political prisoners
The updated lists of people recognized by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" as political prisoners include twice as many residents from Southern Russia as a year earlier.
View ArticleOn November 20-26, two persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern...
During the week from November 20 to November 26, 2017, at least two people suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot"...
View ArticleSouthern republics become outsiders of Russian salary rating
Dagestan and Adygea took the last lines in the rating of the Russian regions in terms of the number of highly-paid employees and the level of the average salary. The rating has been compiled by the...
View ArticlePermanent Mission of Kalmykia demands apologies from "TNT" TV Channel
On December 25, Baatr Lidjiev, the deputy head of the Kalmykia's Permanent Mission under the President, suggested the TV series which showed a Buddhist statuette with an attached statuette of a naked...
View ArticleSFD in 2017: protests, large-scale fires and resonant trials
The regions of the Southern Federal District (SFD) will remember the year of 2017 by numerous protest actions, large-scale fires in the Rostov and Volgograd Regions, launch of a railway to bypass...
View ArticleUS Department of State warns tourists about danger of visiting Northern Caucasus
Tourists from the United States are advised not to travel to Northern Caucasus, Nagorno-Karabakh, Abkhazia, and South Ossetia.
View ArticleResidents of Kalmykia celebrate national holiday of Tsagaan Sar
Residents of Kalmykia have celebrated Tsagaan Sar (White Month), one of the main national holidays, symbolizing the coming of spring and the awakening of nature. In Elista, festive events were held in...
View ArticleWeek in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 19-25
Mourning events to mark the anniversary of the deportation of Chechen and Ingush people; determination of the main candidate for the post of the Armenian President; AI's criticism of human rights...
View ArticleNatives of Chechnya and Kalmykia arrested in absentia on terrorist charges
Today, the Lefortovo Court of Moscow has ruled to arrest Imran Tsugiev, a native of Kalmykia, and Suleiman Maltsagov, a native of Chechnya.
View ArticleIn Kalmykia, two journalists hold pickets in memory of Boris Nemtsov
In Elista, Valery Badmaev, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Modern Kalmykia", and freelance journalist Vitaly Kadaev held solo pickets on the anniversary of politician Boris Nemtsov's murder.
View ArticleWeek in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 26-March 4
Election of the President of Armenia by delegates to the country's parliament; rallies in Boris Nemtsov's memory in Southern Russia; deaths of 25 people in fire in a narcological dispensary in Baku;...
View ArticleWeek in the Caucasus: review of main events of March 12-18
Russian presidential election in South of Russia amid violation reports; nomination of eight candidates for Azerbaijani presidency; tourists injured at cableway failure in Georgia; conviction of...
View ArticleIllarionov treats presidential election in Chechnya and KBR as totally falsified
A mathematical assessment of the number of cases of ballot stuffing (throw-in) at the March 18 presidential election has shown the highest percentage of such cases in favour of Putin in the...
View ArticleKalmykia marks sacred Buddhist month Ur Sar
This year, the month of Ur Sar, sacred for all Buddhists, will last in Kalmykia from May 16 to June 13. During this period, believers traditionally refuse consuming meat and alcohol. The main festive...
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