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Kalmycks
The Kalmyks ( Kalmyk: Хальмгуд, ''Xaľmgud'', Mongolian: Халимагууд, ''Halimaguud''; russian: Калмыки, translit=Kalmyki, archaically anglicised as ''Calmucks'') are a Mongolic ethnic group living mainly in Russia, whose ancestors migrated from Dzungaria. They created the Kalmyk Khanate from 1635 to 1779 in Russia's North Caucasus territory. Today they form a majority in Kalmykia, located in the Kalmyk Steppe, on the western shore of the Caspian Sea. They are the only traditionally Buddhist people whose homeland is located within Europe. Through emigration, small Kalmyk communities have been established in the United States, France, Germany, and the Czech Republic. Origins and history Early history of the Oirats The Kalmyk are a branch of the Oirat Mongols, whose ancient grazing-lands spanned present-day parts of Kazakhstan, Russia, Mongolia and China. After the fall of the Mongol Yuan dynasty of China in 1368, the Oirats emerged as a formidable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salsky Raion
Salsky District (russian: Са́льский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #340-ZS and municipalLaw #233-ZS district (raion), one of the forty-three in Rostov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Salsk. Population: 107,795 ( 2010 Census); The population of Salsk accounts for 56.9% of the district's total population. Notable residents *Feofan Parkhomenko Feofan Agapovich Parkhomenko (; 24 December 1893 – 7 June 1962) was a Soviet Army lieutenant general. He fought in the Caucasus campaign of World War I and rose from private to ensign in the Imperial Russian Army. Parkhomenko joined the Red Army ... (1893–1962), Soviet Army lieutenant general, born in the village of Yekaterinovka * Stepan Rybalchenko (1903–1986), Soviet military officer, born in the settlement of Novoyegorylskoye References Notes Sources * * {{Use mdy dates, date=November 2012 Districts of Rostov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
