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Producer Nizhne-Volzhskaya newsreel studio

Other authors: A. Dorofeev, L. Burina, N. Kotov, T. Burakova

Annotation

The issue is dedicated to the life of modern Kalmykia: religion is being revived, temples are being built, cultural life is developing. The government of Kalmykia embodies an ambitious project - City Chess, which should become the chess center of the country. The economic life also does not stand still - a new sheep wool processing factory was built.

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Wooden pagoda.

Streets of Elista, the capital of the Republic of Kalmykia.

Street exhibition of children's drawings.

Children ride scooters and roller skates in the park.

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Buddhist religious rituals of the Kalmyks at the international gathering; a solemn prayer service at the founding of a Buddhist temple in the Kalmyk steppe.

A modern view of the built Buddhist khurul; parishioners rotate prayer mills.

Columns and paintings of khurul, sculptures on the roof.

Kazan Cathedral in Elista, photos from the opening in 1997. Parishioners and clergy.

The exhibition of works by artist Dmitry Sandzhiev in Elista, visitors view the exhibition.

Construction of the City of Chess (City Chess) on the southern outskirts of Elista.

Work people and cranes, construction management reviews plans and drawings.

Construction Minister Igor Nimgirov speaks of strict personnel selection.

The work of the excavator, welding, laying bricks.

Opening of the construction exhibition in Elista.

New building technologies are represented by foreign companies.

Rider in the steppe, a flock of sheep.

Industrial processing of sheep wool in a new factory, modern laboratory for determining the quality of raw materials.

An eagle soars in the sky, a horseman in the steppe, scenes of city life.

Face of Kalmyk girl close-up.

Key words

Buddhism in Kalmykia City Chess in Elista

Calendar

1990

Locations

Republic of Kalmykia
Elista

Seasons

Summer

Religion; Construction; Russian cities and regions
Social life; Sectors of the economy; Towns and countries; Geography and Nature