The completion of many years. Of work on the history of Kalmykia

The article reviews a 3-volume collection.The Kalmyk History from ancient times till our days. (Elista, 2009), which describes the life of Kalmyks from the time when their ancestors (the Oirats) lived on the lands of Dzungaria and Western Mongolia. The 1-st volume is devoted to the ethnic history of Oirats, the Kalmyk people, and their joining to Russia. The 2-nd volume considers the history of Kalmykia from the end of XIX till XX cc. The 3-rd volume portrays the culture of the people of Kalmykia. The work is written on the basis of new studies by Russian and foreign researchers, and makes a great contribution to Russian historical science.