Kalmykia Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
federal subject of Russia, republic of Russia
About Kalmykia
Kalmykia (also known as "European Mongolia") is one of the poorest regions of Russia, where unemployment is high, wages are low ($ 150-200) and the standard of living is generally low. There is very little industry here, and agriculture is also poorly developed due to the lifeless steppes, very cold winters and dry summers. Many residents of this republic leave for other regions of Russia in search of a better life and for earnings. In antiquity the region was home to nomadic tribes, including Khazars, and later was the north-western corner of theMongol Empire. Being a historical crossroads on the steppe route to Asia, one branch of theSilk Road, the region had its section east to the Caspian coast. The Western Mongol Kalmyk tribes, also called Oirats, migrated acrossCentral Asiafrom an an
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