Websites
Very active
Kalmyks.com
English-language portal about Kalmyks: daily news from Kalmykia, events, a directory of khuruls (temples) in Kalmykia and the US, alphabet, phrases
- English
Resource catalog
Telegram channels, websites, VK and Facebook groups, temples, language projects and organizations of Oirat-Kalmyks. Every link goes to the original source.
Language learning
Very active
Halmg Cyberspace (halmg.ru)
Хальмг Киберпространство (halmg.ru)
Kalmyk language ecosystem: online translator, 46-lesson video course, phrasebooks; 143k+ users a month (per the site)
- Kalmyk
- Russian
News media
Very active
RIA Kalmykia
РИА «Калмыкия»
State news agency of the Republic of Kalmykia; also publishes the literary magazine Teegin Gerl
- Russian
News media
Very active
Stepnye Vesti (Steppe News)
Степные вести
Republic-wide online newspaper with fast news from Elista and the districts
- Russian
News media
Very active
Halmg Ünn (Kalmyk Pravda)
Хальмг үнн (Калмыцкая правда)
Official site of the socio-political newspaper published in the Kalmyk language; has a YouTube channel
- Kalmyk
- Russian
News media
Very active
Elistinskaya Panorama
Элистинская панорама
Elista city newspaper (domain элистинская-панорама.рф), includes a Kalmyk-language column
- Russian
News media
Very active
NTK — National Television of Kalmykia
НТК — Национальное телевидение Калмыкии
Website of the republic's TV channel: news, programs, the show Region 08
- Kalmyk
- Russian
News media
Very active
Kalmykia News Feed
Лента новостей Калмыкии
News feed of the republic; VK group public175826304
- Russian
News media
Very active
MK in Kalmykia
МК в Калмыкии
Regional edition of the Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper
- Russian
News media
Very active
Caucasian Knot — Kalmykia
Кавказский узел — Калмыкия
Kalmykia section of an independent outlet: prosecutions, protests, war casualties
⚠ May be blocked without a VPN in: Russia
- Russian
- English
Telegram
Very active
ChP Elista / Kalmykia News
Чп Элиста / Калмыкия новости
The largest news channel in Elista (~63.9k subscribers)
⚠ May be blocked without a VPN in: China
- Russian
Telegram
Very active
Kalmykia | Elista | News
Калмыкия | Элиста | Новости
News channel (~21.8k subscribers), registered with Roskomnadzor
⚠ May be blocked without a VPN in: China
- Russian
Telegram
Very active
Kalmykia News (@kalmnovosti)
Новости Калмыкии
News of the republic (~10.2k subscribers)
⚠ May be blocked without a VPN in: China
- Russian
Telegram
Very active
Kalmyk Khurul
Калмыцкий Хурул
Official channel of the Central Khurul “Golden Abode of Buddha Shakyamuni” (~6k)
⚠ May be blocked without a VPN in: China
- Russian
Telegram
Very active
RIA Kalmykia (Telegram)
РИА «Калмыкия» (Telegram)
Channel of the republic's news agency (~4.4k)
⚠ May be blocked without a VPN in: China
- Russian
Telegram
Very active
Bumba
Бумба
News and insider takes about Kalmykia (~3.5k)
⚠ May be blocked without a VPN in: China
- Russian
Telegram
Very active
Vesti Kalmykia
ВЕСТИ КАЛМЫКИЯ
Top regional news (~2.9k)
⚠ May be blocked without a VPN in: China
- Russian
Telegram
Very active
Kalmykia (@kalmykia08)
Калмыкия (@kalmykia08)
Aggregator of socio-political news about Kalmykia (~2.8k)
⚠ May be blocked without a VPN in: China
- Russian
Telegram
Very active
Interesting Kalmykia
Интересная Калмыкия
Listings of concerts, plays and events in Elista (~2.8k)
⚠ May be blocked without a VPN in: China
- Russian
Telegram
Very active
Kalmyk with Ke-Jilgan
Калмыцкий с Ке-Джилганом
Channel for Kalmyk language learners (~2.5k)
⚠ May be blocked without a VPN in: China
- Kalmyk
- Russian
Telegram
Very active
Sääkhn Keln (Telegram)
Сәәхн келн (Telegram)
Channel of the Sääkhn Keln foundation supporting the Kalmyk language (~940)
⚠ May be blocked without a VPN in: China
- Kalmyk
- Russian
Language learning
Very active
Kalmyk language lessons (Central Khurul)
Уроки калмыцкого языка (Центральный хурул)
20 Kalmyk video lessons on the Central Khurul website
- Kalmyk
- Russian
Organizations
Very active
Sääkhn Keln Foundation
Фонд «Сяяхн келн» / «Сәәхн келн»
Foundation supporting the Kalmyk language: projects, books, the Nomto book club
- Kalmyk
- Russian
Research & archives
Very active
Kalmyk Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Калмыцкий научный центр РАН
Research center: publications, PDF books, the “Book Heritage of the Kalmyks” project (digitized rare books)
- Russian
Research & archives
Very active
A. M. Amur-Sanan National Library
Национальная библиотека им. А. М. Амур-Санана
National Library of Kalmykia: Kalmyk-language e-library with 100+ textbooks and dictionaries
- Kalmyk
- Russian
Research & archives
Very active
Institute of Kalmyk Philology and Oriental Studies, KalmSU
Институт калмыцкой филологии и востоковедения КалмГУ
Institute at Kalmyk State University training Kalmyk language specialists
- Russian
Temples
Very active
Central Khurul “Golden Abode of Buddha Shakyamuni”
Центральный хурул «Золотая обитель Будды Шакьямуни»
Main Buddhist temple of Kalmykia: schedule, news, materials, language lessons
- Kalmyk
- Russian
Temples
Very active
Rashi Gempil Ling Buddhist Temple
The first Kalmyk Buddhist temple in the US (47 East 5th St, Howell)
- English
Temples
Very active
Buryat Kalmyk Buddhist Center «Shambhala»
Buryat-Kalmyk Buddhist center: services, lectures, Saturday school of Kalmyk/Buryat language and dance
- Russian
- English
Organizations
Very active
Kalmyk Heritage Center
501(c)(3) nonprofit since 2023; promoting a Kalmyk community center in Brooklyn
- Russian
- English
Websites
Very active
Hejing County Government (Bayingol)
和静县人民政府 (уезд Хэцзин, «родина Восточного возвращения»)
Hejing County site: materials on the Torghuts, the Eastward Return Museum and Naadam
- Chinese
Websites
Very active
Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture Government
博尔塔拉蒙古自治州人民政府
Government of Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, a region where Oirats live
- Chinese
Websites
Very active
Hoboksar Mongol Autonomous County Government
和布克赛尔蒙古自治县人民政府
Government of Hoboksar Mongol Autonomous County; materials on the Jangar cultural park
- Chinese
Research & archives
Very active
Western Mongolian Forum (formerly Oirat Studies)
西部蒙古论坛 (бывш. 卫拉特研究 / «Ойрад судлал»)
Journal “Western Mongolian Forum” (since 1989, formerly “Oirat Studies”); 2026 issue announced
- Chinese
- Mongolian
Websites
Very active
Mysterious Kalmykia (KalmykiaTour)
Таинственная Калмыкия (KalmykiaTour)
Tourism portal with a 2026 events calendar (lotus and tulip festivals, “Horses of the Wind”)
- Russian
Websites
Very active
Government Portal of the Republic of Kalmykia
Портал органов власти Республики Калмыкия
Official portal of the republic's government and ministries
- Russian
Language learning
Very active
Todo Bichig (Clear Script tutor)
Тодо Бичик (Todo Bichig)
Free interactive tutor for the Oirat/Kalmyk Clear Script alphabet (Todo Bichig): letter forms, syllables, audio, handwriting practice and drills. Elista, Kalmyk language development center.
- Kalmyk
- Russian
- Oirat
Telegram
Very active
OIRADio
Telegram channel Oirad Radio Worldwide: culture, language, events and projects from Kalmykia (~877 subscribers)
⚠ May be blocked without a VPN in: China
- Kalmyk
- Russian
Websites
Active
Ayta Khotn
Online center and resource network for Kalmyks worldwide: culture, language, and help for new immigrants and refugees in the US
- Russian
- English
Language learning
Active
Study Kalmyk
English-language Kalmyk learning hub: lessons, dictionary, corpus and a Word of the Week (Cyrillic + Todo Bichig)
- Kalmyk
- English
News media
Active
Kalmykia News
Калмыкия Ньюс
News website about Kalmykia
- Russian
News media
Active
Teegin Gerl (magazine)
Теегин герл (журнал)
Literary magazine “Light in the Steppe”, 6 issues a year; full-text archive at the National Library
- Kalmyk
- Russian
Websites
Active
Republic of Kalmykia (kalmykia.net)
English-language site about Kalmykia: news, tourism, nature
- English
Telegram
Active
Kalmyk Youth Coalition x Global
Channel of the Kalmyk-American youth community (~170)
⚠ May be blocked without a VPN in: China
- English
YouTube & podcasts
Active
Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Kalmykia
Министерство культуры и туризма Республики Калмыкия
Official channel of the ministry (~380 subscribers)
⚠ May be blocked without a VPN in: China
- Kalmyk
- Russian
YouTube & podcasts
Active
Torguud Nutug
Video blog in the Oirat language about the Torghuts of Xinjiang
⚠ May be blocked without a VPN in: China
- Oirat
Language learning
Active
Consolidated Kalmyk–Russian / Russian–Kalmyk e-dictionary
Электронный сводный калмыцко-русский и русско-калмыцкий словарь
Consolidated online dictionary of Kalmyk State University
- Kalmyk
- Russian
Language learning
Active
biliq.ru dictionary module
Словарный модуль biliq.ru
Search across dictionaries (including the 1977 Muniev dictionary)
- Kalmyk
- Russian
Websites
Active
Kalmyk Language Development Center (Baylig)
Центр по развитию калмыцкого языка (Байлыг)
Republic's center for the Kalmyk language: news, library, materials on clans (yasun)
- Kalmyk
- Russian
Language learning
Active
Kalmyk — 7000 Languages
Free conversational Kalmyk course taught in English (author: Lyubov Darzhinova)
- Kalmyk
- English
Language learning
Active
Halmg Wikipedia
Хальмг Бикипеди (калмыцкая Википедия)
Kalmyk-language edition of Wikipedia (since 2006)
⚠ May be blocked without a VPN in: China
- Kalmyk
Research & archives
Active
Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Documentation Project (Cambridge)
Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Documentation Project (Кембридж)
Cambridge open video archive of Kalmyk and Torghut heritage, including Oirat communities in China
- Russian
- English
Research & archives
Active
VLACH Oirat/Kalmyk (Austrian Academy of Sciences)
VLACH Oirat/Kalmyk (Австрийская академия наук)
Collection of field recordings of Oirat language and folklore (Kalmykia, Xinjiang)
- English
Temples
Active
Nitsan Choephel Ling Buddhist Temple
Kalmyk temple since 1971, culture and language classes for children
- English
Temples
Active
Tashi Lhunpo Temple / Olna Gazur (Kalmuck Mongolian Buddhist Center)
Temple and community center “Olna Gazr” (12 Kalmuk Rd, Howell)
- English
Temples
Active
Kalmyk Brotherhood Society — Temple of Saint Zonkava
Site of the Kalmyk Brotherhood Society and Temple of Saint Zonkava in Philadelphia; X: @KBS_Philly
Temples
Active
Tibetan Buddhist Learning Center (Labsum)
Founded in 1958 by the Kalmyk lama Geshe Wangyal; the first Tibetan Buddhist monastery in the US
- English
Organizations
Active
Kalmyk Youth Coalition
Youth coalition (since 2015), spring workshops
- English
Organizations
Active
Kalmyk Community in Saint Petersburg
Калмыцкое землячество в Санкт-Петербурге
Regional public organization (since 2013); in 2025 negotiated premises with the city (per RIA Kalmykia)
- Russian
Websites
Active
Jangar — China Intangible Cultural Heritage
江格尔 — 中国非物质文化遗产网
Page of the Jangar epic (Oirat) in China's national intangible heritage register
- Chinese
News media
Active
Bayingol Daily (digital edition)
巴音郭楞日报 (Баянгол Daily, цифровая версия)
Digital edition of the newspaper of Bayingol Mongol Autonomous Prefecture
- Chinese
- Mongolian
Research & archives
Active
Xinjiang Society for Oirat Mongol Studies
新疆卫拉特蒙古研究学会
Xinjiang Society for Oirat-Mongol Studies (since 1988, at Xinjiang Normal University)
- Chinese
Websites
Active
N. N. Palmov National Museum of Kalmykia
Национальный музей Республики Калмыкия им. Н. Н. Пальмова
National museum: exhibitions and projects (including on Oirat warriors)
- Russian
Websites
Active
Kalmyk State Philharmonic
Калмыцкая государственная филармония
A. Manzhiev Philharmonic: concerts, National Orchestra
- Russian
Websites
Active
Center for Traditional Music and Dance — «Singing the Steppe»
New York center's program on Kalmyk music in the diaspora
- English
Telegram
Low activity
Elistinskaya Panorama (Telegram)
Элистинская панорама (Telegram)
Channel of the Elista city newspaper (~80)
⚠ May be blocked without a VPN in: China
- Russian
YouTube & podcasts
Low activity
Halmg Ünn (YouTube)
Хальмг Унн (YouTube)
Video channel of the Kalmyk national newspaper
⚠ May be blocked without a VPN in: China
- Kalmyk
- Russian
YouTube & podcasts
Low activity
KBS Philadelphia Temple
Channel of the Temple of Saint Zonkava (Kalmyk Brotherhood Society)
⚠ May be blocked without a VPN in: China
- English
YouTube & podcasts
Low activity
Uralan Elista (YouTube)
Channel of the FC Uralan football club
⚠ May be blocked without a VPN in: China
- Russian
Websites
Low activity
Halmg Keln (blog)
Хальмг келн (блог)
Blog about the Kalmyk language and Kalmyks in different countries
⚠ May be blocked without a VPN in: China
- Kalmyk
- Russian
Research & archives
Low activity
Oriental Studies (journal of KalmSC RAS)
Oriental Studies (журнал КалмНЦ РАН)
Peer-reviewed journal on the history, language and ethnology of Oirats and Kalmyks
- Russian
- English
Organizations
Low activity
Kalmyk American Society
Kalmyk American Society; archive site (Dalai Lama's 2005 visit, 50 years in America)
- English
Organizations
Low activity
KalmykMail.net (US Kalmyk organizations’ mailing lists)
KalmykMail.net (рассылки калмыцких организаций)
Mailing-list server for several US Kalmyk organizations (Howell, KBS, KAS)
- English
Organizations
Low activity
Uralan Kalmyk Community (Moscow)
РОО «Калмыцкое землячество „Уралан“» (Москва)
Website of the Moscow Kalmyk association Uralan
- Russian
Websites
Low activity
Oirad.mn
Mongolian portal on Oirat history and culture (sections on Oirat tribes, Kalmykia, China)
- Mongolian
Websites
Low activity
Oiratia (oiratia.ru)
Ойратия (oiratia.ru)
Blog on Oirat history, weapons, epic and books
- Russian
Organizations
Low activity
Los Angeles Mongolian Association
Mongolian Association of Los Angeles (not Oirat, but the nearest Mongolian community to the South Bay)
- English
- Mongolian
Telegram
Not yet checked
Kalmykia | Emigration
Калмыкия | Эмиграция
Mutual-help group on emigration and travelling abroad
⚠ May be blocked without a VPN in: China
- Russian
VKontakte
Not yet checked
Sääkhn Keln (VK)
Сәәхн келн (VK)
Group about the Kalmyk language: songs, quizzes, poems, learning materials
- Kalmyk
- Russian
VKontakte
Not yet checked
KhKK: Halmg Kelnä Club
ХКК: Хальмг келнә клуб
Kalmyk language club on VKontakte
- Kalmyk
- Russian
VKontakte
Not yet checked
Halmg Keln (app group)
Хальмг келн (группа приложения)
Group of the Halmg Keln mobile app (linked from Google Play)
- Kalmyk
- Russian
VKontakte
Not yet checked
Kalmyk Language | Mendut, halmgud!
Калмыцкий язык | Мендут, хальмгуд!
Community about the Kalmyk language
- Kalmyk
- Russian
VKontakte
Not yet checked
Ulan Zalata — club of Kalmyk communities
Клуб калмыцких землячеств «Улан Залата»
Association of Kalmyk community organizations in Moscow
- Russian
VKontakte
Not yet checked
Kalmyk Community in Moscow
Калмыцкое землячество в Москве
Community page of the Kalmyk zemlyachestvo (hometown association) in Moscow
- Russian
VKontakte
Not yet checked
Uralan Kalmyk Community (VK)
РОО «Калмыцкое землячество „Уралан“» (VK)
Group of the Moscow Kalmyk association Uralan (linked from its website)
- Russian
Facebook
Not yet checked
Kalmyks.com (Facebook)
Facebook page of the Kalmyks.com portal
⚠ May be blocked without a VPN in: Russia, China
- English
Instagram
Not yet checked
Kalmyks.com (Instagram)
Instagram of the Kalmyks.com portal
⚠ May be blocked without a VPN in: Russia, China
- English
Facebook
Not yet checked
Kalmyk Brotherhood Society (Facebook group)
Kalmyk Brotherhood Society (группа Facebook)
Group of the Kalmyk Brotherhood Society and Temple of Saint Zonkava in Philadelphia
⚠ May be blocked without a VPN in: Russia, China
- English
Facebook
Not yet checked
Kalmyk Road
Group about the Kalmyk diaspora (search results show posts about Kalmyks in France)
⚠ May be blocked without a VPN in: Russia, China
- Russian
- English
- French
Facebook
Not yet checked
Nitsan Temple (Facebook)
Page of the Nitsan Choephel Ling temple
⚠ May be blocked without a VPN in: Russia, China
- English
Facebook
Not yet checked
Rashi Gempil Ling (Facebook)
Page of the first Kalmyk temple in the US
⚠ May be blocked without a VPN in: Russia, China
- English
Facebook
Not yet checked
Tashi Lhunpo USA (Facebook)
Page of the Tashi Lhunpo temple / Kalmuck Mongolian Buddhist Center
⚠ May be blocked without a VPN in: Russia, China
- English
Facebook
Not yet checked
Central Khurul (Facebook)
Центральный хурул (Facebook)
Page of the Central Khurul in Elista (Facebook is blocked in Russia; the main channel is Telegram)
⚠ May be blocked without a VPN in: Russia, China
- Russian
Instagram
Not yet checked
Shambhala Center (Instagram)
Instagram of the Buryat-Kalmyk Buddhist center Shambhala
⚠ May be blocked without a VPN in: Russia, China
- Russian
- English
Instagram
Not yet checked
Kalmyk Youth Coalition (Instagram)
Instagram of the Kalmyk Youth Coalition (US)
⚠ May be blocked without a VPN in: Russia, China
- English
YouTube & podcasts
Not yet checked
Andhar's Diary / Andhar Podcast
Podcast about Kalmykia: conversations with experts on language, script, Buddhism and the epic
⚠ May be blocked without a VPN in: China
- Russian
Language learning
Not yet checked
Kalmyk language classes in Moscow
Занятия по калмыцкому языку в Москве
Kalmyk classes for children at Kalmykia's representative office in Moscow
- Russian
Websites
Not yet checked
Jangar — the Kalmyk folk epic
Джангар — калмыцкий народный эпос
Site with texts and materials of the Jangar epic
- Kalmyk
- Russian
Organizations
Not yet checked
Kalmyk Three Jewels Foundation
Nonprofit (EIN 27-4878209) preserving Kalmyk culture; has hosted Kalmyk Day
- English
Organizations
Not yet checked
Astrakhan Society of Kalmyk Culture “Halmg”
Астраханское областное общество калмыцкой культуры «Хальмг»
Society of Kalmyk culture (since 1996)
- Russian
Organizations
Not yet checked
National organizations of Volgograd (incl. Kalmykia-Volgograd)
Национальные организации Волгограда (в т.ч. «Калмыкия-Волгоград»)
List of ethnic organizations on the Volgograd city website, including the Kalmyk union
- Russian
Organizations
Not yet checked
Association des Kalmouks de France (AKF)
Association of Kalmyks of France — cultural and language events for descendants of emigrants
- Kalmyk
- French
Research & archives
Not yet checked
Jangar Research Center, Inner Mongolia University
内蒙古大学《江格尔》研究中心
Jangar Research Center of Inner Mongolia University; base in Hoboksar since 2017
- Chinese
- Mongolian
Telegram
Inactive
Routes Abroad | Kalmykia
Актуальные маршруты выезда за границу | Калмыкия
Channel about routes out of the country, created in autumn 2022
⚠ May be blocked without a VPN in: China
- Russian
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