Telo Tulku Rinpoche, Supreme Lama in Russian Republic of Kalmykia, Announces Resignation
Justin Whitaker
31 January 2023
The Buddhist leader had been self-exiled from Russia for months
Telo Tulku Rinpoche, Supreme Lama in Russian Republic of Kalmykia, Condemns War
Justin Whitaker
5 October 2022
With his condemnation, the Vajrayana Buddhist becomes the first Russian religious leader to openly oppose the war.
Buddhist Holy Sites of the Russian Steppes
Lyudmila Klasanova
21 February 2018
Kalmykian sites evidence the growth of Buddhism in the…
“Everything Grand Starts Simple”—Zoya Sandzhieva Discusses Economic and Cultural Development in Kalmykia
Raymond Lam
4 August 2017
An interview with Kalmykia’s minister for economy and trade
Kalmykia: Lore and Memory at the Far Side of the Buddhist World
Raymond Lam
21 December 2015
Raymond Lam travels to the windswept steppes of…
The Kalmyk Restoration: Telo Tulku Rinpoche on a Russian Republic’s Buddhist Revival
Raymond Lam
23 October 2015
The Golden Abode of Buddha Shakyamuni graces almost every postcard, pamphlet, and webpage about the Russian republic of Kalmykia. Cast against the backdrop of a
A History of Buddhism in Russia: Return to Saint Petersburg
Dr. Andrey Terentyev
23 November 2013
The poignant story of Russia’s Buddhist nomad traditions, its spiritual republics, is ongoing. It is a living tale that is far from extinguished. Despite the