Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (AUTOBIOGRAPHIES AND FAMILY TREES)
| Created: | 2014-09-10 11:15 |
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| Institution: | Department of Archaeology and Anthropology |
| Description: | In Kalmykia, autobiographies are not only stories about one's life but they often include details about the narrator's clan, relatives, parents, ancestors, and native land. Convergence of personal and tribal or clan identities can be seen not only from autobiographies but also from daily activities and interactions such as greetings. Traditionally, a Kalmyk greeting between strangers begins with a standard question kenyakhnyavt? 'which clan/lineage do you belong to?' to which a usual reply includes information about one's lineage, clan, its name, attributes, and merits. Here is an example: Kokshn Chakchi sekuste, manla gidg gurmte, Nogan Derk khurlta, Eej Avgatan gidg urata, Ik Bagud gidg uls bidn 'Our spirit protector is the ancient Chakchi, our mantra is manla, our temple is that of Green Tara, our totem is Eej Avgatan and I am myself from the clan of Iki Bagud'. Only after that the respondent provides his/her proper name and other personal information. As knowledge of kinship is considered very valuable, from an early age the Kalmyks are encouraged to memorize their family trees – which include the names of male relatives only – and their clan and lineage affiliations.
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Media items
This collection contains 212 media items.
Media items
Agvan Eshey, Autobiography
Lama Agvan Eshey grew up in Elista where he finished secondary school and afterwards served in the army.
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (AUTOBIOGRAPHIES AND FAMILY TREES)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Fri 1 Dec 2017
Ais Sandzhiev, Autobiography
Ais was born in Krasnoyarskiy krai in Siberia. When his family returned to Kalmykia, he went to secondary school in the village of Tsagan-Nur. After finishing school, he served in...
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (AUTOBIOGRAPHIES AND FAMILY TREES)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Sun 26 Apr 2015
Aisa Bryugidikova, An Interview
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (AUTOBIOGRAPHIES AND FAMILY TREES)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Mon 7 Aug 2017
Alena Lidzhieva, Autobiography
Alena was born in Sarpinskiy rayon in Kalmykia. Having lost her mother when she was a young girl, Alena was brought up by her father. She met her future husband in Siberia when...
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (AUTOBIOGRAPHIES AND FAMILY TREES)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Fri 12 Jun 2015
Alexandr Nasakaev, Autobiography
Alexandr is of the Baga Tsoros clan. He was born in Kamyshovo village in Astrakhan’ oblast where he went to secondary school. After serving in the Red Army, he moved to Elista to...
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (AUTOBIOGRAPHIES AND FAMILY TREES)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Mon 25 May 2015
Alexandr Susukov, About Myself
Alexandr talks about his childhood, exile, and life in post-exile Kalmykia:
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (AUTOBIOGRAPHIES AND FAMILY TREES)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Wed 1 May 2019
Alexandra Baldyanova, Galina Samtonova, Autobiographies
Alexandra is of the Mangad clan. She was born in 1931 in Kuteinikovskaya stanitsa. Alexandra and Galina tell of the exile of the Kalmyks in 1943 and their life in Siberia.
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (AUTOBIOGRAPHIES AND FAMILY TREES)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Mon 26 Oct 2015
Alexandra Nastaeva, Autobiography
Having spent her childhood in orphanages in Siberia, Alexandra does not know her exact date of birth or the name given her by her parents, although she has some recollections of...
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (AUTOBIOGRAPHIES AND FAMILY TREES)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Fri 15 May 2015
Alexandra Sangadzhieva, Autobiography
Alexandra talks about her family, the place where she was born, and the deportation of the Kalmyk people in 1943. Her whole family (consisting of six children and the parents) was...
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (AUTOBIOGRAPHIES AND FAMILY TREES)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Sat 12 May 2018
Alexandra Sanzheeva, About Myself and My Family
Alexandra talks about her life and her family.
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (AUTOBIOGRAPHIES AND FAMILY TREES)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Sun 11 Nov 2018
Alexei Naranov, Autobiography
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (AUTOBIOGRAPHIES AND FAMILY TREES)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Mon 7 Aug 2017
Amlgn Goryaeva, Autobiography
Amlgn was born in 1934 in Maloderbetovskiy rayon in Kalmykia. She was one of 15 children in her family. Amlgn recalls how they lived in Kalmykia before the Nazi invasion in 1942,...
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (AUTOBIOGRAPHIES AND FAMILY TREES)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Fri 15 May 2015
Anastasia Naranova, Autobiography
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (AUTOBIOGRAPHIES AND FAMILY TREES)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Sun 3 Dec 2017
Anatoliy Dzhavinov, Autobiography
Anatoliy talks about his childhood, his grandfather, his service in the Soviet Army, and his work as a correspondent for a Kalmyk newspaper.
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (AUTOBIOGRAPHIES AND FAMILY TREES)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Tue 21 Aug 2018
Anatoliy Safinov, Autobiography
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (AUTOBIOGRAPHIES AND FAMILY TREES)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Sun 27 Sep 2015
Anatoliy Sangadzhi-Goryaev
The Kalmyks were sent into exile when Anatoliy was two. In Siberia he was constantly ill but studied hard in school. After the exile, he returned to Yashkul’ rayon in Kalmykia...
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (AUTOBIOGRAPHIES AND FAMILY TREES)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Thu 3 Aug 2017
Andrei Dzhimbiev, Autobiography
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (AUTOBIOGRAPHIES AND FAMILY TREES)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Fri 21 Oct 2016
Andrei Erdniev, Autobiography
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (AUTOBIOGRAPHIES AND FAMILY TREES)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Sun 16 Jun 2019
Andrei Ochir-Goryaev, Autobiography and Family Tree
Andrei is of the Malyi Tsatan clan. His co-villagers refer to him as a ‘descendant of the Kazakh’, for one of his ancestors lived in the land of the Kazakh people for 7 to 8 years...
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (AUTOBIOGRAPHIES AND FAMILY TREES)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Sun 26 Apr 2015
Angira Shaburova, About Myself
Angira was born on 22 March1934. She got married to Nikolay in 1953, but decided to keep her maiden surname. She has 5 children and many grandchildren after whom she looks now....
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (AUTOBIOGRAPHIES AND FAMILY TREES)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Thu 11 Jul 2019