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
Buddhism in Russia: History and Modernity
Rustam Sabirov
4 November 2019
The development and activities of Buddhism from the 17th…
Buddhist Holy Sites of the Russian Steppes
Lyudmila Klasanova
21 February 2018
Kalmykian sites evidence the growth of Buddhism in the…
Transforming Traditions: Mountain Worship in the Culture of the Kalmyk People
Bakaeva Elza Petrovna
27 December 2013
Editor’s note: Bakaeva Elza Petrovna has a PhD in History and is Deputy Director of the Kalmyk Institute for Humanities of the Russian Academy of
A History of Buddhism in Russia: The Early Centuries
Dr. Andrey Terentyev
26 November 2013
Thanks to its Eurasian connections, the Tsardom of Russia (1547-1721) and its successor the Muscovy-Romanov Empire (1721-1917) experienced the Buddhist diffusion earlier than many other early modern empires,
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