Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1:Russia’s Policy Towards Kalmyks (late 16th–mid-17th centuries) 1. Russia’s policy at the initial stage of the Kalmyks’ accession to Russia (late 16th–mid-17th centuries) 2. Russia’s policy towards Kalmyks in 1620–1650 Chapter 2: Kalmyk Khanate as a Part of Russia (mid-17th–second half of 18th centuries) 1. Political autonomy of the Kalmyk Khanate (mid-17th–1st quarter of 18th centuries) 2. Kalmyk Khanate’s Administrative Autonomy (1st–3rd quarters of 18th centuries) Chapter 3: Kalmykia’s Status in the Russian Empire (late 18th–early 20th centuries) 1. Gradual incorporation of Kalmykia into Russia’s system of administrative and territorial control (last quarter of 18th–first half of 19th centuries) 2. Completion of Kalmykia’s incorporation into the system of administrative and territorial control of the Russian Empire (first half of 19th–early 20th centuries) Chapter 4: Kalmyk Soviet Autonomous Oblast in the Years of Socialism Building (1917–1935) Chapter 5: Kalmyk Soviet Autonomous Republic under Totalitarianism and during Stagnation Period Chapter 6: Kalmykia within the New Russian Federal System Conclusion Name Index

About the Author

Konstantin N. Maksimov is a research-scholar, university professor, and has been active on the public and political stage as Vice President of Kalmykia (1985–1989), Chairman of Kalmyk Parliament (1993–1999), and long-standing Member of Parliament. He is member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Merited Scholar of the Russian Federation, and winner of the Silver Medal of Peter the Great, awarded for outstanding achievements in promoting scholarly research in Russia.