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Kalmykia: Reviving the Dusty Plain

Sep/Oct 2003

Author: Laura Williams
:: Illustrations/Images by Igor Shpilenok
Russian Life: Sep/Oct 2003
Department: Features
Page: 32   ( 8) pages

Summary: A huge expanse of desert and grassy plains, this southern Russian republic has an austere beauty all its own. Of course there is also Chess City and the horse races...


This article appeared in the Sep/Oct 2003 issue of Russian Life. The text of this article is not available online.

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