The article is devoted to the international aspect of researches of the scientists of KIH RAS. The main research priorities of oriental direction are defined. Particular attention is paid to international expeditions and conferences held on the territory of Kalmykia, Mongolia and China. 

The authors of the article observe the Mongolian words from the composition of Kirakos Gandzaketsi, the Armenian historian of the 13th century, where they allocate among the words fixed by Kirakos actually Mongolian words, the Mongolian and Turkic words as which it is possible to consider them as synonyms in the bilingual usage of the 13th century, and actually Turkic words, borrowed by the Mongolian language till the 13th century. It is the first experience of consideration of an early source on lexicon of the Mongolian languages in the sociolinguistic prospect for the further researches in the field of the Altaic theory. 

The article describes the structural and semantic analysis of word affixed verbs identified on the material of letters Kalmyk khans of the 18th century. 

The article discusses issues of the correlation of grapheme and glyph in the graphic system of “Todo script”, character of UNICODE encoding sym bols. There is a problem of pseudo-coding of glyphs of graphemes of “Todo script”.

The subject of this article is a borrowed vocabulary of different thematic groups, occurring in the Kalmyk epic text. The study analyzes the types of borrowed units of different semantics, their characteristics are given from the genetic point of view. The author identifies some characteristics of adapting of lexical borrowings in the Kalmyk language.

The article deals with the names of the forms of water landscape and the names of bodies of water revealed by the authors in the lexicon of the Kalmyk songs which are key evidence of the former presence of Oirat speaking peoples in the region and the history of space exploration by man. Particular attention is paid to the functioning of the hydrographic terms composed poetry hydronyms in the Kalmyk folklore texts.

The article is devoted to a comparative and typological study of Kalmyk numerical riddles. To identify the main features of their semantic structure the author uses a broad comparative material presented by Mongolian, Xinjiang Oirat and Buryat variants. 

The article presents a historiographical overview of collection, publication and researches on Oirat legends in China and Russia. Analyzing the accumulated material in terms of language, geographical and other features, the author comes to the conclusion that the study of this genre of non-fairy-tale prose as legends has still many unresolved issues. 

The article gives the analysis of Russian scientists’s researches devoted to the description of a Buddhist pantheon as a whole, and also to the cults of some deities. These works as a whole can be divided into works of the general character ( gurative art, cultural context, ethnological aspects, philosophy, etc.) and the researches based on the analysis of written sources.

The article provides an overview of major events in the life and activities of the famous Tibetan historian and religious leader Taranatha. The author reveals the essence of the teachings of the Buddhist Jonang school. Particular attention is drawn to the fact that historical and biographical writings of Taranatha are an important source of study of the development of Buddhism in India.

The article is devoted to illumination of some questions of the history of settlement of the Bayit population of Mongolia. According to  eld expedition of 2013 information on the most esteemed shrines of the Bayits — monasteries Tsalgaryn Raash Darzhalin khiid and Dezhelingiyin khiid, ovoo and other sacral objects also is provided.

The article is devoted to the ancient monastery located in Uvs aimag in Western Mongolia, founded in the nineteenth century. The fate of this monastery and its restoration in 1990 is considered.

This article is devoted to research of manifestations of modern process of religious revival, in particular, to identification and studying of features of functioning of a house altar. Research of this important element of cult system of a Lamaism or shamanizm — the faiths equally applying for the status of ethnonational religion of the Buryats is especially actual and effective in the analysis of development of process of religious revival.

Questions of history of an origin of derbet’s families are considered in the article, and also explanations of one episode from «the Secret History of Mongols» in which it is told about refusal of Duva Sohor’s four sons from a kin of their uncle Dobun Mergen are made.

This article analyzes the history of the development of virgin lands in Mongolia. There are three stages of development of a virgin soil. The main dificulties and results are shined.

The article gives the review of works of the regional specialist I. V. Bentkovsky devoted to history of the Kalmyks. The author notes his scienti c integrity, scrupulousness in work with sources, his ability skillfully and in an entertaining form to acquaint with regional history.

This article deals with the history of the emergence and development of card games among the Kalmyks in the early 19th century. 

The article presents analysis of the ethnonym of Bagut. The author comes to the conclusion that Baguts, being the descendants of ancient Barguts, are associated by origin with the early Oirats. 

The article considers the structure and characteristics of external migration in the Republic of Kalmykia, the activity of the state bodies on regulation of migration processes.

The article describes the activities of local governments in the Kalmyk steppe in 19thcentury on the basis of analysis of archival documents. The author concludes that social issues were under the special attention of local government, and their decision took place in the aspect of improving the quality of life, helping those in need, and improvement of the social environment.