Goryaev Mergen S. RussiaElistaKalmyk State University named after B.B. Gorodovikov, 11 A.S. Pushkina St., Elista 358000, RussiaAssistant Professor of the Department of Russian History, Documentation and Archival SciencePh.D. in Historymergengoryaev@mail.ruhttps://www.kalmgu.ru/staff/goryaev-mergen-sanalovich/ Author's articles Russian government policy in Kalmykia in the second half XIX – early XX century