Kalmyk Buddhist Temples
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Historic Khosheutovsky Khurul (also called Temple of Victory). Built 1814–1818 by Prince Serebdzhab Tyumen to commemorate the Napoleonic Wars victory; the only pre-Soviet Kalmyk temple that partially survived 1930s purges. Located in Astrakhan Oblast near the Volga. Important symbol of Kalmyk resilience.
Astrakhan Oblast (near Rechnoe / Tyumenevka area)
Russia