Employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kalmykia visited the main local history museum of the republic

The heads of the regional Ministry of Internal Affairs became guests of the National Museum named after N. N. Palmov. The visit was held thanks to the educational project “With faith in the heart”. The museum is the main local history institution of the republic and dates back to 1921. It is named after the historian and one of the founders of Kalmyk local history – Nikolai Palmov.

Acquaintance with the exhibition began with the historical and ethnographic hall. Then the guests visited the exhibitions: “Nature of Kalmykia”, “Buddhist art”, “Great Victory” and “Memory is stronger than time”.

The tour covered the key pages of the history of the people. The heads of the department were told about the formation of the Kalmyk ethnic group, the entry of Kalmykia into Russia and the service of Kalmyk troops on the borders of the empire. Of great interest was the material about the participation of the Kalmyks in the Great Patriotic War and about the 110th Separate Kalmyk Cavalry Division. The inspection ended with a section on the deportation of the Kalmyk people.