Academic Degree: Doct. of Historical Sc.

Academic Rank: Associate Professor

Position: Deputy Director for Research

Affiliation: Kalmyk Scientific Center of the RAS

Contact Data:

ebakaeva@yandex.ru

+79054099448

General Information:

Education and Training, Previous Employing Institutions

Education and Training:

Lomonosov Moscow State University, Department of History, M.A. degree (1977–1982)

Institute of Ethnography of the USSR, postgraduate courses and Candidate of Sciences degree (1985–1989)

Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of the RAS, Doctor of Sciences degree (2006)

Employment History:

Kalmykia Museum for Regional Studies, Junior Research Associate (1982–1985)

Kalmyk Humanities Research Institute of the RAS (Junior Research Associate — 1989; Senior Research Associate — 1989–2000; Academic Secretary — 2000–2001; 2001–2007 — part-time employee)

Kalmyk State University (Associate Professor, Professor — 2001–2007; part-time Professor —2008–2018)

Kalmyk Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences (in prior years — Kalmyk Humanities Research Institute of the RAS (Deputy Director for Research — 2008–2016; Chief Research Associate —2008–2016; Deputy Director —2017 till present)

Key Disciplines Taught:

regional history; regional ethnology; culture, literature, religion of the region (Kalmyk State University, 1999–2018)
 

Research Interests: History of Mongolic peoples, ethnology, religious, folklore, and art studies

List of Most Essential Works:

Monographs:

Bakaeva E. P. Buddhism in Kalmykia: historical and ethnographic essays. Elista, 1994. 128 p.

Bakaeva E. P. Pre-Buddhist beliefs of the Kalmyks. Elista, 2003. 358 p.

Bakaeva E. P., Sangadzhiev Yu. I. Dwelling culture: ethnic traditions and present-day priorities of the Kalmyks. Elista, 2005. 196 p.

Bakaeva E. P. Clothes in Kalmyk Culture: Traditions and Symbolism. Elista, 2008. 189 p.

Bakaeva E. P. Kalmyk Culture: Sacred Codes. Elista, 2009. 158 p.

A History of Kalmykia: from Earliest Times to Present Days. Vol. 3. Sections authored: Settlements and Dwellings. P. 27–45 (co-authored by Batyrov V. V.); Pre-Buddhist Beliefs of the Kalmyks. P. 176–217. Elista, 2009.

The Kalmyks. Ser ‘Peoples and Cultures’. Bakaeva E. P., N. L. Zhukovskaya (eds.). Sections authored: Settlements and Dwellings. P. 115–149; Clothes and Adornments. P. 149–186; Funeral and Memorial Rituals. P. 270–281; Calendar. P. 282–289; Calendar-Related Ceremonies. P. 290–300; Buddhism. P. 406–429; Pre-Buddhist Beliefs. P. 429–465. Moscow, 2010.

A History of Buddhism in the USSR and Rusian Federation (1985–1999). Sections authored and co-authored: Introduction; Buddhism in Russia: a Concise Historical Review (before 1985); Buddhism in Kalmykia after 1985; Conclusion. Moscow, 2010. 

Bakaeva E. P., Orlova K. V., Khishigt N., Enkhchimeg Ts.. The Buddhist tradition in Kalmykia and Western Mongolia: sacred objects. Moscow, 2015. 238 p.

Bakaeva E. P., Orlova K. V., Muzraeva D. N. et al. Cross-Border Culture: Comparative Research Essays on Traditions of the Western Mongols and Kalmyks. Elista, 2016. 452 p.

Bakaeva E. P. National costumes of the Oirats and Kalmyks: semantics and contemporary art traditions. Elista, 2017.

Articles:

Bakaeva E. P. Buddhism in Kalmykia (Excerpts). Anthropology & Archeology of Eurasia. 2000. Vol. 39. Iss. 3. P. 11–87.

Bakaeva E. P. Lamaism in Kalmykia. Anthropology & Archeology of Eurasia. 2000. Vol. 39. Iss. 3. P. 8–10.

Bakaeva E. P. Lamaism in Kalmykia. Religion and Politics in Russia. Balzer M. M. (ed.). New-York– London, 2010. P. 220−223.

Bakaeva E. P. Kalmyks, Oirat descendants in Russia: a historical and enthographic sketch. Oirat People: Cultural Uniformity and Diversification. Ser. ‘Ethnological Studies’. Osaka, 2014. P. 31–54.

Bakaeva E. Research on the History of Buddhism in Kalmykia at the Present Stage. Anthropology & Archeology of Eurasia .2014. Vol. 53. Is. 4. 2014. P. 21−46.

Bakaeva E. P. The collar in traditional garments of Oirat peoples: symbolism revisited. Mongolovedenie. Iss. 9. Elista, 2016.  

Bakaeva E. P. Khoshuts of Kalmykia and Mongolia: a historical and ethnographic sketch. Novye issledovaniya Tuvy. 2017. No. 1.

Bakaeva E. P. The traditional Oirat and Kalmyk women’s costume and ornamental patterns: revisiting semantics in a cultural perspective. Vostok (Oriens). 2017. No. 6. P. 61–75.

Bakaeva E. P. Some aspects of livestock breeding traditions and ethnic entrepreneurship in Kalmykia. Vestnik Kalmytskogo instituta gumanitarnykh issledovaniy RAN. 2017. No. 4. P. 55–75.

Bakaeva E. P. One object of worship from the Oirat monastery of Dechenravjaaling (Uvs Aimag, Mongolia). Vestnik Kalmytskogo instituta gumanitarnykh issledovaniy RAN. 2017 No. 3. P. 111–129.

Bakaeva E. P. The first conference of the Buddhists of Kalmykia and Astrakhan Region: background and decisions (1988 – 1991). Novyy istoricheskiy vestnik. 2018. No. 1. P. 71–84.

Bakaeva E. P. The Kalmyk Buddhists and the Fourteenth Dalai Lama: pages from the history of Kalmykia (1992). Novyy istoricheskiy vestnik. 2018. No. 3. P. 111–122.

Bakaeva E. P. Ethnic identity issues of Kalmyk Buddhists in the 1990-1930s: a perspective from the current challenges of Kalmyk ethnic history studies. Oriental Studies (Vestnik KIGI RAN). 2018. No. 4. P. 52–67.