Elvira Churyumova

Biographic Data

ID1506760
NAMEElvira Churyumova
GIVEN NAMESElvira
FAMILY NAMEChuryumova
SIGNATURECHURYUMOVA E
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Cambridge
ORCID0000-0002-4245-3337
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS2
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1

  • Russia’s Geopolitical Aims as Reflected in the Integration Tests for Migrants

    Open AccessElvira ChuryumovaARTICLEInner Asia2025

    This article explores Russia’s integration tests for migrants, introduced in 2015 and still in use today. These tests cover Russian language, history and law, and they serve as tools for cultural integration while reinforcing Russia’s vision of a Eurasian civilisation. The article analyses the content of four main preparatory textbooks for the tests and the broader sociopolitical context of xenophobia and national identity construction

  • Kalmykia, Decolonization, and the Study of Russia’s Republics: Introducing the Special Issue

    Edward C Holland, Elvira Churyumova et al.ARTICLECaucasus Survey2023References: 7

  • Internal Migration from a Russian Republic: The Everyday Experiences of Kalmyk Migrants in Moscow

    Open AccessElvira Churyumova, Edward C HollandARTICLECaucasus Survey2023References: 11

    This paper recounts the lived experiences of internal migrants in the Russian Federation, specifically those who have moved from the Republic of Kalmykia in the country’s southwest to the capital of Moscow. Recounting exposure to racism and xenophobia, challenges in the housing and employment markets, and negotiating an evolving city, informants offer grounded interpretations of migration within contemporary Russia. In part, the conversations tha…

  • The Practice of Pilgrimage by Kalmyk Buddhists

    Open AccessМерген Санджиевич Уланов, Elvira Churyumova et al.ARTICLECaucasus Survey2022References: 6

    Kalmyk Buddhists have long engaged in the practice of pilgrimage for religious purposes. Historically, the main destination for Kalmyk pilgrims was Tibet, which was facilitated by traditional ties between the Kalmyks and the Dalai Lama (and by extension the Tibetan people) after the adoption of Buddhism by Oirat groups at the end of the sixteenth and the beginning of the seventeenth centuries. Kalmyk pilgrims pursued a host of goals – religious, …

  • Kalmyk DPs and the Narration of Displacement in Post-World War II Europe

    Open AccessElvira Churyumova, Edward C HollandARTICLESlavic Review2021Cited by: 2

    Based on interview files and archival materials, this paper reconstructs the experiences of Kalmyk displaced persons (DPs) against the backdrop of the shifting international refugee regime in post-World War II Europe. Kalmyks came to western Europe in two waves: at the conclusion of the Russian Civil War in 1920 and during the German retreat from the Soviet Union in 1943–44. After the war, the majority of Kalmyks were repatriated; those who remai…

  • Why Do Kalmyks Want A New National Leader

    Elvira ChuryumovaARTICLEInner Asia2015

    This paper is a brief political and ethnographic commentary on the 'issues of weakness' in the current political leadership of Kalmykia. In the Republic of Kalmykia, southwest Russia, ideas about national leaders have been subject to change, depending on the political regime in Russia. Whereas in the Soviet period good leaders, both historical and contemporary, were thought to be skilful managers who did not necessarily have the power to change t…