THE STATUS OF THE WOMAN IN THE TRADITIONAL CULTURE OF KALMYK ETHNOS
The article investigates the place and role of women in the traditional culture of the Kalmyk ethnos. The study demonstrates that women held a rather high though not dominant position in the Kalmyk society, which was probably due to both the peculiarities of the nomadic life and the influence of the Buddhist religion. Despite the fact that Kalmyks had a certain degree of gender inequality in the pre-revolutionary period women in their midst enjoyed the freedom of independence and freedom in everyday life and housekeeping.