Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c.
CHAPTER XXV.
The Kalmucks after the Departure of Oubacha--Division of the Hordes, Limits of their Territory--The Turcoman and Tatar Tribes in the Governments of Astrakhan and the Caucasus-- Christian Kalmucks--Agricultural Attempts--Physical, Social, and Moral Characteristics of the Kalmucks 235