▁tribe ▁of ▁the ▁w olf ", ▁also ▁called ▁" Sh on os ", ▁" Ch inos ", ▁" A - Sh ino ", ▁or ▁" A - Ch ino "), ▁which ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁ancient ▁tribes ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁to ▁ 1 1 th ▁century . ▁ ▁Kal my k ia ▁st aged ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁World ▁Ch ess ▁Championship ▁between ▁V es elin ▁Top al ov ▁and ▁Vladimir ▁K ram nik . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Kal my k ia ▁lies ▁in ▁the ▁C asp ian ▁De pression , ▁a ▁low - lying ▁region ▁down ▁to ▁ ▁below ▁sea ▁level . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Music ▁of ▁Kal my k ia ▁Buddh ism ▁in ▁Kal my k ia ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁Ar b akov , ▁Dor z ha . ▁Gen o cide ▁in ▁the ▁USS R , ▁Chapter ▁II , ▁Complete ▁Dest ruction ▁of ▁National ▁Gr oups ▁as ▁Gr oups , ▁The ▁Kal my ks , ▁Nikol ai ▁De k ker ▁and ▁And rei ▁Leb ed , ▁Edit ors , ▁Series ▁I , ▁No . ▁ 4 0 , ▁Institute ▁for ▁the ▁Study ▁of ▁the ▁USS R , ▁Mun ich , ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁Bal in ov , ▁Sh amba . ▁Gen o cide ▁in ▁the ▁USS R , ▁Chapter ▁V , ▁Att empt ed ▁Dest ruction ▁of ▁Other ▁Relig ious ▁Gr oups ,