▁also ▁conducted ▁in ▁the ▁C au cas us . ▁The ▁Khan ate ▁experienced ▁economic ▁prosper ity ▁from ▁free ▁trade ▁with ▁Russian ▁border ▁towns , ▁China , ▁Tib et ▁and ▁with ▁their ▁Muslim ▁neighb ors . ▁During ▁this ▁era , ▁the ▁Kal my ks ▁also ▁kept ▁close ▁contacts ▁with ▁their ▁O irat ▁k ins men ▁in ▁D zung aria , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Dal ai ▁L ama ▁in ▁Tib et . ▁ ▁Russian ▁Civil ▁War ▁and ▁the ▁flight ▁of ▁the ▁Don ▁Kal my ks ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁October ▁Revolution ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁many ▁Don ▁Kal my ks ▁joined ▁the ▁White ▁Russian ▁army ▁and ▁fought ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Gener als ▁Den ik in ▁and ▁W r angel ▁during ▁the ▁Russian ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁Red ▁Army ▁broke ▁through ▁to ▁the ▁Crime an ▁Pen ins ula ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁a ▁large ▁group ▁of ▁Kal my ks ▁fled ▁from ▁Russia ▁with ▁the ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁the ▁defeated ▁White ▁Army ▁to ▁the ▁Black ▁Sea ▁ports ▁of ▁Turkey . ▁ ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁refuge es ▁chose ▁to ▁res ett le ▁in ▁Bel grade , ▁Ser bia . ▁Other , ▁much ▁smaller , ▁groups ▁chose ▁Sof ia ▁( B ul g aria ), ▁Prag ue ▁( C zech oslov ak ia ) ▁and ▁Paris ▁and ▁Lyon ▁( France ). ▁ ▁The ▁Kal my k ▁refuge es ▁in ▁Bel grade ▁built ▁a ▁Buddh ist ▁temple ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁