Hippodrome, Pushkin, Lenin, Volgograd

Elista (Russian: Элиста, IPA: [əˈlʲistə] or [əlʲɪˈsta]; Kalmyk: Элст, Elst) is the capital city of the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia. Population: 103,749 (2010 Census); 104,254 (2002 Census); 89,695 (1989 Census).It was known as Stepnoy from 1944 to 1957.

Geden Sheddup Choikorling Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Elista, Republic of Kalmykia, Russia. it was opened on October 5, 1996 in the presence of more than 30,000 people and is the first Tibetan Buddhist monastery to be built in the region since its beginning as an autonomous oblast in 1920.