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(In History)

(after cite 6 and religions) with the Soviet Union stating that all religions including Buddhism were to be viewed as "tools of oppression"

(after the last sentence in History)

It was by 1943 that all Kalmykians were forcibly exiled to Siberia due to the Soviet Union who had suspicions that they were collaborating with Nazi Germany when they had occupied part of Kalmykia. This caused about 40% of their population to die while in exile and those who did survive would not be able to return to their homeland till 1956.

However Buddhism had not disappeared yet because of Bidia Dandaron a Tsydenov follower as well as a famous Buddhologist and thinker. Dandaron attempted to revive Buddhism in an atheist state by introducing the concept of Neo-Buddhism a combination of Buddhist teachings and current Western philosophy with scientific theories. Dandaron was later arrested for creating a religious community and eventually died within a prison camp, however his disciples played a key role later in the 1990's with the revival of Russian Buddhism.

Challenges

It is very hard to find information that is connected to Buddhism in Russia without having to go through very large articles that may or may not have information i'm trying to look for. I've said before that the information in the article feels lacking, but it is just as hard to find the information that are in those missing blanks in the article