Oirad Tumen NGO and MBC Television are launching a month long series, “Walking Through History”, a program following an expedition on history, cultural research and cooperation from Ulaanbaatar to Elista, Russia, and  Kalmykia in Russia back to Ulaanbaatar, airing from September 15 – October 15th.

The expedition team will conduct research, film a documentary and series following the itinerary,  and will publish a book on the expedition looking back at the history of Mongolia's Oirads, who began a great migration to the Volga River in Russia in 1604.

The expedition is expected to show the world how Mongolians preserve their culture, lifestyle and customs, to share this part of history with younger generations, and intensify cultural relations between Mongolia and Russia.

The expedition team of 15 includes four Kalmykian Mongol studies researchers, two Inner Mongolian researchers, a journalist focused on Mongol studies, and Mongolian scholars, researchers, film crew and a cameraman will cover 15,000 km through Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kalmykia and Buryatia.

Co-organizers of the expedition are the Kalmykian Academy of Sciences, Mongolian Oirats Research Institute, in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Culture Ministry of Kalmykia, Ministry of Tourism, Sports and Youth, National University of Kalmykia, Khovd University Mongolia, Oirats Research Institute in Inner Mongolia, National University of Kazakhstan, Russian channel 2, MNB, Bayanmongol Television in Inner Mongolia, Gogo.mn, and Oirad Television in Uvs aimag.

The expedition will leave from Chinggis Khaan Square on September 15th.