The Oirat–Kalmyk people were deported by the Soviet authorities in 1943 as part of Stalin’s ethnic deportations during World War II. Although the topic of deportation has been constantly present in Oirat–Kalmyk public discourse since "perestroika", Kalmyks’ agency in the struggle to return to their homeland and to reclaim their people’s rights is often diminished. Scholarly works on this subject likewise frequently adopt the perspective of Soviet repressive institutions, failing to take into account the lived experiences of the victims of repression.
Oirat–Kalmyk author nomta küükn examines positionalities of scholarly papers on the deportation of the Kalmyk people, drawing on the testimonies of activist survivors of repression.

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