Those who stayed behind in the Soviet Union faced further misfortune. As one-time opponents of the Red Army and under successive waves of purges, the Kalmucks eventually bowed to the Communists to ensure their survival.
在「反抗偉大蘇維埃紅軍」的「前科」下，一波波整肅迫害接踵而至，民風慓悍的喀爾瑪克人也只有學著「聽命」於共產黨，用順從來換取生存。