Despite their loss of military and political independence, the Russian policy of mollification allowed them to retain a fair degree of economic, cultural and religious autonomy.
另一方面，軍、政獨立權雖然完全喪失，但在俄國「懷柔」政策下，喀爾瑪克人的經濟、文化及宗教仍保有相當程度的自主性。