title: Taisha Ayuka’s letter 1688
abstract: Introduction.The article examines the letter of taisha Ayuka as a source on Kalmyk-Russian relations of the late 17th century. Materials. Taisha Ayuka’s letter with parralel Russian translation is kept in the Russian State Archive of Ancient Acts (F. 119. Op. 1. 1688, D. 5). Results. Ayuka’s mes-sage written in Old Kalmyk script was delivered to Moscow in February 1688 and addressed to Moscow sovereigns Ivan Alekseevich and Pyotr Alekseev-ich. Relations between Ayuka and the tsar administration 
journal: Бюллетень Калмыцкого научного центра Российской академии наук