In the past, in Lagan’ the Kalmyks lived in small aimaks, including the Tsoomg, Tsyadr, Khar-Khol et. The Kalmyks went fishing on big boats to the Caspian sea and transported the fish to Astrakhan’ on sailing ships. Konstantin’s grandfather transported fish on such sailing ships to Astrakhan’. Konstantin’s father also worked in the fishing industry. He was the head of the local fishing kolkhoz called Kaspiyskiy. The types of fish the Kalmyks caught were pikeperch (botakha), catfish (jaal), sturgeon (bekr), carp (sazn) and small fish (jirmyakha). People ate fish boiled, fried or salted. Fish was also used in soups. Black caviar was abundant and people ate it salted. The carp’s head was used indivination.