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    Useful / Interesting Mongolia links


    Bob

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    Thanks, Bob. Good idea for what I hope will become a useful quick-reference thread.

    While you have to understand the source (USA, Pentagon, CIA, State Department, USA) and the interests and biases that that these sources present, the Mongolia "Country Handbook" is of some use, and it is on-line:

    http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/mntoc.html

    While this is the 2nd edition, you do need to remember that it was published in 1991. It might be useful to compare the first edition as well, as it is from 1970. So far as I know, there is no 3rd edition (yet?).

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    Absolutely! On Mongolia, as well as others, Yuri has good information (and lovely images). It is in Russian, but the gods have given us Babelfish so we'd always have gibberish.

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    As I try (and try) to make coherent sense of the aimag badges, I have -- wonder of wonders -- found a Wilipedia site that is of great use:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aymguud_of_Mongolia

    In addition to having nice aimag-by-aimag maps, it also has valuable aimag-level maps (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumuud_of_Mongolia) that show the next lower divisions, the sum. Some badges come from the sum level and without a map you have no hope. As the lowest administrative unit, the bag exists not geographically but only on paper (record-keeping groups of families), we don't ned to worry about them.

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    A very interesting article about the tensions between China, the USSR and Mongolia in the '60's.

    It also sheds some light on the 1966 visit by, and eventual awarding of the "Honorary Freeman of the MPR Golden star medal" to Brezhnev in 1974.

    JC

    Mong. article.

    PS. just found this transcript of a conversation between the Chinese and Mongolians on the border dispute mentioned in the article...

    Kinda fun to read.

    transcript

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    General Headquarters of the Armed Forces of Mongolia: http://www.pmis.gov.mn/gsmaf/

    Root around, and you will find a number of interesting pictures. I couldn't find a specific page on decorations.

    And just to round out the national security links:

    Ministry of Defense - http://www.mdef.pmis.gov.mn/

    Central Intelligence Agency - http://gate1.pmis.gov.mn/cia/

    National Security Council - http://gate1.pmis.gov.mn/nsc/

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    Bob,

    Great footage, thanks. The choice of songs was interesting, I do not recall the first one, the second one (the song of young pioneers) is about a happy childhood of the under 14th, the third tune (the three tankmen?) for a minute made me emotional for my father used to serve there (after the conflict) and my mother is from those parts of the world, that's where they hooked up and so on and so forth. The last song is also on my 'part of the childhood' list. I cannot beleive I am so old :( !

    Sergei

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    As I try (and try) to make coherent sense of the aimag badges, I have -- wonder of wonders -- found a Wilipedia site that is of great use:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aymguud_of_Mongolia

    In addition to having nice aimag-by-aimag maps, it also has valuable aimag-level maps (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumuud_of_Mongolia) that show the next lower divisions, the sum. Some badges come from the sum level and without a map you have no hope. As the lowest administrative unit, the bag exists not geographically but only on paper (record-keeping groups of families), we don't ned to worry about them.

    Hi

    Very nice link....the sums description is very useful indeed.

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