Mongolia Mongolian Military Museum

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I (finally!) got to this museum today (with Battushig). Very much worth seeing. One gallery deals with, broadly, "Chengis Khan Stuff". I took no pictures there.

The other gallery is of more interest to me (and us?). Mosaic of Sukhbaatar as you enter the modern gallery:

To be corrected when uploads become possible.

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[Stogieman]

How's the weather? How's the cross-culture relationship? Are you melding in with them? Moving in? Meeting famous people? I am stuck in East Cupcake.... tell me more, more, more

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How's the weather? How's the cross-culture relationship? Are you melding in with them? Moving in? Meeting famous people? I am stuck in East Cupcake.... tell me more, more, more

Weather quite bizarre, usual Mongolian with 70 or 80 degree variability in aq single day, though snow on Tuesday, rain today.

Seeing friends and asking a range of questions -- more on that later.

The promised mosaic of Sukhbaatar as you enter the modern gallery at the military museum:

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General view 1:

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General view 2:

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Flags from the revolution and liberation.

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Sukhbaatar's desk and office ornaments.

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The first generation of rank badges.

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Marshal Demid's uniform and details

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Second generation rank badges.

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Another uniform (sorry, I neglected to note the name).

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Not a document you see often!

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Among a number of flags.

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Third generation rank badges. (There is some hope for a new book on Mongolian unioforms "soon".)

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More lovely uniforms . . .

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. . . and one you don't often see, diplomatic corps, with diplomatic corps dagger.

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The medals of hero S. Dampil. A fascinating group!

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A later uniform.

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And another.

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The hilt to Choibalsan's marshal's saber.

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And, finally, the newly established presidential guard uniform. At least not (quite) as bad as those new Russian monstrosities.

Edited May 31, 2008 by Ed_Haynes

[Stogieman]

Awesome! Thanks!! Jealousy abounds!