Mongolia Documents a gogo 2!

[Ed_Haynes]

A new thread for posting all those interesting, exotic, confusing, beautiful Mongolian documents.

The earlier posts can be seen at http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=6043

[Ed_Haynes]

OK, let me start this. While I was hoping for more details and translations, it is Nadaam in Mongolia now (and everyone is quite drunk -- or watching sports -- or something). I reserve the right to come back and edit, extensively, as I know more (though I welcome any and all commentary ad interim).

Document 1

The ugly outside.

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Inside. Obviously, pasted over something else. (What and what?)

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Closeup on the oh-so-cheerful chap.

A recycled photo?

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Document 2

I have reason to think this will be very interesting, but right now it is just very pretty.

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Inside.

Translations welcomed.

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Document 3

A Young Pioneer, from 1954.

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Inside.

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Closeup.

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Document 4

Part of a large document group. (In more ways than one.)

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Document 5

Another from the same group. Too large to fit on the scanner, but you'll get the point?

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Document 6

Another (from the same group).

Cropped.

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And inside (also cropped).

Much translation looms (well, many translation requests)!

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Document 7

From the same group. He surely must have done something that "Big C" liked?

Cropped.

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I could keep going, but I'll stop now.

You're welcome.

More later, maybe.

[Stogieman]

Fascinating Ed... must have been some trip!

[Ed_Haynes]

Fascinating Ed... must have been some trip!

Tip of the metaphorical iceberg, but they don't have those in Mongolia, but, then, in the winter, all is an iceberg, . . . .

Don't encourage me, Rick, I might post more.

Post-holidays, translations and context anticipated!

Bichig is a, well, no pun intended.

[Ed_Haynes]

OK . . . blame Rick! . . . ONE MORE.

Document 8

A never-honored invitation to a performance of "Inner Mongolian" music, 14 September 1959.

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As Mongolia and the PRC were still friends at the time, sort of, such a performance might take place and an invitation might be issued. Though there were (and are) hard feelings about this complex "Inner Mongolia" business.

Inside.

Edited July 15, 2008 by Ed_Haynes

[Ed_Haynes]

But the invitee never went. We may guess why. How do I know this? The actual ticket.

[Vatjan]

Oooh, lovely docs Ed, thanks for posting.

It's amazing how many different documents they have in Mongolia.

Makes you wonder how many we haven't seen yet?

Let me dig out some of my previously unposted ones, just to keep this great thread moving.

Best regards

Jan