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Eduard V. Batunaev
Institute of Mongolian Studies, Buddhology and Tibetology SB RAS
The genesis of the Mongolian revolution of 1921: methodological and theoretical aspects
Batunaev E.V. The genesis of the Mongolian revolution of 1921: methodological and theoretical aspects. Vestnik of Kostroma State University, 2021, vol. 27, № 4, pp. 47-55 (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.34216/1998-0817-2021-27-4-47-55
DOI: https://doi.org/10.34216/1998-0817-2021-27-4-47-55
УДК: 94(517.3)”1921”
Publish date: 2021-11-15
Annotation: The article examines the problematic and key issues of Russian historiography, theoretical and methodological aspects of the Mongolian revolution of 1921. Topicality of the study is due to the fact that the current scientific discourse pays great attention to the study of revolutionary processes in a broader historical context, with the involvement of new methodological approaches, previously unexplored materials. The Mongolian revolution of 1921 became a turning point on the path of the socialist reorganisation of the traditional nomadic society, carrying out radical political, socio-economic changes within the framework of the young Mongolian state. Particular attention is paid to the evolution of views in Russian, Mongolian and Western historiography, historical approaches, methodology in the study of the problem under consideration, new controversial aspects of the problems of the political history of Mongolia and Russian (Soviet)-Mongolian relations are revealed. The novelty of the research is seen in the fact that the analysis of historical literature showed that the Mongolian Revolution of 1921 in transnational history was a complex and multifactorial phenomenon that included both internal and external factors: the movement of the Mongols themselves towards independence and sovereignty, the advancement of revolutionary ideas Comintern in the East, ensuring the security of the eastern borders from the USSR. The author comes to the conclusion that the Mongolian Revolution of 1921 became a large-scale event in its entire centuries-old history, led to colossal changes in the political, economic, social and cultural life of Mongolian society.
Keywords: Mongolian revolution of 1921, Soviet-Mongol agreement of 1921, Comintern, Mongolian People's Party, Mongolian People's Revolutionary Army, political programme, historiography.
Funding and acknowledgments: The work was carried out within the framework of a state assignment, project “Historical space of the Mongolian world: archaeological cultures, societies and states”, № 121031000241-1
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Author's info: Eduard V. Batunaev, Candidate of Historical Sciences, Institute of Mongolian Studies, Buddhology and Tibetology SB RAS, Ulan-Ude, Russia, Batunaeveduard@mail.ru, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6641-4124