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Issue special
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Enkhbat, a herder boy from Central Mongolia mourns the gone family wealth.

Dzud disaster aftermath
Just few months ago herder women Tserendoo’s family was among the wealthiest in the Zuil area of the Uvurhangai province. A recent dzud disaster decimated her herd and all hopes for the better life. "I have never heard, even from elders, of such dzud disaster when both white and black dzud come together. [ full story ]

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Nomad Way
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Andrews’ expedition members excavating in South Gobi desert in 1922.

Gobi Desert: Great dino cemetary
Millions years ago, huge lakes and jungles swarming with strange and mighty creatures once covered the area, now the Gobi Desert. Nowadays, only paleontologists venture to this wild corner in search of dinosaurs secrets. [ full story ]

A life of Dangers: The real Indy Jones

Learn who was Roy Chapman Andrews, an adventurer and a scholar who braved the wilderness of Central Asia to uncover the secrets of the lost world of dinosaurs. [ full story ]

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Arts
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In search of nomadic roots
Each new exhibition by painter Ts.Tsegmid brings in new perspectives, provoking viewers to think about the nomadic roots, ancient rituals and traditions.

Late April he presented a serie of paintings based on symbols and allegories from ancient legends and rock paintings, as well as some wooden sculptures.[ full story ]

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Lifestyle
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An old herder.

An old man
By D.Batbayar

With the age advancing, a person comprehends the world more and more profoundly. The more he learns, the more he wants to understands what binds his body and soul to the surrounding world - the mountains, the rivers, the lands, and the plants and the animals. As he reflects on this, his memory travels far back into the past. [ full story ]

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Culture
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Sixth Guard of the Priest's spirit
For six generations, the family of old Tudev guarded and protected, risking their lives, the heritage of Danzanravjaa priest. Only recently they came up public revealing their secret mission.[ full story ]

Wisdom of nomads
“A traveling fool better than a sitting wise,” goes a traditional Mongolian saying, coined centuries ago. Learn more about….[ full story ]

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Sports
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D.Batbayar, a Mongolian sumo wrestler who made it to the top echelon of Japanese Sumo.

"Supermarket" of tricks
Mongolian wrestler D.Batbayar, more known as Kyokushuzan, wrought a havoc into the secluded world of Japanese Sumo wrestling introducing new tricks and making it to the top echelon. He won the hearts of Japanese Sumo funs with his cheerful personality and unceasing imagination in new ways of wrestling.. [ full story ]

Shooting: Olympic hopes
D. Munkhbayar is one of sportswomen who, Mongolians hope, will bring in an Olympic gold from Sidney. Her list of achievements in pistol shooting is impressive enough to spark high hopes.
Since her first victory at the world juniors championship a decade ago, she won altogether about a dozen medals from various world tournaments and now she holds the right to participate in the Sidney 2000 in two categories.
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Current affairs
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Border Guards squad patrollingthe troubled northern borders.

Unquiet northern borders
Not a week passes without gunshots at the Mongolia’s northern border with Tuva, claiming casualties and hundreds of cattle stolen from both sides.[ full story ]

Census 2000: How many Mongols?
Since the turn of 20th century, Mongolia’s population grew four times, from 647,000 to present 2,382,500 dispersed over the territory of more than 1,5 million square kilmeters, or 1.4 person per sq.km. The final results of the population cesus 2000 will be released by the end of the year.[ full story ]

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