Newly announced Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe's Platform for Dialogue with Russian Democratic Forces includes many indigenous names. This is a result of diligent work by the minorities themselves & criticism of the racist imperialists in "sheeps skin". pace.coe.int/en/news/1015...

Apparently, internet is crowning Team Mongolia's Winter Olympic uniform for Milano-Cortina as the BEST, again. (1&2) Again - coz we "won" that category in 2024 Paris. (3&4) It is almost turning into a tradition & perhaps somebody at our Olympic committee saw this low-hanging fruit opportunity.

"At the same time, China continues to publicly display a “sanitized” or touristic version of Mongolian culture through foreign influencers and international media in order to be able to claim to international audiences that it is supportive of Mongolians’ cultural rights." #InnerMongolia

"It was formerly possible to pursue studies from kindergarten through to university entirely in Mongolian—an academic pathway traversed by this essay’s second author. That era is over." #InnerMongolia madeinchinajournal.com/2026/01/20/r...

Galleria Borghese in Rome is hosting two works of Zanabazar - the Green Tara and his selfportrait as part of the "From Mongolia to the Global Baroque" exhibit thru Feb 22, 2026. Items loaned from the Chinggis Khan museum. #mongolsky

I always say Mongolian Gen-Z is better than its previous gens. A genre bending 8 min long clip by a rap artist ThunderZ gathers 1 mln views in just 2 days from a population of 3.5 mln. Inspired by Lodongiin Tudev's novel "A Monastery without a Spire" it is a somber reminder to our collective pain.

A new article by me on @medievalists.bsky.social on the clothing and hair of (mostly upper class) medieval Mongolian women of the empire-era has now been posted. A link to it will be in the comments below.

Just published today: www.nature.com/articles/s41.... Mongol expansion; smallpox; aDNA. Lots to work w/ here. Notice to historians: This is the intersection of documentary & genetic histories that has been forecast. What are we going to do w/ it? More comments later. #histmed #EarlyModern #TengriSky

New report by CSIS on the question of Dalai Lama, has a juicy detail of how China-friendly ex-Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai's government (2021-2025) raided & pressured 10th Bogd Jebtsundamba Khutughtu's family. It's a fact nobody in Mongolia dares to admit. www.csis.org/analysis/whe...

"Supplying cannon fodder for the war is now considered the main indicator of effectiveness for Russian governors, so the fact that Buryat authorities have not reduced military payments clearly shows where their political priorities lie" #Buryat-Mongol www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/01/05/r...

"Language is not just a medium of communication—it is the vessel of memory, poetry, and worldview. By erasing Mongolian from classrooms, the CCP ensures that future generations will think, dream, and argue in Mandarin, not Mongolian." #InnerMongolia sundayguardianlive.com/opinion/how-...

The 1911 Dec 29 must be seen as the formal end of the Manchu DaiQing Empire. From this greeting by Prime Minister of Mongolia Zandanshatar Gombojav we also see how Norwegian traveller Oscar Mamen's archives documenting the period, have quickly become part of modern Mongolian nation building project.

Happy Independence day Mongolia! On this day in 1911, Mongolia enthroned the 8th Jebtsundamba Khutughtu as the Bogd Khan thus parting ways with the Manchu DaiQing Gurun. Photos from Oscar Mamen collection of that day in Urgoo, Mongols waiting for, dismouting & bowing to the Bogd Khan's procession.

Horrified to see Mikhail Boyarsky on Norwegian Public Broadcaster in Xmas eve. In Russian art scene today you'd have search really hard to find a more pro-Putin and pro-war person. Nobody really likes him anyways in his native St.Petersburg due to his moronic behavior towards anyone he meets.

Little bittersweet. Hayseed Scholar by Brent Steele has been my favorite podcast of the last few years, but unfortunately it is coming to an end. www.duckofminerva.com/2025/12/fare...

If any1 is in London on Jan 16, 2026, the Mongolian Buddha Center is hosting Geshe Lharampa Javzandorj Dulamragchaa, Supreme Abbot and Head of Gandantegchenling Monastery at the Kensington Hall for a talk on Mongolian Buddhism. #MongolSky www.eventbrite.com/e/exploring-...

This probably counts as shameless self-advertisement, but here is an interview about my ERC project.

NEW: Mongolia produces some of the world’s finest cashmere — and is being undone by it. As brands market “sustainable” fiber, herders face debt, dying pastures and a collapsing steppe, write Aïda Delpuech, Sara Manisera and Daniela Sala for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/reportage/su...

Buryat activist Viktoriya Maladaeva on hypocricy & racism of Russia's so-called opposition led by Yulia Navalnaya. Alexei was a racist imperialist. Yulia also, condescendingly laughs at & dismisses decolonial activists while sweet talking everything "European". www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/12/09/r...

December 10, 1989 marks the official start of Mongolia's Democratic Revolution. Under the shadow of Tiananmen massacres, amid the violent transition in Romania, we managed something quite commendable. Many take it for granted but looking back - how lucky we were to have done it back then.

Don't skip this Rhyming Chaos podcast, hosted by @goldkorn.bsky.social, in which journalist Soyonbo Borjgin discusses his life in Inner Mongolia, protests against CCP ethnic minority policies, and going through re-education.

📆🎁 6. Ö'ELÜN EKE Ö'elün Eke ("Mère Ö'elün"), aussi appelée Ö'elün Üjin ("Dame Ö'elün"), est la mère de Temüjin-Chinggis Khan. Elle est un personnage clé de la vie et de la carrière du conquérant, reconnue comme telle par toutes les sources officielles. 1/17 #MongolAdvent #mongolsky #calavhist

Glad to see this essay on Foreign Policy. The racist discrimination & disproportionate mobilization of Russia's minorities hasn't stopped. We can discuss the "degree" of this essay's arguments, but the fundamentals remain true - Empires will collapse. foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/28/r...

Really enjoyed the Manchu crash course by @iskandarding.bsky.social Mongolia has quite a few Manchu experts, one of whom - Oyunjargal Ochir in her interview to Mongolian National Broadcaster would say "Manchu is the easiest foreign language to learn for Mongols". www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt64...

Take time to read Soyonbo Borjigin's personal essay on his career as a journalist in Inner Mongolia. Reads like a Murakami novel. Intimate and fluent in detailing the cultural, the political and everything else in the liminal. #mongolsky www.equator.org/articles/the...

A way to win the tournament by beating a reigning Yokozuna - Hoshoryu Byambasuren twice! As we say in Mongolian wrestling - Bokh: "You become Avarga (champ) by beating an Avarga"! May Aonishiki follow the footsteps of many Mongolian rikishi and become the next Yokozuna!

Shakily trying to recall classical Mongolian to write book inscriptions

Tenure-track position (Associate Professor/Professor) at Tohoku University, Center for NorthEast Asian Studies, Basic Research Division for Mongolian and Central Asian Studies. Need Mongolian or other CA language on top of Japanese. Deadline March 31, 2026. www2.cneas.tohoku.ac.jp/news/news251...

Physical Asia is a rare show allowing us - Asians, to see each other thru non-eurocentric gaze & it seems everyone is enjoying it. So fun to observe the different approaches to teamwork & national traits coming thru. Judging from socmed Team Mongolia is winning hearts & minds wide & deep. :)))

Lovely NHK documentary of rural Mongolian boys practicing Sumo alongside Mongol Bokh, chasing their dream to become professional rikishi one day following the footsteps of so many Mongolian Yokozunas. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg9w...

Cool PhD opportunity in Sweden at "Sociology of Authoritarian Law in Eurasia (SOCIAL) MSCA Doctoral Networks" research project, seeking Central Asia focused candidate. If were to apply I'd add CCP & United Russia's activities in CA + Mongolia as data points on SCO, EAEC. www.sh.se/om-oss/det-h...

Lots of truth in Elbegdorj's latest op-ed: "These giants (Russia & China) scrutinize every choice we make. Still, Mongolians have preserved self-rule. It comes at a price, but it proves that freedom is not a Western luxury but a universal calling." www.thefreedomfrequency.org/p/resistance...

This coming Friday, November 7th from 3:30-5:00 pm, His Eminence Khamba Lama Javzandorj Dulamragchaa  will offer a public lecture @ISTB in Vienna on the “History of Mongolian Buddhism”.   If you would like to attend, please sign up via email to [email protected]. stb.univie.ac.at/news-events/...

Mongolian Association for Manchu Studies is co-organizing a Manchu studies International conference w/ Eotvos Lorand University. Dunno if I mentioned it here, but National Library of Mongolia has a treasure trove of Manchu-language documents, w/out which "Manchu studies" is rather incomplete IMO 🤔

‘Across the region, similar scenes were unfolding. In city after city, the words for “Mongolian”, “Manchu”, “Hui”, “Korean” and “Nationality” were being replaced by numbers.’ soyonbo.substack.com/p/how-china-...

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 I talked to KG Hutchins @songsforhorses.com about his new book "A Song for the Horses: Musical Heritage for More-than-Human Futures in Mongolia" 🐴🎻 Listen below (or wherever you get your podcasts) to learn about music, climate change & future imaginaries in contemporary Mongolia ⬇️

Had a very nice chat with Maggie Freeman of the New Books Network's "Nomads Past and Present" series about my book, music, and the environment in Mongolia: newbooksnetwork.com/a-song-for-t...

the one thing about this map is that it doesn't even give the Mongolian word for these dumplings, бууз. ᠪᠤᠤᠵᠠ in Classical Mongolisn

Zurich's Rietberg museum is running an exhibition on Mongolia through Feb 2026 and as part of the associated events, the Abbot of Gandantegchinlen monastery Javzandorji will give a lecture on Mongolian Buddhism. I expect similar content to the talk he gave at MAXXI Rome. rietberg.ch/kalender/819...

As a Mongolian I am pleased with Sanae Takaichi's election as Japan's PM. A decade ago, someone with such a voice on China's #humanrights record would have been 'too extreme" for PM. Today I was also told by a Nordic Japan expert that she "would have to tone down her hawkishness to govern" ...

Mongolian rikishis in the streets of London. 😀🫶 Left to right: Maegashira Tamawashi - Batjargalyn Munkh-Orgil Ozeki Kirishima - Byambachuluuny Lkhagvasuren Yokozuna Hoshoryu - Sugarragchaagiin Byambasüren (may he come out of the shadow of his uncle) Maegashira Onokatsu - Batjargalyn Choijilsuren

Now, onto the post! "The Olufsen Collection: From 19th-Century Expeditions to Digital Museum Collection" A #guestpiece by Ishembieva Aizat, where she introduces the online #Olufsen Collection from @nationalmuseet.dk Link in bio

Takaichi criticizes China's human right abuses - Japan Today "I cannot but help feel angry that the Chinese Communist Party's repression continues in Southern Mongolia" said Takaichi as the head of LDP members supporting Mongolians in the area. #InnerMongolia japantoday.com/category/pol...

Mongolian has some wild Eurasian etymologies! 🥰 My favourite one is nom ᠨᠣᠮ ('book'), from Greek νόμος, via Sogdian and Old Uyghur. The semantic shift 'custom, law' > 'scripture' > 'book' is lovely. Btw nomos also has a Syriac > Arabic result, nāmōsā ܢܳܡܘܿܣܳܐ > nāmūs ناموس 😀 @kebuhcah.bsky.social

Cross-posting from Instytut Pekiński. I didn't know about this painting's existence "Autumn Hunting of Yuan people" & it is marvelous, to say the least. Smarter ppl are commenting on the exact date etc but Peking Inst says it is 1 of only 2 paintings of Yuan hunt - other being Kublai's. #mongolsky

Really like this title of an upcoming book. Hope we can do away with the whole "Marco Polo went to China" trope with this. press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

Democratic Congressmen - Ed Case, Ami Bera, Jon Jackson, wrote an Op-Ed on Pacific Forum saying "multilateralism benefits the US & its allies - Mongolia". Honorable mention to the proposed "Third Neighbor Policy Act". Important, given the intended audience on the hill. pacforum.org/publications...

Sanjaasürengiin Zorig (1962-1998) the "Golden swallow of Mongolian Democracy" pictured here in his MP office, under the painting of Chinggis Khan. (Starting from 2022, every public office in Mongolia is obliged to have such painting on their walls, under the presidential decree.)

Young & upcoming Munich-based Mongolian jazz artist Enji Erkhem, is featured on this week's HTSI FT. “I always used to live with my whole family in a one-room yurt and even sleeping in one room alone was a big experience,” she says. (not sure of the headline, but ok) www.ft.com/content/12ec...