--- uvj at vsnl.com wrote:
>
> I was surprised to read that "nearly half the 2.7
> million population are nomadic
> herders" even today. Would you know how Mongolia
> retained its pastoral character despite decades of
> the Soviet influence? One would expect the Soviets
> to build huge dams, steel mills, tractor plants
> etc.How did Mongolia escape the achievements of the
> Soviet Five Years Plans? :)
>
> Ulhas
I don't have a clue, unfortunately. I saw a TV documentary on the Soviet space program a few years ago, and they interviewed one former Mongolian cosmonaut. He is currently living in a hide-covered yurt.
The BBC has shots of the current celebrations of the 800th year since the founding of the Mongol Empire:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/5168702.stm
Lyubo, bratsy, lyubo, lyubo, bratsy, zhit!
ËÞÁÎ, ÁÐÀÒÖÛ, ËÞÁÎ, ËÞÁÎ, ÁÐÀÒÖÛ, ÆÈÒÜ!
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