VIII BOGD ZHAVZANDAMBA. АМЬДРАЛ БА ДОМОГ Улаанбаатар: Адмон, 2011. 707 с.* O. Batsaikhan is one of the leading scholars of Mongolia in the field of history of this country in the early XX century, a leading expert on the life and activities of the last great Khan of Mongolia, Bogdo-gegen Dzhebtsundamba-khutukhta VIII (1869-1924). A peer-reviewed book is the result of the author's long-term research in this field. This is the third edition: the first two were published in Ulaanbaatar in 2007 and 2009. The book consists of an author's preface, an editor's preface, 22 chapters, a conclusion and appendices, and includes about 260 illustrations. These are old photographs of Bogdo-gegen, other people, places, and temples, black-and-white and color facsimiles of documents (including Mongolia's treaties with Russia, Tibet, and China), and color photographs of objects related to Bogdo-gegen. Most of the photos were published for the first time. The sources used include data from 16 Mongolian archives, 5 Russian archives, two Japanese archives, one Taiwanese archive, and one American archive, as well as 200 publications. The preface discusses the novelty of the book and the differences between the third edition and the previous ones. Chapter 1 examines the situation in Mongolia by the beginning of the 20th century. Based on numerous materials, mainly from Russian archives, the author concludes that at the beginning of the 20th century Mongolia was drawn into the sphere of influence of the Russian Empire, which did not intend to include it in its territory. Russia attached great importance to Mongolia due to its geopolitical position and closely followed the development of the situation in it. The author describes in detail the stay of Dalai Lama HS in Mongolia, where he left in connection with the invasion of Tibet by an English detachment from India. Although there are references in Russian archival materials that during this period the Dalai Lama XIII and Bogdo-gegen VIII d ... Читать далее