The Comintern and Revolution in Mongolia

"Using previously inaccessible documents and materials from the former Soviet Union, this book describes the strategies of noncapitalist development undertaken in order to build socialism in Mongolia in the 1920s and 1930s. Illuminated are the political, military, and economic aspects of Mongol-Soviet relations. Particular emphasis is placed on the way the Comintern and Moscow interfered in the political struggles among the Mongolian elite and determined the policy of social transformation in this nomadic society. Described in detail is the emergence of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party, its rise to power, and its domination of the capital city and peripheral regions. Given special attention is the stance of the party toward Buddhist monasteries and monks. A wide and useful bibliography is included as well as photographs of Mongolian revolutionaries and Comintern activists."