How a newborn baby caused the Government of Mongolia to resignOn January 20th, A local news, Eagle TV, was broadcasting the now common scene of COVID-19 patients being transferred to the Infectious…Jan 24, 2021Jan 24, 2021
Do citizens of the capital go to live in the countryside to live as nomad?I can tell you individual cases of people I know about, but it doesn’t tell the whole story. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find any study that…Sep 30, 2020Sep 30, 2020
How did armies such as the Mongols keep their archers supplied with arrows while on campaign?Metallurgy was practiced by our ancestors for thousands of years. During the Hunnu (xiongnu) empire, metalworking was well established and…Sep 8, 2020Sep 8, 2020
What is Article 6.2 and why is there a controversy regarding it in Mongolia?There is this controversy going on the amended Article 6.2 of the Constitution of Mongolia. The previous Article 6.2 stated:Aug 23, 2020Aug 23, 2020
What did the Mongol Warriors during the conquests?Mongolian military had a decimal system. The smallest unit was 10 (aravt). Ten aravts became one hundred (zuun). Ten zuuns became thousand…Aug 19, 2020Aug 19, 2020
Why do North Korean diplomats don’t defect while stationed abroad?Many people who write about socialist countries make these classic assumptions:Aug 18, 2020Aug 18, 2020
How were Mongol soldiers supplied for war in the 13th century?Mongolia has plenty of Bronze age weapons that are found on the territory of Mongolia. These two, I think are the most beautiful. This…Aug 18, 2020Aug 18, 2020
The fascinating origins of the Soviet car industryOne of the most fascinating facts about Soviet cars was that almost all of them were licensed vehicles from the US and Western countries…Aug 18, 2020Aug 18, 2020
Why do Mongols eat so much meat?This is the famous Mongolian hospitality talking. I was traveling once with several of my foreign colleagues in remote areas of Mongolia…Aug 16, 2020Aug 16, 2020
If socialism was so great, why are there no people praising it?It is a case of survivorship bias. It is a tendency to read about the people on internet how they survived socialism and became successful…Jul 31, 2020Jul 31, 2020
