James Palmer has apparently written a book on one of my favorite historical figures, Baron Robert Nickolaus Maximillian von Ungern-Sternberg a.k.a. the Mad Baron, the White Russian warlord who actually ruled Mongolia for part of 1921.
Now, when I say “favorite,” this is not because Ungern von Sternberg had any admirable qualities — he was batshit [...]
Some of the online text is stupid, but the music is pretty cool. At least it’s better than this.
(HT to Japundit)
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Korean blogger “Norangbi” has posted some very nice photo essays from Mongolia, Land of the Great Blue Sky.
Just start here and keep hitting “next post” (or the Korean version thereof).
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You think Koreans hate the Japanese? Get a Mongolian started about the Chinese:
That’s some hardcore shit. There’s quite a flame war going on at Youtube, for those who enjoy that sort of thing.
(HT to reader)
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And in Chinese-occupied Mongolia, the world’s tallest man has finally gotten married.
Chinese-American and Mongolian-American youth slug it out in Oakland [Mercury News] as Mongolian immigration to the United States rises. (HT to BK)
What U.S. ship fired the first U.S. shot on the high seas of WW I? Why, the USS Mongolia, of course! (HT to fellow blogger)
The head of Mongolia’s weather bureau warned Korean reporters to prepare for the worst hwangsa (Asian dust phenomenon) in memory this spring (in Korean).
My wife recently returned to Korea from Mongolia, where she took a couple of photographs. Not many, granted, but here are some of Gandan Xiid Monastery, the only Buddhist temple in Ulan Bator to survive the communist era:
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Well, Mongolia has to get into the Guinness Book somehow. And besides, it can’t be as bad as aruul.
The natural beauty of Mongolia (NOT safe for work). Or at least according to Met-Art it is. I’m not entirely convinced—purely for the sake of anthropological comparison, I re-link to this (NSFW). More of Agnes here (NSFW). And if you want to download the low-res shots (and you know you want to, you pervs), click on [...]
OhMyNews‘ Kang Byeong-gu goes to Lake Baikal as part of his Russian travel series.
Curzon and Joe spotted a Mongolian-registered ship in Hakodate, Japan.
OK, I understand some non-Mongolians have “issues” with Genghis Khan and some of the , ahem, peackeeping operations he led during his rule, but Jesus, no man deserves this:
(HT to Darin)
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Dude, this is just fucked up:
Police have picked up a prominent political analyst attached with a politically well-connected think-tank for questioning over the gruesome murder of a Mongolian model whose body was blown to bits.
How did he kill her, you might ask?
On Monday, more than 40 police officers, including those from the Forensic Department, went [...]
If Koreans have their chopsticks to thank for their success in the biotech industry, Mongolians have their ger (yurt) to thank for their success in adjusting to American schools.
And remember, Chingis Khan was the Adam Smith of his day.
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