Life on the Borderland: Buryats in Russia, Mongolia and China

Ewa Nowicka; Ayur Zhanaev

Published: 2017-12-31

Vol. 37 (2016)

Life on the Borderland: Buryats in Russia, Mongolia and China

Prof. Ewa Nowicka , Ayur Zhanaev

Abstract

This article1 discusses the relations and some of the mutual Buryat-attitudes of three countries, namely Russia, Mongolia and China. The mass migrations which took place in the first half of the twentieth century divided state borders and the way these countries political contexts affected their identity and mutual opinions. This article also explores some relational aspects o of Buryats with the rest of Mongols in these countries and the role of Buryats in the development of culture.

Keywords:

Buryats, Mongolia, Russia, China, ethnicity, Buryatness, Mongolness

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Nowicka, E., & Zhanaev, A. (2017). Life on the Borderland: Buryats in Russia, Mongolia and China. Ethnologia Polona, 37, 121–132. Retrieved from https://journals.iaepan.pl/ethp/article/view/72

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Prof. Ewa Nowicka

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0170-0845

Affiliation:

Institute of Sociology - Collegium Civitas, Warsaw, Poland

Bio Statement (e.g., department and rank)

Professor in sociology and social anthropology at the Collegium Civitas in Warsaw.

Ayur Zhanaev

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8976-8811

Affiliation:

Institute of Applied Social Sciences - University of Warsaw, Poland

Bio Statement (e.g., department and rank)

PhD. in social sciences; assistant professor at the Faculty of Applied Social Sciences and Resocialisation (University of Warsaw).