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The Greek writer and statesman, Dimitrios Bakolas, has travelled extensively around the world and has gained a wealth of life experience. Dimitris Bakolas is the President of the European Propylis Company. The company is the lead firm for European technical assistance projects, funded by the World Bank and the European Union. We are pleased to…
Tsagaan Sar is a solemn holiday of the Mongolian peoples, marking the beginning of spring and the New Year according to the lunisolar calendar. Tsagaan Sar originates in the religious traditions of the Mongolian peoples and has been celebrated since ancient times. It symbolizes the renewal of man and nature, openness and purity of thoughts,…
The Mongolian Naadam is a “National Festival” that symbolizes the independence and sovereignty of Mongolia. The Mongolian Naadam dates back to the 1st – 2nd centuries BC, when the unified state of the Hunnic Empire was established. At that time, horses, wrestling, and martial arts were considered the beginning of a united state. The Hunnics…
Dr. Song Jia Jun Late one summer evening, having journeyed far to a foreign land, I sit deep in the grasslands on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar. Leaning leisurely outside a herdsman’s yurt, I sip mellow fermented mare’s milk, savour handmade curd cheese to soothe my spirit, and ease the weariness of travel with steaming…
People’s poet of Buryatia, translator, ethnographer, Doctor of Philosophy A leader of contemporary Buryat poetry, Bair Sonomovich Dugarov is a literary, academic, and public figure who has made a significant contribution to the development of Buryatia’s culture. Bair Dugarov’s first collections of poems, “Golden Saddle” and “Mountain Tambourine” (Irkutsk, Ulan-Ude, 1970s), immediately won readers’ hearts…
Грекийн зохиолч ,төрийн зүтгэлтэн Димитрис Баколас дэлхий даяар маш их аялж, амьдралын баялаг туршлагатай болжээ. Димитрис Баколас бол Европын Пропайлис компанийн ерөнхийлөгч. Тус компани нь Европын техник туслалцааны төслийн тэргүүлэгч компани бөгөөд Дэлхийн банк болон Европын холбооноос санхүүждэг. Димитрис Баколас нь 50 улстай харилцаатай хэрэглээний хэл шинжлэлийн ухааны дэд эрдэмтэн. Ажлын гараагаа Киевийн их сургуулийн…
Dashdorjin Natsagdorj, the founder of modern Mongolian literature, poet, writer, and translator, was born in 1906 in a place called Gun Galuutai, in the former Darkhan Chin Wangi khoshuu of Tusheetkhan aimag, now Bayandelger soum of Tuv aimag, as the son of a poor nobleman. In 1913, when he was 7 years old, his mother Pagma died. His father worked as a scribe in the Ministry of War. In 1914, they moved to the Niislel region. In 1915, when Natsagdorj turned 9, he was taught to read and write by a nobleman named Altangerel of the Great Region. From that time on,…
Valeria Porokhova. A Lifelong Journey to the Quran “Porokhova is the first translator to convey the heavenly music of the Quran’s versification.” Andrey Bertels The first woman to produce a poetic translation of the Holy Quran (it is listed in the Russian Book of Records as the most popular and widely printed copy),…
