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«IZVESTIYA IRKUTSKOGO GOSUDARSTVENNOGO UNIVERSITETA». SERIYA «ISTORIYA»
«THE BULLETIN OF IRKUTSK STATE UNIVERSITY». SERIES «HISTORY»
ISSN 2222-9124 (Print)

List of issues > Series «History». 2026. Vol 56

The Lama question after Bogdo-Gegen’s Departure (1924– 1932)

Author(s)

L.V. Kuras

Institute of Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies SB RAS, Ulan-Ude, Russian Federation

Abstract
Buddhist confession traditionally represents an independent political force, becoming the most powerful government institution that the MPRP had to face after the victory of the 1921 revolution. The Lama question became especially acute after the departure of the BogdoGegen, when theocratic Mongolia turned into a secular state.
About the Authors
Kuras Leonid Vladimirovich, Doctor of Sciences (History), Professor Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies SB RAS 6, Sakhyanova st., Ulan-Ude, 670047, Russian Federation e-mail: kuraslv@yandex.ru
For citation
Kuras L.V. The Lama question after Bogdo-Gegen’s Departure (1924–1932). The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series History, 2026, vol. 56, pp. 65-70. https://doi.org/10.26516/2222-9124.2026.56.65 (in Russian)
Keywords
Mongolia, Bogdo-Gegen, the Lama question, the MPRP, republic.
UDC
94(517)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.26516/2222-9124.2026.56.65
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