On October 27, 2014, the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences hosted the international round table "Mongolia at the Beginning of the XXI Century: Politics and Society", organized by the Department of Korea and Mongolia of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The purpose of the event was to discuss topical issues of the socio-political and cultural life of modern Mongolia, its foreign policy and relations with Russia. The topic of the round table aroused great interest and gathered participants not only from Moscow, but also from Mongolia - representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science. Among the participants were researchers from academic institutions: the Institute of Oriental Studies, the Institute of the Far East, the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, teachers, postgraduates and students of the ISAA educational institutions of Moscow State University, the National Research University Higher School of Economics and the Russian State Pedagogical University, a representative of the Mongolia Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation I. S. Mostyka, a representative of the Society of Friends of Mongolia P. N. Chuiko, etc. The round table was opened by E. V. Molodyakova, Deputy Director of the Institute of Information Technology of the Russian Academy of Sciences. She noted that Mongolian studies play an important role in the work of the Institute, and spoke about the traditionally warm and friendly relations and fruitful cooperation with Mongolian scientists. A significant part of the reports dealt with Mongolia's foreign policy, Russian-Mongolian relations, and the country's internal political situation. Elena Boikova (Institute of International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences) spoke about Mongolian peacekeepers as one of the new forms of foreign policy activity in Mongolia. The first military observers were sent ... Читать далее