In connection with the formation of Mongolia's independence in the XX century. Based on primary sources from Russian and Mongolian archives, the article attempts to clarify the question of Stalin's relations with Mongolian leaders and his personal ideas about Mongolia. Keywords: Mongolia, USSR, Japan, Manchukuo, archives, Stalin, negotiations, independence. Stalin's attention to the Mongolian question was clearly revealed in 1932. In the spring of 1932, due to popular discontent with the leftist policy of the Mongolian authorities, an armed insurrection1 broke out, involving wide circles of the population, including the clergy. This issue was considered by the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU (b) at a meeting of May 16, 1932 [RGASPI, f. 17, op. 162, d. 12, l. 133]. The extremely complicated international situation in the Far East at that time, the intensification of Japanese policy, the creation of the state of Manchukuo, and other problems affecting Mongolia drew Stalin's attention to the situation in the Mongolian state. As a result, in 1933 he first showed interest in meeting with Mongolian leaders. From December 1933 to September 5, 1952, according to the materials found by the author, there were a total of 21 official and unofficial meetings between Stalin and the Mongolian leadership. The AWPRF and RGASPI have preserved the minutes and records of these meetings. In connection with the intensification of the policy of the Soviet government and the CPSU(b) towards Mongolia since 1932, since the establishment of the Mongolian Commission under the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU(b), issues related to Mongolia were discussed monthly, sometimes weekly, and as a result of which decisions were adopted. An analysis of the level of Stalin's participation in all the above-mentioned meetings reveals and characterizes his ideas about Mongolia (Batsaikhan, 2007). During the period from 1933 to the end of Stalin's life, excluding the first two ye ... Читать далее