9/03/2005

Mausoleum gone

The remainings of what used to be the mausoleum of Sukhbaatar and Choibalsan, in front of the parliament building

It is not all that clear on this phone-picture, but not less true. The mausoleum is gone.

The discussion on the why's and the how's
is still going on in the UB Post

Choibalsan's funeral


Choibalsan was most likely killed in Moscow. As most leaders during socialism in Mongolia - including Sukhbaatar, Genden and many more - he was sacrifeced for the state. Traditionally Mongolians don't burry their deaths, but leave them on a significant place to be reunited with nature. But Choibalsan recieved an offical state funeral. A film made of this event was later shown all around the country to teach people how they should deal with their deaths.

1 Comments:

At Sat Sept 24, 01:23:00 am GMT+8, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Although the main reason was to build a Memorial for the 800th Anniversary of the Mongolian State, the decision to take away the Mausoleum has to be taken after a national opinion poll.
Sadly, it reminds me to agree again that "there is a long way to go for Mongolian Democracy"

 

Post a Comment

<< Home
















Blogarama - The Blogs Directory Listed on BlogShares Travel Blogs - Blog Top Sites Subscribe with Bloglines Global Voices Online - The world is talking. Are you listening?
Mongolia Sites