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Why in Mongolia Russians are disliked?
August 17, 2013 · 0 Comments
Special Correspondent “KP” Daria Aslamova visited Mongolia, where surprised to learn: a new local elite is trying to present the salvation of their country by the former Soviet Union, the Chinese colonization, disease and illiteracy as the “Soviet occupation” (Part 2).
Why Russian in Mongolia became the “accursed invaders” Part 1
Resource nationalism
Hope to get rich quick at the expense of the subsoil and praise, which the Western media lavishes Mongolia, the Mongols caused euphoria and dizziness from imaginary successes.
– Resource nationalism – it is a global phenomenon – sadly politician speaks of the Mongolian People’s Party D. Tsoktbaatar. – To you, Russian, he is also very familiar. And we are currently ill. People are told that foreigners – their enemies. That, well, we all are, but come cunning and more advanced aliens and all of us will be taken away.
– Russia is recovering from resource nationalism, and we only came up to him – says economist and journalist Dmitry Jargalsaikhany. – The first cold shower was the fall in coal prices. And the hard days ahead of us. And it was euphoric. Such a poor country and all managers bought doroguschie machine. Throughout shine brand new offices, staff and the public exorbitantly inflated.
– Nationalist sentiment is preventing us soberly assess the situation – says economist W. Otgontugs. – What we have built over 70 years of chatter? It was built by Soviet specialists of Russian money. Now full of politicians who cry: I am for the people! You say, robbing Australians who develop a deposit “Ouyu Tolgoi”, Chinese or Russian. And in fact, we are not able to build anything. Neither the means nor the staff. But a lot of pride.
As we were thrown
Relations between Russia and Mongolia resumed with Putin came to power. Began state visits, exchanges of delegations, improved trade relations. In 2003, Russia forgave Mongolia debt $ 11.4 billion due to Russian taxpayers, not having received in exchange for NOTHING! (According to rumors, the Russian Foreign Ministry, it is assumed that, in exchange for writing off Russia will get access to the development of Mongolian deposits was just furious. But in Ulan Bator arrived, Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, and suddenly the agreement was signed.)
However, the supposed fabulous outlook. Like it or not, Russian Mongols are not strangers. The country is by its very existence must USSR who saved her in the twentieth century, the Chinese and the Japanese.
– First, our promised to prevent the development of Tavan Tolgoi and Ouyu Tolgoi, but then in the local press began a campaign that, say, Russian oligarchs are matched to the Mongolian resources, and the same Ouyu Tolgoi gone Westerners – Canadians, British and Australians – says a Russian businessman Dmitry working in Mongolia. – The Mongols, by the way, now and Westerners are trying to heat. Anglo-Australian company “Rio Tinto” has already invested in the development of Ouyu Tolgoi nearly $ 7 billion, and now wants to deprive Parliament of its controlling stake. Like, this is a strategic field. Then, in 2006, agreed that the Russian “Polymetal” will develop a silver deposit Asgat on the border with our Tuva. It was a mutually beneficial project. All signed by the ambassador and President Putin in Moscow, and the parliament canceling the entire project. Like, 51% must in any case belong to Mongolia, well, “Polymetal” and refused. It is a policy of the Mongols: The aliens have to do everything, build, and bring to mind the dump.
But the filth happened with the railways. There is an old Soviet railway (50% owned by Russia), which goes from Ulan-Ude, and requires urgent modernization. There, the average speed of 37 kilometers per hour. And the way that still need to bring to China. Then there will be a real transit corridor. Now from China to Europe by sea cargo can go and three months, and so the transit will be reduced to 23 days. Tale! All good! Agreement formally signed Dmitry Medvedev and Mongolian Prime Minister Sanj Bayar – that Russia is a strategic partner of Mongolia in the modernization of the old railway and the construction of new ones. And what do you think? Cheated! Behind us immediately began negotiations with the South Koreans, and the entire project stood. The local press raised a howl that the Russian attempt to capture the rail industry, although the old way and so we have constructed.
But we also can arrange them in big trouble BYAKUYA. And to them, it comes slowly. If Russia will build gas and oil pipelines to China around Mongolia, Mongolians will only sit down and cry. Who would want their coal on which China’s sky black? Of course, the Chinese prefer eco-friendly and cheap gas. Mongolian dream – that through them from Russia were upgraded motor and rail road in China, power lines and strategic lines, and they would do nothing and only received money for transit.
Tale of the new Asian tiger in the face of Mongolia – is a myth and a bluff. Where is the economic breakthrough, tell me? They are abundant only cattle, the price of the meat is half a year has tripled, and resources. The entire industry they formed the Soviet Union, where they feed on the remains to this day. Build here are mostly Chinese and Koreans (that’s those economic leap there). In general, the Mongols – the purely humanitarian ethnicity. Very musical, love dancing, sentimental (due to the nomadic way of life and the habit of contemplation, as in the desert can be endlessly look at the starry sky). And this nation, I think, in principle, can not be technocratic tiger. Mongols, in fact, did not affect the Confucian values that built the entire Asian success – such as order, discipline, teamwork, self-control, the superiority of group interests over individual, soft authoritarianism. They pronounced individualistic and selfish. The mentality of Mongolia – the second Ukraine. When they are not, they remember that we – their friends. But if you read what they wrote about the Russian local press!
The fact that the information war against Russia is well under way, I realized, when a prominent politician, deputy Hural (Parliament) of N. Battsereg remarked to me that the appallingly high poverty Mongolian population (30% live in poverty), his “comfort” of the fact that in Siberia and the Far East, for example, in my home Khabarovsk, 50% of the population lives below the poverty line. “Are you kidding me? – I widened my eyes. – Siberia is considered one of the richest regions and Khabarovsk – the most expensive of the provincial cities of Russia. ” – “Well, what percentage of the population in your Khabarovsk begs?” – “Do you mean to live in shacks, in Ulan Bator, without water, electricity, heating, and without a job? Yes, we have no such quarters! Although, of course, there are homeless people – spivshiesya antisocial personality. But you obviously misled about the standard of living in Russia. “
Joke of us played the series “Brigada”, which happily watched in many countries, including Mongolia. Alex White – the favorite hero of the Mongols. But when a local politician innocently told me that Mongolia has introduced a visa to Russia after the “Brigade” I do not know – then laugh or cry. “We’ve seen on TV, what a mess you created. Russian terrible blow to the country “, – in all seriousness firm policy.
On the ingratitude
– With respect to Russia, we have accumulated a huge negative – says nationalist Ochirbat. – We’re caught China and Russia on both sides, and in fact are in a state of cold war with the Russian. We will never forget that here stood the occupation forces in the face of the Trans-Baikal Military District.
– The occupation forces? – I’m just choking with indignation. – Yes, you have the world would have been if not Russian! Who knocked out of the Mongolian Chinese? Who fought in the Halkin-Gol? Who was the only country before the end of the Second World War to recognize Mongolia as a country? Who has trained and educated for free 60,000 of your students? USSR!
– With the Chinese, we would somehow managed themselves – casually throws Ochirbat. – Would give us five thousand rifles, and we got to be the Great Wall of China. And the Japanese … You just ruined our relationship with them.
– Soured relations? – I barely have harnessed a new rush of anger. – I’ll tell you how to eat the Japanese imperialists in Nanjing liver Chinese prisoners of war. Do you think that they would have disdained Mongolian liver? Remember the Soviet soldiers who fought side by side with the Mongols shoulder to shoulder! Remember the Soviet doctors who did not spare their lives to save your nation from extinction! One-third of the population had syphilis, half – tuberculosis. You even had the plague! You, the Mongols, dragged from the light! And how do you have thanked us for it? It turns out that we are Russian invaders!
– Yes, you have helped us. So what? In politics, there is no concept of “gratitude.” In politics: you – I, I – you. Now we’re playing with different countries. And now the Mongols do not like Russian, because the increase in prices for all products associated with Russia, with the import of your oil.
– The price of oil depends on the world price of oil, – I say. – Maybe we should all give back to you free? To you we then spat in the face?
– We want equality!
– Here’s How! Something I had not heard that Mongolia stuttered on equality in its relations with China or the United States! Why? Because you just erase in a powder! And with Russia you require “equal relationship”!
– We now have common interests with Russia at zero. Now, if Russia to build a pipeline to China through Mongolia, the Russian attitude to the younger generation would change for the better – says Ochirbat.
– And you tell us what it is for? Donut hole? We already have a blackmailer to face Ukraine.
Later, when I told the story about the “Russian occupation
Troops “deputy chairman of the Great Hural Mr. L. Tsogu, he just sighed in response:” Unfortunately, Mongolia is growing dangerous tendency to rewrite history. Ideology must take into their own hands, and young people should be brought up to the historical truth. Yes, if it were not for Russia, we would have been a colony of China!
About the real nomads
– The main thing is keep quiet and smile, and I’ll say first. I ask, how was wintering, then – whether wolves are calm, do not drag a sheep. Nomads – very ceremonious people. Then you will be offered Mongolian tea, and it is necessary to drink to the end, although the test for foreigners. First boiled tiled Georgian green tea with milk, which is fond of the Mongols from the Soviet times, and then throw back chunks of fat and salt, and the remains of yesterday’s can of meat, so as not disappeared. And generally will be treated to what God has sent.
– And how do we find the nomads? – I asked a young beauty Anya Akulova, press attache of the Russian Embassy.
– Very easy! As we will see next truck in the dust, turn off the highway, so we were there for him, right in the steppe.
A few minutes later, we find a faint track. And now, far seen three family tent, where kids run out, and after the host is sedate in the national coat. Anya substitutes the wind boisterous person and blissful sighs, “It Hudon, Mongolian village. Hudonskie – these are real Mongols. “
In the tent we sit down on the stool of honor, the hostess puts on the table a jug of home-fat yogurt, cut hard sheep’s milk cheese and freshly baked bread. The owner takes out his pouch and pulls out a precious antique snuff box. The guest of honor must master’s snuff tobacco with dignity and without sneezing. Now we can talk. About upcoming races. About how four little boy fell off his horse and broke his arm. About Russian, which is now rarely seen. And remember, as a mother and father went to Moscow for refresher courses, as older brothers received free education in Leningrad and Kurgan. Good times! Good people! Especially Soviet doctors working in local hospitals. It was at 70% Hudon nomads still consider Russian their best friends.
Hence, from Hudon, during the Soviet Mongols left the Soviet Union in a great country to return home after the educated. How and who is now living in Ulaanbaatar, the former “hudonsky boy” and now opera legend, a disciple of the great Lemesheva, 87-year-old singer Sir Haydav. “Soviet power gave the chance – of felt yurt in a great life, – says Mr. Haydav. – And I, “hudonsky boy”, was able to get to Moscow, in the conservatory. These Mongols adore friendship with Russia. The Chinese have robbed a thousand years, and saved the Russian Mongols and the Chinese revolution, and in 1939 from the Japanese. But who will tell you differently, that does not Mongols, and the traitor of his homeland. I remember how, during the Second World War, the Mongols gave the last piece of meat, even gold teeth taken out of his mouth to send their money to a tank column of 53 tanks to help the Soviet troops. I remember how my mother sewed coats for your Siberian regiments. As people gave the family jewels, the best horses, boots, hats, warm clothes. All went to the front to help Russian brothers and sisters. And now – shame to hear that talk about the current Russian bastards! After all, at that time we had such a love! “
Mr. Haydav closes his eyes and still beautiful voice with marvelous ancient intonations sings Lensky’s aria “Where, where have you gone, my golden days of spring? ‘.
– I remember us, foreign students received in the Kremlin, Stalin, as we clinked glasses with him vodka – says Mr. Haydav. – And he commanded us: Carry the steel Russian-Mongolian friendship forever. “New” Mongolian politicians would like to see me dead! Sometimes my eyes say, when are you gonna die already! I am not afraid of death, but to the last hour I will say the truth: Russian – our saviors.
Automatic translation from Russian
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