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<H1 ><FONT face="MS Pゴシック">Buryat information <o:p></o:p></FONT></H1>
<P><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3>The <STRONG>Buryats</STRONG>, numbering approximately 350,000, are the largest ethnic minority group in </FONT><a href="http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Siberia" target="_blank" ><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3>Siberia</FONT></A><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3>, and are mainly concentrated in their homeland, the </FONT><a href="http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Buryat_Republic" target="_blank" ><FONT size=3><FONT face="MS Pゴシック"><B>Buryat</B> Republic</FONT></FONT></A><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3>. Buryats are of </FONT><a href="http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Mongolia" target="_blank" ><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3>Mongolian</FONT></A><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3> descent and share many customs with their Mongolian cousins, including nomadic herding and erecting </FONT><a href="http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Yurt" target="_blank" ><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3>yurts</FONT></A><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3> for shelter. Today, the majority of Buryats live in and around </FONT><a href="http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Ulan_Ude" target="_blank" ><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3>Ulan Ude</FONT></A><FONT size=3><FONT face="MS Pゴシック">, the capital of the republic, although many live more traditionally in the countryside. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3>The name "Buriyat" is mentioned for the first time in a Mongolian work (</FONT><a href="http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/1240" target="_blank" ><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3>1240</FONT></A><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3>). Consolidation of tribes and groups took place under the conditions of the Russian state. In addition to genuine <B>Buryat</B>-Mongolian tribes (Bugalat, Khora, Ekhirit, Khongodor) that merged with the Buryats, the Buryats also assimilated other groups, including Oirots, Khalkha Mongols, Tungus (Evenks) and others. The territory and people were annexed to the Russian state by treaties in </FONT><a href="http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/1689" target="_blank" ><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3>1689</FONT></A><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3> and </FONT><a href="http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/1728" target="_blank" ><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3>1728</FONT></A><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3>, when the territories on both the sides of </FONT><a href="http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Lake_Baikal" target="_blank" ><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3>Lake Baikal</FONT></A><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3> were separated from </FONT><a href="http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Mongolia" target="_blank" ><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3>Mongolia</FONT></A><FONT size=3><FONT face="MS Pゴシック">. From the middle of the 17th century to the beginning of the 20th, the <B>Buryat</B> population increased from 27,700 to 300,000. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3>The historical <B>roots</B> of the <B>Buryat</B> culture are related to the Mongolian. After Buryatia was incorporated into <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Russia</st1:place></st1:country-region>, it was exposed to two traditions―</FONT><a href="http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Christian" target="_blank" ><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3>Christian</FONT></A><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3> and </FONT><a href="http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Buddhist" target="_blank" ><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3>Buddhist</FONT></A><FONT size=3><FONT face="MS Pゴシック">. Buryats west of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Lake</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Baikal</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> (Irkutsk Buryats) are "russified", and they soon abandoned nomadism for agriculture, whereas the eastern (Transbaykal) Buryats are closer to the Mongols, may live in yurts and are mostly Buddhists. In 1741, the Lamaist branch of Buddhism was recognized as one of the official religions in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Russia</st1:place></st1:country-region>, and the first <B>Buryat</B> datsan (Buddhist monastery) was built. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3>The second half of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century was a period of growth for the <B>Buryat</B> Buddhist church (48 datsans in Buryatia in 1914). Buddhism became an important factor in the cultural development of Buryatia. After the Revolution, most of the lamas were loyal to the Soviet power. In 1925, a battle against religion and church in Buryatia started. Datsans were gradually closed down, and the activity of the church curtailed. Consequently, in the late 1930s the Buddhist church ceased to exist and thousands of cultural treasures were destroyed. Attempts to revive the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Buddhist</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Church</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> started during World War II, and it was officially re-established in </FONT><a href="http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/1946" target="_blank" ><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3>1946</FONT></A><FONT size=3><FONT face="MS Pゴシック">. A genuine revival of Buddhism has taken place since the late 1980s as an important factor in the national consolidation and spiritual rebirth. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3>In </FONT><a href="http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/1923" target="_blank" ><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3>1923</FONT></A><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3>, the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><B>Buryat</B>-Mongol</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Autonomous</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Soviet</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Socialist</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Republic</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> was formed and included Baykal province (Pribaykalskaya guberniya) with a Russian population. In </FONT><a href="http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/1937" target="_blank" ><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3>1937</FONT></A><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3>, in an effort to disperse Buryats, Stalin's government separated a number of counties (rayony) from the <B>Buryat</B>-Mongol ASSR and formed Ust-Orda <B>Buryat</B> Autonomous Okrug and Aga <B>Buryat</B> Autonomous Okrug; at the same time, some counties with <B>Buryat</B> populations were left out. Fearing <B>Buryat</B> nationalism, Stalin had more than 10,000 Buryats killed. In </FONT><a href="http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/1958" target="_blank" ><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3>1958</FONT></A><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3>, the name "Mongol" was removed from the name of the republic (<B>Buryat</B> ASSR). BASSR declared its sovereignty in </FONT><a href="http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/1990" target="_blank" ><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3>1990</FONT></A><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3> and adopted the name <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Republic</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Buryatia</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> in </FONT><a href="http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/1992" target="_blank" ><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3>1992</FONT></A><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3>. The constitution of the Republic was adopted by the People's Hural in </FONT><a href="http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/1994" target="_blank" ><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3>1994</FONT></A><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3>, and a bilateral treaty with the </FONT><a href="http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Russian_Federation" target="_blank" ><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3>Federation</FONT></A><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3> was signed in </FONT><a href="http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/1995" target="_blank" ><FONT face="MS Pゴシック" size=3>1995</FONT></A><FONT size=3><FONT face="MS Pゴシック">. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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