President Elbegdorj visits historic and cultural sites in Saint Petersburg

President of Mongolia Ts. Elbegdorj’s State Visit to the Russian Federation continues in the historic city of Saint Petersburg. The President travelled directly from “Moscowsky” train station to Piskarevsky Memorial Cemetery, where he laid flowers in memory of the residents of the city, who heroically stood up against the enemy attacks in besiegement for nine hundred days during the Second World War.

Residents and natives of Saint Petersburg are greatly proud of the heroic wartime history, during which 1 million lives were lost in the city alone.

President Ts. Elbegdorj next travelled to the State Hermitage Museum, which contains invaluable treasures and displays, exhibiting impact of Mongols in the history of mankind.

Such collection includes Hun Empire artifacts discovered during the Noyon Mountain expedition, silver gerege used in the times of Chinggis Khaan, silver seal inherited through the lineage of Mongol khans and nobleman, diplomatic gifts and souvenirs sent to the monarchs of Russia in 17th and 18th century and so forth.

The President of Mongolia has also visited the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The institute holds total over eight thousand pieces of manuscripts and other artifacts in connection with the history and culture of Mongols, and their samples were presented during President Ts. Elbegdorj’s visit.

The representatives of the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts stressed that when it was first established, the first research activities of the organization was on Mongol Studies.

The Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography named after Peter the Great was the next stop for President Ts. Elbegdorj’s cultural tour. The President was acquainted with rare and valuable articles and unpublished photos illustrating pieces of Mongolian history from the Mongolian section of the museum. The collection of the museum contains over forty two thousand such photos representing different cultures of the world.

President Ts. Elbegdorj’s State Visit is remarked as of high importance as it opens new avenues of cooperation between the academics of the two countries to cooperate in the field of Mongol studies and research of Mongolian historical and archeological artifacts. During the State Visit, talks were also successfully held between the Mongolian Academy of Sciences and its Russian counterparts to put invaluable articles and other items for public display, and hosting joint researches in this field.

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