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Stalin musel ustoupit prvnímu česky hovořícímu Mongolovi : Bjambyn Rinčen a Československo
| Title in English | Stalin had to give way to the first Czech-speaking Mongol : Byambyn Rinchen and Czechoslovakia |
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| Year of publication | 2023 |
| Type | Chapter of a book |
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| Description | Byambyn Rinchen (1905-1977) was at the origin of Czechoslovak-Mongolian cooperation in the field of science and culture. In fact, he was one of their spiritual fathers. Already in the first period after the establishment of diplomatic relations between the then Czechoslovakia and Mongolia, Rinchen was a guide for Czechoslovak scholars on their study trips to Mongolia and the one who helped them to learn about Mongolian culture, customs, history, language, literature, etc. He was the first Mongolian to speak Czech and repeatedly visited Czechoslovakia. He also met with Czechoslovak visitors to Mongolia during their working visits. They were mainly the linguist Pavel Poucha (1905-1986) and the archaeologist and Lumír Jisl (1921-1969). Rinchen was also a bridge between cultures and backgrounds for them far from home. Rinchen himself was fascinated by Czech culture and history, especially the national revival, which inspired his linguistic, translation and literary work. This paper aims to present official and private materials, including some truly unique photographs of B. Rinchen taken by the aforementioned Czechoslovak scholars. The paper thus discusses mutual professional relations and the history of Czechoslovak research in Mongolia in the first half of the 20th century. |
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