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  Buryat Republic. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
The Buryats, former nomads who have largely adopted a sedentary existence, are descended from the Huns, Mongols, Evenki, and Turks.
Buryats constitute about 24% of the republic’s population and engage mostly in stock raising.
The Buryat Republic was a signatory to the Mar. 31, 1992, treaty that created the Russian Federation (see Russia).
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 Buryats - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Buryats, numbering approximately 436,000, are the largest ethnic minority group in Siberia and are mainly concentrated in their homeland, the Buryat Republic.
From the middle of the 17th century to the beginning of the 20th, the Buryat population increased from 27,700 to 300,000.
The second half of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century was a period of growth for the Buryat Buddhist church (48 datsans in Buryatia in 1914).
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 Info and facts on 'Buryat'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Buryats, numbering approximately 436,000, are the largest ethnic minority group in Siberia (A vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters) and are mainly concentrated in their homeland, the Buryat Republic (additional info and facts about Buryat Republic).
From the middle of the 17th century (additional info and facts about 17th century) to the beginning of the 20th, the Buryat population ((statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn) increased from 27,700 to 300,000.
Buryats west of Lake Baikal (Irkutsk Buryats) are "russified", and they soon abandoned nomadism for agriculture, whereas the eastern (Transbaikal) Buryats are closer to the Mongols, may live in yurts and are mostly Buddhists.
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 Buryat
Buryat is bordered on the south by Mongolia, and occupies the eastern and northern shores of Lake Baikal.
The Buryats – nomadic pastoralists and fishers – came under the influence of Mongol culture from the late Middle Ages, and fiercely resisted Russian colonization in the 17th –18th centuries.
In 1920 two Buryat autonomous regions were formed, which in 1922 were combined with the Baikal district to form a single autonomous republic with its capital at Verkhneudinsk (now Ulan-Ude).
www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0009691.html   (312 words)

  
 Buryat History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Buryats from Buryatia as well as from northern and eastern Outer Mongolia played an important role in the new government; several of the cabinet posts were occupied by Buryats.
Buryat intellectuals participated in the revival of Mongolian culture and were further emboldened to follow Mongolia's example in their own country.
An apolitical All-Buryat Cultural Association was established with the purpose of cooperation between all Buryat ethnic areas and the revival of the Mongolian language.
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 BURYAT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Buryats west of Lake Baikal are "russified", and they soon abandoned nomadism for agriculture, whereas the eastern Buryats are closer to the Mongols, may live in yurts and are mostly Buddhists.
The second half of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century was a period of growth for the Buryat Buddhist church.
In 1937, in an effort to disperse Buryats, Stalin's government separated a number of counties from the Buryat-Mongol ASSR and formed Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug and Aga Buryat Autonomous Okrug; at the same time, some counties with Buryat populations were left out.
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 Buryatia    (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Chairman of the National Khural of the Buryat Republic and his deputy preside over sessions of the National Khural; manage the work routine of the National Khural; supervise the preparation and consideration of questions to be discussed by the National Khural; and, within the limits of their authority, issue decrees.
The judicial system of the Buryat Republic is established in accordance with the Constitutions of the Russian Federation and the Buryat Republic and federal constitutional law.The legal status of judges established in federal law of the Russian Federation applies fully to judges in the Buryat Republic.
Buryat intellectuals played a critical role in uniting the population against the Russian authorities, who attempted to suppress the rise in Mongolian culture through forced Russianization.
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 Buryatia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Buryat Republic (Russian: Респу́блика Буря́тия; Buryat: Буряад Республика) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic).
The area of the modern day Buryatia was first colonized in the 1600s by Russians in search of wealth, furs and gold.
The higher education institutions of the republic include Buryatia State University, Buryat State Academy of Agriculture, East Siberian State Academy of Arts and Culture, and East Siberian State Technological Institute.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Buryat_Republic   (484 words)

  
 Buryat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Buryats are of Mongolian descent andshare many customs with their Mongolian cousins including nomadic herding and setting up yurts for shelter.
Buryats west of Lake Baikal (Irkutsk Buryats) are "russified", andthey soon abandoned nomadism for agriculture, whereas the eastern (Transbaykal) Buryats are closer to the Mongols, may live inyurts and are mostly Buddhists.
In 1937, in an effort to disperse Buryats, Stalin's government separated a number of counties (rayony) fromBuryat-Mongol ASSR and formed Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug and Aga Buryat Autonomous Okrug; at the same time some countieswith Buryat population were left out.
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 Kommersant: Ust-Ordynsky Buryat Autonomous Area
Ust-Ordynsky Buryat Autonomous Area is located in the southern part of Eastern Siberia in southwestern Irkutsk Region, bordering on nine of the region's districts.
Buryat craftsmen were noted for the age-old technique of inlaying silver and tin on iron.
Buryat shamans passed on folk traditions and legends and the ancient art of healing with natural remedies and herbs from generation to generation.
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 MAR | Data | Assessment for Buryat in Russia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Buryats show little risk for rebellion in the near future, despite territorial concentration and a strong group identity.
This said, Buryat, and Buryatia, seems most at risk due to environmental and economic factors: Lake Baikal faces serious environmental challenges, which include economic challenges; persistent unemployment and poverty remain severe problems; and finally, stresses on the public health system, such as high disease rates, continue to pose an obstacle to economic development.
The Buryat people have had several active cultural organizations since 1991, although only the All Buryat Association for the Development of Culture appeared still active during this decade.
www.cidcm.umd.edu /inscr/mar/assessment.asp?groupId=36533   (1069 words)

  
 Soul of the World: Rafael Trénor: Vertices: Lake Baikal/Buryat
Buryats, the original inhabitants of these lands, are presently about a third of the total population.
It is not too far-fetched to think that the distant origin of the Buryats may be the same as that of the people of its antipode, Tierra del Fuego, the Yaghans or Fuegians.
Among the characters in the ritual are the Buryat ongons Zhamsaran, patron of War and Fire, and Namsarai, patron of Wealth and Earth.
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 Buryat : Buryats   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Buryats are of Mongolian descent and share many customs with their Mongolian cousins including nomadic herding and setting up yurts[?] for shelter.
Buryats west of Lake Baikal (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.
was a period of growth for the Buryat Buddhist church (48 datsans in Buryatia in 1914).
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 Buryat Shamanism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Buryat shamanism is renowned for its ancient traditions and legendary shamans through the works of Eliade, Czaplicka, Harva, Sanjeev, and others.
Buryat and Mongolian shamanism are essentially one and the same, the distinction of Mongol and Buryat comes late in history, for until the latter part of the 17th century present day Buryatia and adjacent Buryat Mongol regions were an integral part of the Mongolian Empire and had been since the time of Chinggis Khan.
From the traditional Buryat point of view, the world is not a dead place, but vibrantly alive with spirits and souls in every thing and in every place, also that all animals and plants have sentient souls much like ourselves.
www.buryatmongol.com /shamanism.html   (1451 words)

  
 BSU's history   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Buryat State University was founded in 1995 on the basis of Buryat State Teachers Training Institute and Ulan-Ude Branch of Novosibirsk State University.
Today Buryat State University is one of the biggest educational, scientific and cultural centers in Eastern Siberia.
Not all the students are citizens of Buryat Republic.
www.bsu.ru /general/history.html   (583 words)

  
 Buryat --  Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - Your gateway to all Britannica has to offer!
The Buryat are related by language, history, habitat, and economic type to the Khalkha Mongols of Outer Mongolia, the Mongols of Inner Mongolia and Manchuria (Northeast Provinces), and the Kalmyk (Oyrat), who together form the principal Mongol peoples.
The Buryat are among the smaller of these groups; they numbered about 390,000 in the Soviet Union in the late 1980s.
The eastern Buryat, under the closer influence of the Khalkha Mongols, were more thoroughly Buddhist in their rite than were the western.
concise.britannica.com /ebc/article-9018251   (309 words)

  
 Buryat Traditional Music
Having traveled a bit in Russia, I had a vague idea who the Buryats were, but until I had spent some time with the visiting artists, I had little concept of the wealth of Buryat traditions or of the great transformations these traditions have undergone since the collapse of the Soviet system.
While Soviet policy dictated the proper use of folk forms in public institutions and dominated professional artistic expression in urban areas, the traditions of the Buryats were quietly maintained in remote corners of the republic.
Naturally, not all young Buryats are merrily leaving their apartments for felt tents, but at least symbolically, many are seeking the nomadic road forward by walking the paths of their ancestors.
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 Buryat Republic on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
BURYAT REPUBLIC TO GIVE FOOD AID TO NORTH KOREA.
BURYAT MPS TO FINALISE THE CONSIDERATION OF 1997 BUDGET.
BURYAT RESCUERS CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR 2 MISSING ANGLERS.
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 Sokol Tours: Destinations: Russia Siberia (Eastern): Ulan-Ude (Buryat Republic)
From the 13th to the 17th century, the area now known as the Buryat Autonomous Republic was part of the Mongolian empire.
The Buryats were originally nomadic herders, with cultural and language similarities to the Mongolians and religious similarities to Tibetan Buddhists.
Today Ulan-Ude is the capital of the Buryat Republic of the Russian Federation with a population of 353,000.
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 Victor M. Fic Book Reviews - JGB volume 4
The Tsarist government declared the Buryats settled along the Uda River subjects of Russia in 1648, and by 1660 the entire area around the eastern shores of Lake Baikal was under Russian control, Buryatia included.
The second element in the Tsarist policy towards the Buryats at this stage was to strengthen the evolution of their identity by enabling them to develop their own ecclesiastical hierarchy free of foreign control, but under close supervision of the Russian authorities.
While Raguzinski prohibited the Buryat lamas from visiting Buddhist centers in Urga, Tibet, Mongolia, and Manchuria, the appointment of a Tibetan lama went a long way to convince the lamas that St. Petersburg was not anti-Buddhist.
www.globalbuddhism.org /4/fic031.htm   (2049 words)

  
 Voices from Buryatia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Buryat language is one of the languages in the Russian Federation.
Along with the Russian language, the Buryat language is considered to be the state language of the Republic of Buryatia and the official language of the two Buryat national autonomous regions in Aginsk (Chita region) and Ust-Orda (Irkutsk region).
In spite of the official status of the Buryat language, Buryat language use by the indigenous Buryat population remains problematic.
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 Voices of Buryat History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
These and related questions moved many Buryats of various convictions and backgrounds to dedicate their lives to religion, culture, or politics (or all three) during and after the last turn of the century.
The Buryats (also spelled Buriat) live predominantly in the Russian Federation in three autonomous areas located in south central Siberia: the Republic of Buryatia, The Ust-Orda Autonomous District, and the Aga Autonomous District.
The Buryats are part of the Mongol world, and the language and traditional culture of the Buryats is closely related to their neighbors to the south, the Khalkha Mongols, the main ethnic group in Mongolia.
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 village voice > music > Roswell Rudd & the Mongolian Buryat Band by Francis Davis
Rudd's latest collaboration is with the young, conservatory-trained Mongolian singer Badma Khanda and her five-member ensemble, which includes a throat singer, horse-head fiddle and bass, and instruments similar to flute, dulcimer, and zither.
Twinning with Khanda, matching the throat singer's gargle with growled multiphonics, or just floating over the strings, Rudd throws himself into everything with such relish you might be hard-pressed to tell which tunes are traditional and which are his without glancing at the credits.
The Buryats meet him halfway, occasionally recalling Django or country swing, even boogie-woogie on the delirious title track, where Khanda beats it eight-to-the-bar and Rudd quotes "Buttons and Bows." East is East, and West is West, and wherever the four winds blow—that's not just a quote, it's his philosophy.
www.villagevoice.com /music/0544,davis1,69543,22.html   (183 words)

  
 Culture
There are four theatres in Ulan-Ude, the capital of the Republic: the Buryat State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet, the Khotza Namsaraev Byryat State Academic Theatre of Drama, the Nickolay Bestuzhev Russian Theatre of Drama and the Republican puppet-show "Uliger".
The Buryat vocal school is of great reputation and it is well substantiated with the participation of the representatives of the Theatre of opera and ballet in many international competitions.
The Buryat culture is developed in close relations with the culture of CIS and foreign countries.
www.buryatia.ru /buryatia/culture/index_e.html   (955 words)

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