Tag: Buddhism in Russia

Militant Buddhism and Shamanism Could Threaten Russian Control of Tuva, Siberian Scholar Says

June 22, 2015

Staunton, June 15 – The potential for ethnic conflicts in Tuva is relatively low, according to Vladimir Datsyshen, but if economic problems, Russian flight, and increasing localism among Tuvan intellectuals continue, Russia’s control of that republic on the Mongolian border could be threatened by the rise of militant Buddhism and shamanism. In a new article […]