Tag: Khan

Russia and Russian Nation Owe Their Existence to the Mongols, Kalmyk Émigré Eurasianist Argued

April 8, 2015

Staunton, April 7 — Eurasianism by definition is diverse because it argues that Russia to one degree or another has roots in both Europe and Asia, with some of its advocates stressing one and others the other. But few ever went as far in stressing the Asian nature of Russia as Erendzhen Khara-Davan whose ideas […]

Turkic Peoples Should Back Putin as the Mongol Khan of Today, Kazakh Activist Says

August 12, 2014

Staunton, August 12 – Usually when Russians or others talk about the Russian state as the successor to the Mongol Golden Horde, they do so from the perspective of those who believe Moscow hasn’t yet but should escape from that “yoke” and become a modern state. But there are exceptions, people who believe that Moscow […]