M. N. Bogdanov and Ts. Zh. Zhamtsarano: On the Development of Capitalist Relations in Buryat Society during the Early 20th Century
https://doi.org/10.22162/2500-1523-2021-1-41-55
Abstract
Introduction. The article considers works by leaders of the Buryat national movement M. N. Bogdanov and Ts. Zh. Zhamtsarano to provide insight into the issue of capitalist relations development in Buryat society during the early 20th century. Goals. The article seeks to determine specific features of the problem formulation thereto traced in studies conducted by the mentioned scholars. The research analyzes articles of M. N. Bogdanov and Ts. Zh. Zhamtsarano published at the beginning of the 20th century. The objectives set in the article are aimed at characterizing the social and political standpoints of M. N. Bogdanov and Ts. Zhamtsarano; revealing their attitudes to the problem of capitalist relations development among the Buryats; exploring general and special points in their reasoning. Conclusions. The study of socioeconomic development of the Buryats, including that of land relations, are associated with the resettlement campaign. Russian historiography notes that the ethnic intelligentsia considered the problem at the stage of the initial accumulation of capital with its inherent social stratification and manufacturing differentiation. It is also clear that the social and political affiliation of the authors had no significant negative impacts on the course of their judgments but did determine the specificities of their views. Despite this, they found common ground in their reasoning for each of the research areas.
Keywords
capitalism,
self-consciousness,
legal awareness,
social stratification,
class struggle,
land structure,
methodology
Supporting agencies: The reported study was funded by government assignment — project name ‘Writing Traditions of the Peoples of the Baikal Region in the Context of Historical and Cultural Heritage of Russia and Inner Asia’ (state reg. no. 121031000263-3).
About the Author
Shirap Ts. Tsydene
Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies, Siberian Branch of the RAS (6, Sakhyanova St., Ulan-Ude 670047, Russian Federation)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Postgraduate Student, Junior Research Associate
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Tsydene Sh.Ts. M. N. Bogdanov and Ts. Zh. Zhamtsarano: On the Development of Capitalist Relations in Buryat Society during the Early 20th Century. Mongolian Studies. 2021;13(1):41-55. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22162/2500-1523-2021-1-41-55
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