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«Amar Mende» (Amar Mende)
An offline centre for studying the Buryat language in Ulan-Ude (not a diaspora project), useful for readers planning in-person study on-site.
Buryatia
Catalog entries carrying this region tag, gathered in one list. Each card shows its type, access mode and the date of the last check.
Sources & materials
46 entries
Libraries & textsLive
«Buryatika» Electronic Library
A live digital collection from the National Library of the Republic of Buryatia, with sections such as “Book Heritage”, “Buryatia in the Periodical Press” and “Buryatia 100 Years Ago” — a valuable source of digitised pre-revolutionary and early Soviet publications.
Libraries & textsPartial access
«Istoriya Buryat-Mongolskoy ASSR» [History of the Buryat-Mongolian ASSR] (Burmongiz, vol. 1 1951/1954, vol. 2 until 1959)
The canonical Soviet compendium of the history of the Buryat-Mongolian ASSR edited by A.P. Okladnikov — a fundamental historical source of the era; actual access is via the reading rooms of the NEB [National Electronic Library].
Libraries & textsLive
Catalogue of pre-revolutionary Buryat books of the RNB (project by A. Dorzhieva)
Project by Altana Dorzhieva (2025): 45 pre-revolutionary publications in vertical Mongolian script with full digitisation and historical context; available from Buryatia as of October 2025.
Libraries & textsLive
F.A. Kudryavtsev, «Istoriya buryat-mongol'skogo naroda: ocherki» [History of the Buryat-Mongol People: Essays] (GPIB)
A classic Soviet essay on the history of the Buryat-Mongol people (M.-L., 1940), digitised by GPIB; open viewing is available after registration at elib.shpl.ru.
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National Library of the Republic of Buryatia / «Buryatika» Electronic Library
The region's main library, with a collection of ~1.5 million documents (~22,000 rare/valuable items, 16th–18th century editions) and an active digitisation sector — a primary entry point for searching Buryat books and periodicals.
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New York Public Library — Buryat-language materials
A blog guide to NYPL collections containing Buryat-language pamphlets and books from the 1920s — a rare Western node for the topic of early Soviet language policy and printing.
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nomoihan.com (Buryad Mongol Nom kheblel)
Publishing project Buryad Mongol Nom kheblel featuring digital Buryat literature and an interface in Buryat — a source of modern and reprinted texts in the language.
Libraries & textsLive
Presidential Library (prlib.ru)
The Presidential Library of the RF contains materials regarding the education of the Buryat-Mongolian ASSR (1923) — useful for the early Soviet period history section.
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Republican Children's and Youth Library (baikalib.ru)
Buryatia's children's and youth library featuring thematic collections, podcasts, and the «NOM-project» — suitable as a source for the aggregator's family and educational audiences.
History sourcesLive
Kontroversen um die Nationalitätenpolitik der Republik Burjatien [Controversies regarding the nationality policy of the Republic of Buryatia] (BIOst, 1997)
A rare full-text German analysis of the national policy of the post-Soviet Republic of Buryatia.
History sourcesLive
Official materials from egov-buryatia.ru regarding the Republican Book of Remembrance of the Victims of Repression
Official pages of the Government of Buryatia containing links to the Republican Book of Remembrance of the victims of political repression and data on more than 20,000 repressed residents in the 1930s.
Archives & genealogyLive
FamilySearch Catalogue — metrical books and revision lists
A global genealogical catalogue containing records from Russian metrical books and revision lists relevant to frontier genealogy; useful as a "lead generator," but not an open, barrier-free archive.
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GARB — database of documents in Mongolian script
An electronic database of documents in Old Mongolian script within the GARB holdings, including translated datsan chronicles—a rare and specific node for researchers of pre-revolutionary and datsan sources.
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GARB — electronic catalogue of holdings
An electronic catalogue of GARB archival holdings—allows users to establish which files and collections exist for a specific clan/locality, even when scans are unavailable online.
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GARB — electronic genealogical database
The electronic genealogical tool of the Buryatia archive—a section specifically oriented towards searching for genealogical data; valuable to the project as the only official genealogical database for the region.
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GARB — list of metrical books
A section of the GARB website containing a list of metrical books—useful as a starting point for searching birth/marriage/death records for Buryat parishes prior to the digitisation of specific files.
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State Archive of the Republic of Buryatia (GARB)
The primary regional archive of Buryatia: documents of the steppe dumas, holdings on regional history; only about 1.5% of the holdings are digitised, with most steppe duma records being offline. An entry point to the archive's sub-databases (metrical books, genealogical database, catalogue of holdings, Mongolian script).
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VGD Forum — State Archive of the Republic of Buryatia thread
A live thread on the oldest genealogical forum in Runet, dedicated specifically to GARB holdings—a ready-made community of researchers of Buryat lineages, sharing findings and search advice.
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web-archiv.ru — GARB page
An information page for the State Archive of the Republic of Buryatia (GARB) on the archives portal.
ResearchLive
Anya Bernstein — "Religious Bodies Politic: Rituals of Sovereignty in Buryat Buddhism" (University of Chicago Press, 2013)
An anthropology of sovereignty, Buddhism, and post-Soviet public life through the rituals of Buryat Buddhism — demonstrating how religious authority and historical memory transcend state-centric categories.
ResearchLive
Bělka — "Acagatský klášter..." [Acagat Monastery...] (Religio 6/2, 1998)
A Czech article on the Acagat datsan and Buryat Buddhism — PDF (4.8MB) verified and read.
ResearchPartial access
Bělka — "Buddha a jeho zobrazování" [Buddha and his iconography] (2013)
A Czech monograph on the depiction of Buddha, from the same MUNI repository that provided two live PDFs by Bělka on Buryat Buddhism.
ResearchPartial access
Bělka — "Mandala a dějiny: Bidija D. Dandaron" [Mandala and history: Bidija D. Dandaron] (2014)
The first Czech translation of a chapter from the "Black Notebook" by Buryat Buddhist thinker Bidija Dandaron.
ResearchLive
Ivan Sablin — "Governing Post-Imperial Siberia and Mongolia, 1911–1924" (Routledge, 2016)
A post-imperial, transborder analysis of the Burnatskom [Buryat Commission] and competing projects of autonomous construction, 1911–1924 — a strong framework that does not reduce history solely to the Bolsheviks.
ResearchLive
Justine Buck Quijada — "Buddhists, Shamans, and Soviets: Rituals of History in Post-Soviet Buryatia" (Oxford University Press, 2019)
An investigation into competing genres of history and ritual memory in post-Soviet Buryatia — interpreting history as lived and performed, rather than merely archival chronology.
ResearchLive
Kathryn E. Graber — "Mixed Messages: Mediating Native Belonging in Asian Russia" (Cornell University Press, 2020)
Language, media, and negotiations of belonging within divided Buryat territories — useful for the topic of the consequences of the 1937 territorial fragmentation and differences in regional identities.
ResearchLive
Melissa Chakars — "The Socialist Way of Life in Siberia: Transformation in Buryatia" (CEU Press, 2014)
An open monograph on collectivisation, urbanisation, education, literature, and institutions in Soviet Buryatia—a useful counterweight to narratives focused exclusively on repression.
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Kunstkamera Online Collections (MAE RAS)
Online catalogue of the Kunstkamera museum collections (MAE RAS) — large object and photographic collections regarding the Buryats and neighbouring peoples; it is important to preserve data regarding expeditions and collectors.
Media, Buddhism & communityLive
ArigUs
The regional television channel ArigUs (Ulan-Ude), with material on Buryat culture and the Shenehen Buryats.
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asiarussia.ru
The ARD news portal for Buryatia/Mongolia/Inner Asia, featuring articles on the Shenehen Buryats and Buryats of Mongolia.
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BDRC / Buddhist Digital Archives (BUDA)
The world's largest open archive of Buddhist texts (over 28 million pages), containing Buryat materials: woodblock prints from the Lokesh Chandra collection and records of Buryat monasteries; a key source for the Buddhist heritage section.
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BDRC Library (search)
The BDRC library search interface for navigating Buddhist texts, including Buryat materials; complements the main portal bdrc.io as a specific search tool.
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British Library EAP1034: Preserving Traditional Buryat Book Culture
A British Library project, «Preserving Traditional Buryat Book Culture» — the preservation of traditional Buryat book culture; a key English-language archival node for book/Buddhist heritage.
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British Library EAP813
A British Library Endangered Archives Programme project for preserving Buryat book heritage; materials are being prepared for publication in conjunction with BDRC — an important Western source of digitisation.
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Buddhist Canon in Electronic Space (tibcanon.imbtarchive.ru)
A project for the electronic Tibetan Buddhist canon by the IMBT SB RAS (RSF-grant 24-28-00275); the Tibetan fund contains texts by Buryat authors and Datsan printing houses — a direct link between Buddhist heritage and Buryat culture.
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Buryad FM
The first 24-hour radio station in the Buryat language in Russia (since 2016), featuring online broadcasting, satellite, and an app; for an aggregator, it serves as a primary live audio source in Buryat.
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Buryad TV
The first 24-hour television channel broadcasting predominantly in the Buryat language (since 2021), which has also been broadcasting in the Irkutsk region since 2024; includes educational and linguistic programming, also available on YouTube.
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Buryad ünen
A newspaper in the Buryat language; a print and digital publication, useful as a source of modern language and news regarding the republic's cultural life.
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CVRK IMBT SB RAS (Centre for Oriental Manuscripts and Xylographs)
One of the largest collections of Oriental manuscripts and xylographs in the world, including texts by Buryat authors and Datsan printing houses; the leading organisation for academic Buryatology and Buddhology.
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Földgömb — «Burjátia» (2019)
A Hungarian travelogue with a section on the endangered status of the Buryat language (UNESCO classification).
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Folkways Today (SRAS)
The English-language SRAS cultural portal regarding the peoples of Russia, including a Buryat section; the closest analogue to an English-language cultural resource, though Buryat content has not been updated since 2018.
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imbtarchive.ru
The electronic archive of IMBT SB RAS, related to the TsVRK; an entry point to digitised Oriental manuscripts and woodblock prints, including the Buddhist canon (tibcanon.imbtarchive.ru).
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Kylväjä — «Burjatia» programme page
A page for the Finnish missionary programme among Buryats (Ulan-Ude) — providing context to the news regarding the Bible translation.
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Official EN-page of the Government of Buryatia (egov-buryatia.ru/eng)
The official English-language showcase of the Government of the Republic of Buryatia; useful as a basic reference point for English-speaking users, though content-wise it is more of a presentation than a deep resource.
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soyol.ru
A portal on the culture of Buryatia with a full Buryat interface and audiobooks; a publishing project supported by the Ministry of Culture and the National Library, serving as an accessible cultural entry point for readers without deep academic training.