Mongolians test alien idea: Privatizing the land From: International Herald Tribune | Date: May 27, 2005| Author: | . Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Jehangir S. Pocha
International Herald Tribune
05-27-2005
Before the freewheeling 1960s, before Mao led China to revolution in 1949 and before the Soviets took control of this country in 1921, Mongolia was already one giant commune. "Land here never belonged to anyone; it belonged to everyone," said Davasuren, 50, a self-described "retired nomad" in this tiny village 30 kilometers, or 20 miles, south of Ulan Bator, the capital. Like many Mongolians, he uses only one name. Despite the reputation for violent acquisitiveness that Mongolians acquired when Genghis Khan and the Golden Horde forged ...

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