The Extraordinary Story of the Russian Nobleman Who Became the Last Khan of Mongolia
Paperback, 288 pages
English language
Published 2011 by Basic Books.
Enjoyable read although apparently inaccurate in places. Levels this accusation against Ossendowski but is also true here. Later parts of the book dispense with the Baron himself and become a diatribe about Soviet misrule in Mongolia.
Enjoyable read although apparently inaccurate in places. The author levels this accusation against Ossendowski's "Of Beasts, Men and Gods," but it is also true here. Later parts of the book dispense with the Baron himself and become a diatribe about Soviet misrule in Mongolia. Von Ungern-Sternberg is a fascinating figure though: insanely courageous and just plain insane, mystic and monarchist, born into the wrong era if anyone ever was.
Enjoyable read although apparently inaccurate in places. The author levels this accusation against Ossendowski's "Of Beasts, Men and Gods," but it is also true here. Later parts of the book dispense with the Baron himself and become a diatribe about Soviet misrule in Mongolia. Von Ungern-Sternberg is a fascinating figure though: insanely courageous and just plain insane, mystic and monarchist, born into the wrong era if anyone ever was.
