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Mongolia’s modernizing push under Soviet influence
ULAN BATOR Mongolia AP The Soviet bloc pours money and technicians into Mongolia to turn it into a modern industrial agricultural state. Yet progress is slow as a large share of residents still live in yurts and the economy remains largely agricultural with mining. Moscow backed by allied states funds, gifts and favorable terms fuel industrial growth, while Russian language education and Soviet-style political life shape everyday life in the People’s Republic of Mongolia.
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China
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Communist Party
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Mongoliat
People’s Republic of
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