Tsendiin Damdinsüren

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Tsendiin Damdinsüren
The Secret History of the Mongols (translation into modern language)

Tsendiin Damdinsüren (Mongolian: Цэндийн Дамдинсүрэн; 14 September 1908 – 27 May 1986) was a Mongolian writer and linguist.^[1] He wrote the text to one version of the national anthem of Mongolia.

Life

Damdinsüren was born in Mongolia 1908, in what is today the Dornod Aimag (province).

As a young man, he was politically active in the

.

After returning to Mongolia in 1938, Damdinsüren became an ally of

(The Truth). In 1959 he became chairman of the Committee of Sciences, and between 1953 and 1955 he was chairman of the Writers Union.

Works

Damdinsüren wrote poetry that was well received in Mongolia. He also produced prose and literary studies, and a translation of

(Гологдсон хүүхэн, The Rejected Girl) became one of the popular films of the 1960s.

He created the first large Russian-Mongolian dictionary and wrote the text to the

national anthem

that was in use between 1950 and 1962, and in parts after 1991.

See also

• Culture of Mongolia
• Ryenchinii Choinom

References

External links

• BookRags: Damdinsüren, Tsendiin, biography from the Encyclopedia of Modern Asia.