''Tsogt taij'' ( mn, Цогт тайж, , translit=Čoγto tayiji), released in the Soviet Union as ''Knights of the Steppes'' (russian: Степные витязи, translit=Stepnye vityazi), is a 1945 film by Russian director Yuri Tarich. Written by Tarich and respected Mongolian linguist Byambyn Rinchen, the film tells the story of Choghtu Khong Tayiji.

Literature

* Petr Rollberg. Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. United Kingdom 2008, 2nd edition. Page: 728. * BARNETT, ROBERT. “‘Tsogt Taij’ and the Disappearance of the Overlord: Triangular Relations in Three Inner Asian Films.” Inner Asia, vol. 9, no. 1, 2007, pp. 41–75, http://www.jstor.org/stable/23615067. Accessed 15 May 2022. * Manduhai Buyandelger. Tricky Representations: Buddhism in the Cinema during Socialism in Mongolia. In: Silk Road. Summer 2008, Vol. 6.1; Pages: 54–62

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