''Ulaan Od'' ( mn, Улаан Од, literally "Red Star") is an organ under the
Mongolia
Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ...
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Ministry of Defense
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A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is an often-used name for the part of a government responsible for matters of defence, found in states ...
, and has an official designation as the official newspaper of the
Mongolian Armed Forces
The Mongolian Armed Forces ( mn, Монгол Улсын Зэвсэгт Хүчин; ''Mongol: ulsyn zevsegt hüchin'') is the collective name for the Mongolian military and the joint forces that comprise it. It is tasked with protecting the inde ...
. According to
Mongolia
Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ...
n
cosmonaut
An astronaut (from the Ancient Greek (), meaning 'star', and (), meaning 'sailor') is a person trained, equipped, and deployed by a human spaceflight program to serve as a commander or crew member aboard a spacecraft. Although generally r ...
and former defense minister
Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa
Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa ( mn, Жүгдэрдэмидийн Гүррагчаа; russian: Жугдэрдэмидийн Гуррагча, , born 5 December 1947) is a Mongolian cosmonaut and military leader. He was the first Mongolian and secon ...
, "Ulaan Od newspaper is understood to have contributed to the upbringing and development of many generations of men and to the development of the media sector." It is published bi-weekly by the Mongolian Defense Ministry.
History
It was founded in 1923 as part of the
Mongolian People's Army
The Mongolian People's Army ( Mongolian: ''Монголын Ардын Арми''), also known as the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Army ( Mongolian: ''Монгол Ардын Хувьсгалт Цэрэг'') or the Mongolian Red Army ( Mong ...
. On February 4, 1949, the Red Star newspaper was awarded the
Order of the Red Banner of Merit on the occasion of its 25th anniversary. There were 34 articles in 1980, 37 in 1981 and 14 in 1982. On April 14, 1988, a large article published by the newspaper questioned the death of Marshal
Gelegdorjiin Demid
Gelegdorjiin Demid ( mn, Гэлэгдоржийн Дэмид; 1900 – August 22, 1937) was a prominent political and military figure in 1920s and 1930s Mongolia who served as minister of war and Marshal of the Mongolian People's Republic (gener ...
on Soviet territory, prompting the Soviet embassy to protest to the Central Committee of the
Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party.
Editors in chief
* Tumendemberel Choijav (1959-1962)
Notable employees and editors
*
Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj (, ''Cahiagín Elbegdorj'' ; also referred to as Mongolyin Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj and Tsakhia Elbegdorj; born 30 March 1963) is a Mongolian politician who served as President of Mongolia from 2009 to 2017. He previously ser ...
* Togsjargalyn Gandi, Minister of Health and Sports from 2004 to 2006
References
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See also
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Krasnaya Zvezda
''Krasnaya Zvezda'' (russian: Кра́сная звезда́, literally "Red Star") is the official newspaper of the Soviet and later Russian Ministry of Defence. Today its official designation is "Central Organ of the Russian Ministry of Defen ...
Publications established in 1923
1923 establishments in Mongolia
Military newspapers
Newspapers published in Mongolia