Mongolia in the struggle for independence: from Khalkhin-Gol to Yalta (1939-1945)
The article is devoted to the struggle for independence and the formation of Mongolian statehood in the period of aggravation of the international situation in Asia and the beginning of the Second World War. In connection with Japan's aggressive policy and militaristic plans in the Far East and Asia, the only guarantor of Mongolia's security was the USSR, which, according to the mutual assistance agreement of 1936, provided military, economic and diplomatic assistance. The Battle of Khalkhin-Gol in 1939 was the culmination of a confrontation in the East Asian space, during which the Soviet-Mongolian forces managed to repel the attack of Japan. At the Yalta Conference of 1945, thanks to the resolute and consistent position of the USSR, the question of the sovereignty of Mongolia was finally resolved.