THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE: THE HISTORY AND PERSPECTIVES OF STUDYING IN MONGOLIA
The article presents a chronology of events reflecting the stages of development of the Russian language in Mongolia. The aim of the article is the systematization and update of data about the use of Russian for general purposes for specifying the functional characteristics of Russian as a means of international communication. The given facts of the Russian-Mongolian cooperation expansion indicate the possibility of the emergence of new subject areas of Russian studies in Mongolia.