To commemorate their 5th anniversary, the journalists of the Ergelt.mn news website under the “Oyunlag Ergelt Media Group,” recipients of the Baldorj Award and the Golden Pen Award of the Mongolian Journalists Association, are publishing their book The Last Nomads in both Mongolian and English.
This book is a collection of documentary profiles inspired by the rare and remarkable lives of present day Mongolians who continue to live in harmony with their traditional nomadic heritage amidst modern civilization. It tells the luminous story of four elderly friends who have been extracting salt together for 40 years in the remote steppes of Mongolia while protecting their land and strengthening their bond; the legendary female tracker who can follow the faintest trace of people and animals and who contributed to national security operations; the celebrated discoverers of world-renowned mineral deposits; exceptional craftsmen; and schoolchildren from small rural schools who dream of becoming global innovators.
Included in the book are profiles such as:
“I think mongolia is the biggest country in the world” - students of Khanui elementary school, “Shoot the guardian of the forest on sight, and mercilessly”, and “The eleven days that little spent in the forest” reported by Editor in Chief E.Khurelbaatar,
“Through snow and the tough ‘winter’ of life” and “Tulgaa, the water boy” by Executive Editor B. Enkhmart,
“The white-robed one amidst the snow” and “The promise he gave to his daughter” by journalist B. Tsogtbayar,
“The life story of L. Sukhee, the legendary border scout” and “A camel caravan journey from the foot of the eternally snow-capped kharkhiraa mountain to khar tarvagatai ride” by journalist B. Badraalmaа,
“D. Jamsran - who survived having the skin of his face torn away by a bear and receiving more than two hundred stitches” and “The doctor who breathed second life to a frozen, heart-stopped boy” by journalist B.Gunjid,
“The one-of-a-kind morin khuur” and “The puzzle found in grandmother’s chest” by journalist N. Otgonbaatar,
“The one who reads the sky’s moods” and “The two rrothers who ride to school on horseback” by journalist D. Byambasuren,
“The school’s stoker” by journalist O. Erdenetungalag,
“The old sledge-driver with his chestnut horse” and “There is no greater happiness than watering a herd of ibex among the brown hills of the gobi, brother” by journalist Kh. Dorjpalam,
“The hunter who made friends with an eagle: the story of Kh. Ardak” by student journalist Kh. Anargul.
In total, the book contains 32 profiles.
“The Last Nomads” was translated into English by diplomat and translator Ch. Burenbayar, and edited by international political scientist, translator, economist, and former director of the MONTSAME News Agency E. Sodontogos. The book is now published and available in both English and Mongolian.
We believe this documentary work, which conveys the extraordinary and unique stories of Mongolian life, will be a valuable reference not only for Mongolian but also international readers, writers, and researchers seeking rare and meaningful human stories. “The Last Nomads” is also distinguished as the first profile documentary book to present the unique lives of Mongolians in English.
The journalists of Ergelt.mn have previously:
- Published the “Ergelt Library” best works series (10 volumes) in 2021,
- Featured Editor-in-Chief E. Khurelbaatar’s investigative reporting in Volume 74 of the 108 Best Mongolian Articles series in 2023,
- Published Volumes I and II of selected works in Volume 88 of the same series in 2024,
- Published the “Ergelt newspaper” and the “Four Different Autumns” poetry collection in 2024,
- Between 2021 and 2025, four issues of Ergelt Journal were released, the investigative journalism journal with the highest page count in Mongolia, aspiring to encompass all forms of journalistic writing.
To commemorate their 5th anniversary, the journalists of the Ergelt.mn news website under the “Oyunlag Ergelt Media Group,” recipients of the Baldorj Award and the Golden Pen Award of the Mongolian Journalists Association, are publishing their book The Last Nomads in both Mongolian and English.
This book is a collection of documentary profiles inspired by the rare and remarkable lives of present day Mongolians who continue to live in harmony with their traditional nomadic heritage amidst modern civilization. It tells the luminous story of four elderly friends who have been extracting salt together for 40 years in the remote steppes of Mongolia while protecting their land and strengthening their bond; the legendary female tracker who can follow the faintest trace of people and animals and who contributed to national security operations; the celebrated discoverers of world-renowned mineral deposits; exceptional craftsmen; and schoolchildren from small rural schools who dream of becoming global innovators.
Included in the book are profiles such as:
“I think mongolia is the biggest country in the world” - students of Khanui elementary school, “Shoot the guardian of the forest on sight, and mercilessly”, and “The eleven days that little spent in the forest” reported by Editor in Chief E.Khurelbaatar,
“Through snow and the tough ‘winter’ of life” and “Tulgaa, the water boy” by Executive Editor B. Enkhmart,
“The white-robed one amidst the snow” and “The promise he gave to his daughter” by journalist B. Tsogtbayar,
“The life story of L. Sukhee, the legendary border scout” and “A camel caravan journey from the foot of the eternally snow-capped kharkhiraa mountain to khar tarvagatai ride” by journalist B. Badraalmaа,
“D. Jamsran - who survived having the skin of his face torn away by a bear and receiving more than two hundred stitches” and “The doctor who breathed second life to a frozen, heart-stopped boy” by journalist B.Gunjid,
“The one-of-a-kind morin khuur” and “The puzzle found in grandmother’s chest” by journalist N. Otgonbaatar,
“The one who reads the sky’s moods” and “The two rrothers who ride to school on horseback” by journalist D. Byambasuren,
“The school’s stoker” by journalist O. Erdenetungalag,
“The old sledge-driver with his chestnut horse” and “There is no greater happiness than watering a herd of ibex among the brown hills of the gobi, brother” by journalist Kh. Dorjpalam,
“The hunter who made friends with an eagle: the story of Kh. Ardak” by student journalist Kh. Anargul.
In total, the book contains 32 profiles.
“The Last Nomads” was translated into English by diplomat and translator Ch. Burenbayar, and edited by international political scientist, translator, economist, and former director of the MONTSAME News Agency E. Sodontogos. The book is now published and available in both English and Mongolian.
We believe this documentary work, which conveys the extraordinary and unique stories of Mongolian life, will be a valuable reference not only for Mongolian but also international readers, writers, and researchers seeking rare and meaningful human stories. “The Last Nomads” is also distinguished as the first profile documentary book to present the unique lives of Mongolians in English.
The journalists of Ergelt.mn have previously:
- Published the “Ergelt Library” best works series (10 volumes) in 2021,
- Featured Editor-in-Chief E. Khurelbaatar’s investigative reporting in Volume 74 of the 108 Best Mongolian Articles series in 2023,
- Published Volumes I and II of selected works in Volume 88 of the same series in 2024,
- Published the “Ergelt newspaper” and the “Four Different Autumns” poetry collection in 2024,
- Between 2021 and 2025, four issues of Ergelt Journal were released, the investigative journalism journal with the highest page count in Mongolia, aspiring to encompass all forms of journalistic writing.