Natsagdorj

Natsagdorj lived during one of the most dramatic periods in modern Mongolian history. He was born while Mongolia was still under Qing rule and grew up during the years in which the country declared independence and later experienced the Mongolian Revolution of 1921.
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The new revolutionary government sought to transform Mongolian society through education, secular institutions and closer political ties with the Soviet Union. At the same time, a generation of young Mongolians was exposed to foreign languages, European culture and new literary forms. Natsagdorj belonged to this generation and spent several formative years studying in Europe.
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When he returned to Mongolia in 1929, political life was becoming increasingly influenced by Soviet models. Literature and the arts were expected to participate in the construction of the new socialist society, while political repression intensified during the 1930s.
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Natsagdorj's writing developed within this tension between Mongolia's traditional culture, rapid modernization and growing political control. His work therefore occupies an important place not only in Mongolian literature but also in the cultural history of Mongolia's transformation during the early twentieth century.