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| Author | Andrei Znamenski |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Quest Books |
| Publication date | 2011 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 304 |
| ISBN | 0835608913 |
Red Shambhala: Magic, Prophesy, and Geopolitics in the Heart of Asia is a 2011 non-fiction work by Andrei Znamenski. The book explores the links between Bolshevik revolutionaries and their attempt to influence Vajrayana Buddhism in Mongolia and Tibet, as well as indigenous shamanic elements in the Russian Far East. In particular, some elements within the Bolsheviks were interested in using the apocalyptic Shambhala prophesies of the Kalachakra Tantra to influence the Buddhists into supporting Marxist-Leninism.
Figures
- Alexander Barchenko
- Gleb Bokii
- Boris Pankratov
- Pyotr Kozlov
- Nicholas Roerich
- Ja Lama
- 9th Panchen Lama
- Agvan Dorzhiev
Events
See also
- Shambhala-Agartha
- Kalachakra Tantra
- Buddhism in Russia
- Shamanism in Siberia
- Pan-Mongolism
- Parapsychology
- The Great Game
References
- "Red Shambhala: Magic, Prophecy, and Geopolitics in the Heart of Asia. By Znamenski Andrei". Cambridge Core - Slavic Review. 21 December 2016.
- "Red Shambhala' - Telepathy, Mental Powers, Electronic Surveillance & Mysticism in the U.S.S.R." Pop Matters. 21 December 2016.
External links
- Buddhists, Occultists and Secret Societies in Early Bolshevik Russia: an interview with Andrei Znamenski
- Bolshevik "Liberation Theology": Oirot/Amursana Prophecy Meets Communism
- The Bolsheviks Occult War at Espionage History Archive