How Did Soviet Influence Transform Mongolia's Society and Identity from the 1920s to the Post-Soviet Era?

Soviet influence initially manifested through extensive political and military support, allowing Mongolia to establish a communist regime. The Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party (MPRP), founded in 1921, took on a leading role in governance, with the support of the Soviet Communist Party. The MPRP introduced land reforms that collectivized herding and agricultural practices, significantly altering the lifestyle of the nomadic populations. These reforms aimed to dismantle the traditional aristocracy, redistributing land and resources to the peasant class, albeit often with resistance from herders who found new policies disruptive to their ways of life.