Mongush M.
Absrtact. The article is about the Verkhnechadansky (Upper-Chadan) Buddhist temple in Tuva that was visited by members of English expedition under the leadership of geographer and traveler D. Сarruters in 1910.Today this temple becomes one of the popular tourist objects of Siberia. The author reports about the role and place of the temple in the past and present.
Key words: Siberia, Tuva, Buddhism, Verkhnechadanskiy temple, expedition of Carruthers, foreign researchers, religious heritage.
Mongush Marina Vasilievna,
D. in History,
Leading Researcher, D.Likhachev Russian Scientific Research Institute
of Cultural and Natural Heritage (Moscow),
e-mail: monmarvas@mail.ru