Damba Zhalsarayev

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Damba Zodbich Zhalsarayev (Russian: Дамба Зодбич Жалсараев; born December 5, 1925 in Dodo-Gol, Khorinsky District, Buryat ASSR) wrote the Buryat lyrics for the Anthem of the Republic of Buryatia. He was a member of the Union of Soviet Writers.[1][2]

Early life

When he was a child he worked on farms with his family. He was a student of the Trans-Baikal military infantry school in 1943 and served in the Second World War at a very young age. He fought against the Kwantung Army. After the war, he served 6 years in the border detachment of Kyakhtinsky District and was discharged in 1952. He was ranked as a Major.

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