There are many reasons for the change of Mongolian currency, mainly because of the decline of Russian influence in the post-Soviet era and the need for countries within the sphere of influence of the former Soviet Union to reconstruct nationalism. Figures, portraits of national historical figures and money are all carriers. Of course, because Cyrillic Mongolian has been ruled in Mongolia for decades, generations have been influenced by it, and there is still a long way to go to completely transform it.

First of all, it is necessary to make clear why the traditional Mongolian characters should be Cyrillized.

First, the traditional Mongolian language does not adapt to modern science and technology.

Traditional Mongolian is written vertically, just like ancient Chinese. In fact, it has many shortcomings, such as the writing of formulas, which contains many symbols such as brackets and letters. It can't be written vertically, can it? This is easy to make mistakes. And there is a big problem. Chinese characters and Japanese can be written vertically and horizontally, while traditional Mongolian can only be written vertically.

In addition, it is very difficult to learn traditional Mongolian. Except for the upper-class aristocrats, many lower-class Mongolians can only speak and can't write. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), a wave of simplified Chinese characters movement appeared in China, aiming at reducing the difficulty of writing Chinese characters and improving the national cultural level. Cyrillic language was developed on the basis of ancient Greek letters and Latin. It is easier to write and learn, which is conducive to cultural popularization.

Because Mongolia and its ancient culture have little influence in the world, the traditional Mongolian language can't adapt well to the development of Internet society. I saw a joke on the internet before. Many foreigners don't know how people in China type Chinese characters on the computer, so they imagine that people in China use a very large keyboard, and each key is a Chinese character!

See, the Chinese characters used by more than one billion people have to meet the problem of compatibility with modern internet technology, not to mention the traditional Mongolian language.

The second is to increase the influence of the Soviet Union on its domestic allies and countries within its sphere of influence.

Writing is not only the carrier of culture, but also has the national image. Everyone learned the last lesson and realized the cultural hegemony of the United States and the Japanese education implemented after Japan occupied Taiwan Province Province. Why do some countries do this? Is to cultivate the cultural identity of people in other countries.

Mongolia is the buffer state between China and the Soviet Union, and the influence of the Soviet Union will certainly deepen. At that time, Mongolia was weak and the Soviet Union was strong, and relying on the Soviet Union was also helpful for its economic development. Therefore, whether it is active or passive, Mongolia has to cyrillize its own words.

But now why does Mongolia want to print the portrait of Genghis Khan, Mongolian numerals and traditional Mongolian Uighur characters on the currency?

The main purpose is to reduce the influence of the Soviet Union. Genghis Khan is the greatest figure in Mongolian history, a brilliant witness of Mongolia and a representative of the Mongolian nation. Printing its head on the currency accessible to all Mongolians can awaken the national pride of all Mongolian compatriots.

Anyone who has been to Mongolia knows that you can see the huge statue of Genghis Khan as soon as you get out of the airport, and the purpose is the same. Using one's own language and writing to publicize one's own historical figures and relying on "* * *" will help promote national unity.

Now that the Soviet Union has perished, Russia has gradually declined, and its sphere of influence has been shrinking under the pressure of Europe and the United States. In fact, except Mongolia, even the countries of the former Soviet Union are going to Cyrillic to restore their languages. Baltic countries, Ukraine and Kazakhstan all have such choices, but now it is Mongolia's turn.

During the epidemic, Mongolia donated 30,000 sheep to China. If you pay attention, you will find that the relevant documents are all written vertically in traditional Mongolian. It can be seen that Mongolia's will to go to Cyrillic is still very firm, and it has given up using Cyrillic Mongolian in foreign country exchanges.

There is nothing Russia can do about this Cyrillization. On the one hand, the national strength is declining and it is unable to interfere. On the other hand, everyone else is a sovereign state, and it has no right to interfere. Only when our country is strong can we attract other countries to take the initiative to learn. Now many foreigners take the initiative to learn Chinese, which is the case.

How to preserve the traditional culture of our nation? It is not written in the book or recorded in history, but it is really used in reality, which will help to promote culture. Crucially, this shows that Mongolia intends to get rid of the influence of the Soviet Union in culture and get back its own things. Of course, it is beneficial to Mongolia, but it has a very subtle impact on Mongolians in China and the regional situation.

Mongolia's monetary action has a strong symbolic significance. But for Mongolia itself, there is still a long way to go. For example, the compatibility between traditional Mongolian writing and modernization mentioned above, the cost of ordinary people learning traditional Mongolian again, and the popularization of education; And with the emergence of new things and the continuous expansion of vocabulary, whether the evolution and renewal of traditional Mongolian itself conforms to the development of the times.