History of world civilization: Russian scholar releases a book on the history of Tibet

Sergei Kuzmin, a senior scholar of Russian Academy of Sciences presented his book “Hidden Tibet: History of Independence and Occupation”, in Himachal Pradesh's Dharamsala (India).

This is the first book on the history of Tibet written in the Russian language. The 541-page book contains 12 chapters and has over 180 photographs.

The book traces the history of Tibet, from the origin of the Tibetan people up to the present situation of occupied Tibet. Samdhong Rinpoche, the Tibetan Prime Minister in-exile, Penpa Tsering, Speaker of Tibetan Parliament in-Exile, and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.

Talking about the book, Rinpoche said it would help remove misconceptions of Russian people about Tibet.

The author Segius L Kuzmin said that according to him, Tibet once had its own independence and unique national identity. He expects that people will compare different evidences from both sides, from the Tibetan side and the Chinese side, and from unbiased researchers and they may share his conclusion, or they may be different from his because the facts and evidences, which are the bases of his conclusions are also included in this book," said Kuzmin.

The event was co-hosted by Moscow-based Save Tibet Foundation and Library of Tibetan Works and Archives (LTWA), Dharamsala.(ANI)