Red Shambhala

Red Shambhala: Magic, Prophesy, and Geopolitics in the Heart of Asia

Author	Andrei Znamenski
Language	English
Publisher	Quest Books
Publication date	2011
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	304
ISBN	0835608913

Red Shambhala: Magic, Prophecy, and Geopolitics in the Heart of Asia is a 2011 non-fiction work by Andrei Znamenski. The book explores the links between Bolshevik revolutionaries and their attempt to influence Vajrayana Buddhism in Mongolia and Tibet, as well as indigenous shamanic elements in the Russian Far East. In particular, some elements within the Bolsheviks were interested in using the apocalyptic Shambhala prophesies of the Kalachakra Tantra to influence the Buddhists into supporting Marxist-Leninism.^[1][2]

Figures

• Alexander Barchenko
• Gleb Bokii
• Boris Pankratov
• Pyotr Kozlov
• Nicholas Roerich
• Ja Lama
• 9th Panchen Lama
• Agvan Dorzhiev

Events

• Russian Civil War
• Mongolian Revolution of 1921
• Kalmyk Project

See also

• Shambhala-Agartha
• Kalachakra Tantra
• Buddhism in Russia
• Shamanism in Siberia
• Pan-Mongolism
• Parapsychology
• The Great Game

References

1. "Red Shambhala: Magic, Prophecy, and Geopolitics in the Heart of Asia. By Znamenski Andrei". Cambridge Core - Slavic Review. 21 December 2016.
2. "Red Shambhala' - Telepathy, Mental Powers, Electronic Surveillance & Mysticism in the U.S.S.R." Pop Matters. 21 December 2016.

External links

• Buddhists, Occultists and Secret Societies in Early Bolshevik Russia: an interview with Andrei Znamenski
• Bolshevik "Liberation Theology": Oirot/Amursana Prophecy Meets Communism
• The Bolsheviks Occult War at Espionage History Archive