The Russian president reportedly visited shamans, who claim they can communicate with the spiritual world, in Mongolia and ...

My Mongolian calendar for the trip was surprisingly full. I had an appointment with a shaman. I planned to search for wild horses and visit eagle hunters. In between, I would look for myself ...

On his feet were specially made reindeer-skin shaman boots. He’s a Darhad, one of the ethnic groups indigenous to northern Mongolia, next to the Russian border. Numbering some 20,000 ...

Reports suggest Putin consulted Mongolian and Siberian shamans for advice on military operations, possibly seeking their blessing before using nuclear weapons. The mystics call them the "weapons ...

Many believe that Vladimir Putin's first trip to Mongolia in 2024 was also motivated by an encounter with shamans, as his trusted advisor Sergei Šojgu, a former defence minister originally from ...