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 ...

In the Mongolian tradition, shamans use rituals and trance states to communicate with the dead or spiritual beings. Although ...

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 ...

Vladimir Putin allegedly met shamans during his recent trips to Siberia and Mongolia to seek their blessing for the use of nuclear weapons, according to Russian opposition figures. The Russian ...