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Here's my proposal for Mongolia's SNORist party logo. I thought a gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) would be appropriate, being as it was Genghis Khan's personal emblem.

Would Caucasian, Christian, manipulative Russia want to remind their Mogol vassals about their ancestor-worshipping, kick-ass barbarian heritage?   Mr.X8 Talk Contribs13:58, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

Genghis Khan sort of got made into a god in Mongolia *here, and I presume *there too. Of course, their line between ancestor and divinity is more than a little blurry anyway, and when you have an ancestral national figure of the potency of Temujin Genghis Khan, it sort of collapses. But I doubt the Russians were too thrilled. Maybe they didn't find out about it until after they'd approved the new look - I can imagine some mid-level Russian bureaucrat thinking "Oh, a falcon. That's kind of like an eagle. I think we can allow that," and then finding out to his cost the origins of the gyrfalcon symbol.
Geoff

Kind of like the "Nova" car in S. America (I guess it means it does not go in Spanish), and of course Richard Nixon's re-election committee, the initials was "CREEP". It does look nice though, is falconry still popular in Central Asia? Misterxeight 01:09, 7 September 2008 (UTC)

• There, very much so. *Here it depends how rural and "way back in the boonies" you are. Mongolia is pretty much Ulaanbataar and boonies, so yes, it's still somewhat popular, though it takes a lot of time and practice and a certain level of resources. Ex-Soviet Central Asia, less so. Russian Soviet influence; bleargh! Geoff

You could begin a "Cultural Revival Movement" sponsored by the governments to bring back traditional religions, sports, and other Central Asian cultural aspects. Their saying could even be "It's okay, to be Central Asian". Misterxeight 02:09, 7 September 2008 (UTC)