Temujin
Alexey Gatapov
"Genghis Khan is a man of the second millennium"
(UNESCO)

The novel by the Buryat writer Alexei Gatapov describes the adolescence of Genghis Khan, the great commander and state builder of Mongolia of the XII–XIII centuries. The first and second books of the novel reflect an important period of the young hero's formation – from 9 to 11 years old. These were the years of need and deprivation, hunger and mortal dangers, when the character of a great warrior and ruler was forged in the conditions of fierce hostility between the Mongol clans.

the novel "Temujin"
Author: Alexey Gatapov
(01) About
Alex Sergeyevich Gatapov
was born on March 18, 1965
in the villageUlyun of the Buryat ASSR.
In 1989 he graduated from the Historical Faculty of the Buryat State Pedagogical Institute. In 1983-1985, he completed active military service in the Mongolian People's Republic. In 1989-1990 he worked as a history teacher at Argadinsky secondary school (Kurumkan district of the Buryat ASSR), in 1990-1991 he taught at the Department of Pedagogy of the Buryat Pedagogical Institute.
He has been writing prose since 1995. In 1999, he was admitted to the Union of Writers of Russia. In 2001, he graduated from the Higher Literary Courses at the Gorky Literary Institute. In 2005-2007, he worked as the editor-in-chief of the republican literary and artistic magazine Baikal. He translated the Buryat-Mongolian heroic epic "Shono Bator" into Russian.
In 2007, he prepared for publication the "Mongolian Historical Dictionary", which contains information about historical figures, events and phenomena in Central Asia from the Stone Age to the XX century. In 2015, an expanded version of the dictionary was published in the form of the "Mongolian Historical Encyclopedia". He is the author of the books "The Birth of a Leader" (collection of novels and short stories, 1998), "The First Nuker of Genghis Khan" (collection of short stories, novellas and articles) and "Temujin" (historical novel).
The novel "Temujin". The first book.
The novel by the Buryat writer Alexei Gatapov describes the adolescence of Genghis Khan, the great commander and state builder of Mongolia of the XII–XIII centuries.
The novel "Temujin". The second book.
The novel by the Buryat writer Alexei Gatapov describes the adolescence of Genghis Khan, the great commander and state builder of Mongolia of the XII–XIII centuries.
The novel "Temujin". The third book.
The novel by the Buryat writer Alexei Gatapov describes the adolescence of Genghis Khan, the great commander and state builder of Mongolia of the XII–XIII centuries.
The novel "Temujin". The fourth book
The novel by the Buryat writer Alexei Gatapov describes the adolescence of Genghis Khan, the great commander and state builder of Mongolia of the XII–XIII centuries.
The novel "Temujin". The fifth book
The novel by the Buryat writer Alexei Gatapov describes the adolescence of Genghis Khan, the great commander and state builder of Mongolia of the XII–XIII centuries.
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(03) interview
How long have you been writing a novel?
I started writing the Temujin series in 2001, 20 years have passed – a significant part of my life. Of course, I learned to write, gained a lot of experience. I don't think the hero influences the author. As I wanted, I directed the storylines, taking my time, thinking about every moment.
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Why Temujin's youth?
In the novel, I showed the dark period of Genghis Khan's history - from 9 to 13.5 years old. In the novel, I consider this period to be the complete plot of the formation of his khanate. I searched bit by bit, guessed, logically compared hints, parallel and subsequent events.
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What do you see as the value of the novel?
The novel talks a lot about the human mind, what is a smart or stupid person. There is no such question now, everyone is equal. And at that time he was in the first place. If you are a stupid person, then your place is to graze sheep or you will be lost. Only smart people survive in such conditions. This is one of the questions of human existence, and there are many others in the novel.
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What difficulties did you have?
We already live in a civilization and it is difficult to write while sitting in an apartment. If I had lived at least in the XIX century, when the old life was still around, it would have been easier. The time of the historical novel is running out. Our nomadic culture is disappearing. We are the last representatives, the Mohicans. It's all going away...
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