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Baron Roman Nikolai Maximilian von Ungern-Sternberg, 1885–1921, photographed in 1921
Translated by Greg Johnson
Czech translation here
Translator’s Note:
The following text, published in 1942 or 1943 under the title “Baron von Ungern Venerated in Mongolian Temples,” deals with one of the 20th century’s most enigmatic figures whom I first encountered in the pages of Ferdinand Ossendowski’s brilliant Beasts, Men, and Gods.
The Liberating Influences of the Traditional East
Translation anonymous, edited by Greg Johnson
Editor’s Note:
The following essay was originally published in English in East and West, vol. 2, no. 1 (April 1951): 23–27. This is chapter 1 of Julius Evola, East and West: Comparative Studies in Pursuit of Tradition, ed. Greg Johnson, forthcoming from Counter-Currents in the summer of 2013.
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