Russia and Mongolia have enjoyed close relations for almost a century. Some of the events marking the official 95^th anniversary of diplomatic ties include an academic forum and a concert in Ulaanbaatar. In Russia, old Mongolian manuscripts and books have gone on show at the Oriental Museum in the country's second city, the so-called "Northern Capital", Saint Petersburg. The Oriental Museum has over 147 valuable items from the Far East, the Middle East and Central Asia. There are also exhibits from Russia's Republic of Buryatia, which like Mongolia shares a common Tibetan Buddhist heritage and Chukotka in Russia's far north east. The museum's Mongolian manuscripts has been kept in the museum since it opened in 1998.

A Mongolian delegation led by D.Davaasuren, State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is currently visiting Saint Petersburg.