Altanbulag (Алтанбулаг) is a small, peaceful border town opposite the Russian city of Khyakhta. Altanbulag is of historical importance to Mongolians. In 1915 representatives from Russia, China and Mongolia met in Khyakhta to sign a treaty granting Mongolia limited autonomy. At a meeting in Khyakhta in March 1921, the Mongolian People’s Party was formed by Mongolian revolutionaries in exile, and the revolutionary hero Sükhbaatar was named Minister of War.