Unpublished documentary sources on the history of Buddhism in Tuva

The article contains unpublished documentary sources on the history of Buddhism in Tuva. The listed historical sources are kept in the two large archives of the Republic of Tuva - State Archives and its branch Center for Archival Documents of Parties and the Public Organizations. The content of the sources was analyzed, and an attempt is made to highlight and detail the history of Tuvan Buddhism according to sources from the XVIII century to the 1990s. The article is very useful to those who are engaged in the history of Buddhism in Tuva.