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9-608: The hotel became the first five-star hotel in Mongolia. As of 2010 Ulaanbaatar Hotel has broadened its operation with UB-2 and Ar Huvch, which are located in Gorkhi-Terelj National Park. The infamous Anastasia Filatova , the wife of Mongolian communist leader Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal , and de facto co-ruler of the country, was personally involved in the construction and design. She chose the best workers and designers available at

18-450: A dozen movies were filmed here. Julia Roberts , Demis Roussos , Richard Gere , Steven Seagal , Dalai Lama , Fradkov , Andre Kim , and Alsou are among the famous guests who stayed at the hotel. Anastasia Filatova Anastasia Ivanovna Filatova ( Russian : Анастаси́я Ива́новна Фила́това , Mongolian : Анастасиа Ивановна Филатова-Цэдэнбал , ᠠᠨᠠᠰᠲ᠋ᠠᠰᠤ ᠢᠪᠤᠨᠠᠪᠤᠨ᠎ᠠ ᠹᠢᠯᠠᠲ᠋ᠣᠸᠠ ᠼᠡᠳᠡᠨᠪᠠᠯ , 4 February 1920 – 21 October 2001)

27-548: The authority of her husband to subtly influence the Mongolian political landscape. She also built up connections with officials such as Vyacheslav Molotov (who served as ambassador to the MPR at this time) and relied on the influence of Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev whom she regularly "begged" for funds for a Palace of Pioneers and Young Technicians, pioneer camps, swimming pools and a Children's Fund. The First Lady's Fund became one of

36-473: The hotel during 1980s and 1990s. The last embassy, Turkish mission, moved out in 1997. Ever since its foundation the hotel is frequented by politicians and lobbyists. During the Democratic revolution of 1991, Communist rulers used the hotel to meet unofficially with the democratic activists. The future fate of the country was decided during these meetings. The hotel has also become a cultural phenomenon: more than

45-567: The main institutions of the country. Filatova lived in Moscow with Tsedenbal after he fell from power and after he died in 1991. When she arrived in Ulaanbaatar from Moscow to attend Tsedenbal's funeral, the Mongolian prosecutor's office attempted to interrogate her upon arrival. During her last years, she lived in poverty and was often forced to sell her things in order make ends meet. Moreover, her eldest son Vladislav died unexpectedly when Anastasia

54-419: The time to complete the hotel , which was designed to be a flagship property for the Mongolian hospitality industry. The senior employees say that she had personally picked colors and design for the lobby and main hall. It was the first public building with running hot water, in the 1960s Mongolian elites used to rent rooms per hour to enjoy the hot bath or shower. A number of foreign embassies were quartered at

63-532: Was first received with caution as many considered her to be a kind of Soviet overseer, keeping an eye on Mongolian politicians. Her marriage to the leader of Mongolia was in itself considered a conduit of the influence of Nikolai Vazhnov (Soviet ambassador) and with the blessing of the Premier Khorloogiin Choibalsan . Keeping a low profile in the 1950s and the 1960s, Filatova aspired to a political role of her own in her later years. She relied on

72-578: Was in the hospital in 1999. She died there on 21 October 2001, outliving her husband by 10 years. She was buried at the Vagankovo Cemetery in Moscow. The Wedding Palace in Ulaanbaatar and the Ulaanbaatar Hotel was allegedly built on her initiative. The Nairamdal International Children's Center, located on the Bayangol Valley 30 km from Ulaanbaatar, was built in 1970s, which is

81-730: Was the Russian wife of the Mongolian leader Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal . Filatova was born in Sapozhok in the Ryazan oblast into a family of 5. Soon after leaving school, she moved to Moscow, where she became a Komsomol organizer within the Ministry of Trade . In 1941, she had a fiancé, who served in the Red Army at the front. After they separated in 1943, she met Tsedenbal while he was visiting. In Mongolia, she

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