Georgij Manzanov was born in Ulan-Ude. He graduated from Burayt State University, Doctor of Science. PhD was obtained at Philosophical Department in Saint Petersburg State University. He is a leading specialist in the Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies of Siberian Department of Russian Science Academy in Ulan-Ude. Science interests – Religious Studies, Buddhism, Philosophy, Sociology of Religion. Since 1983 he hold regularly researches in different regions of ethnic Buryatiya. Publications: Religious traditions of Buryat youth values. Ulan-Ude, Buryat Science Center of Siberian Department of Russian Science Academy, 1997. – 115p.

Religious traditions in the culture of Buryat people. Ulan-Ude, Buryat Science Center of Siberian Department of Russian Science Academy, 2005 – 192c.

Ethnography of Buryat people. Bibliographical indicator (1917-1976) / G. Manzanov, M. Spector, L. Paley, D. Nimayev. Ulan-Ude, Buryat Science Center of Siberian Department of Russian Science Academy,1999 – 251p.

Ethnography of Buryat people. Bibliographical indicator (1917) / G. Manzanov, D. Nimayev. Ulan-Ude, East-Siberian State Academy of Culture and Arts, 2002. – 197p.

Articles

Religious situation in Buryat Republic (contemporary situation and tendency) / Humanities in Siberia – Novosibirsk, 2004.

Religion in ethnocultural self-determination of Buryat people. / Globalisation and social transformation in developing countries. – Bimbu-Sen Press Ulanbaatar. 2007, P. 107-114.

Impact of Buddhism on the formation of values of modern person./ Vestnic BGU. Ulan-Ude, 2009. P.29-36.

Religion in ethnocultural process in Republic of Buryatiya/ Ethnosocial process in inner Eurasia. – Science Press Semipalatinsk State University. Kazakhstan, 2008. P. 670-675.

Buddhism in value orientations of modern Buryats. / Cultural potential of Baikal region. Ulan-Ude, 2009. P22-30.

Religious values of Burayts . 2008. Philosophical Russia – New-York Northern Cross 2009 C.348-364.

Buddhism in the Baikal Region (Based on Sociological Research Materials)/Contemporary Buddhism. Comporative Studies on Eurasia and South Asia / Ed. By S. Chatterjee, A. Sen Gupta. Kolkata: Shipra, 2011. P. 51-63.,

Contemporary situation of Buddhism in Baikal region: sociological aspect/The World of Buddhist Culture: Potential of Buddhist Culture in Russia in solution of social problem. – Chita, 2011 – P.273.

G. Manzanov participated in many International conferences, symposiums, and congresses.