Prayer wheels are called Mani wheels by the Tibetans. A prayer wheel is a wheel on a spindle, and on the wheel are written or encapsulated prayers or mantras. According the Tibetan Buddhist belief, spinning such a wheel will have much the same effect as orally reciting them.
... 50° N was ceded to Japan, the Russians retaining the other three-fifths of the area. In August 1945, Russia again took over the control of Sakhalin. Since January 2, 1947, ...