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Junbae Jo. Towards a New Modernity: Korean Historiography of Perestroika and the Collapse of the Soviet Union



Junbae Jo. Towards a New Modernity: Korean Historiography of Perestroika and the Collapse of the Soviet Union [K novoj sovremennosti: korejskaya istoriografiya Perestrojki i krah Sovetskogo soyuza]. Istoricheskij vestnik / Historical Reporter. Vol. 32. 2020. P. 158—183.

Чжо Чжун вэ. К новой современности: корейская историография Перестройки и крах Советского союза // Исторический вестник. 2020. Т. ХXХII. С. 158—183.


Keywords: Korea, the Soviet Union, Perestroika, Gorbachev, Reform, Ideology, Politics, Economy, Nationalities Question, Russian Orthodox Church.

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Abstract

Korean historiography of Perestroika and its resulting dissolution of the Soviet Union shows in what way a country under the dual system of cold war and division sought to understand the historical experience of an alien and even opposing regime in the northern world. Generally, Korean scholars’ recognitions and analyses of such history were very partial and did not reach at a high level, although some of them demonstrated fine achievements equipped with fresh methodologies and a lot of various materials. Ideological foundations of the Soviet regime came under inspection in Korea as early as in the middle of Perestroika. Many of social scientists and historians actively jumped into the study of the dynamics of Soviet statecraft as politics was the main stage where Gorbachev’s reform was vigorously carried out. The changes of the Soviet economy under Perestroika were another subject for Korean scholars to research from its early years as they formed the heart of Gorbachev’s reform, especially in the late 1980s. Nationalities question and the Russian orthodox church of the Perestroika era were the area in which professional research was undertaken relatively later in Korea, contrary to their role in maintaining or strengthening identity and nationalism among the Soviet population. However, it is evident that Perestroika provided Koreans with an invaluable opportunity for a full-scale study on the Soviet Union as both countries established diplomatic ties with each other in 1990. In addition, the story of Soviet socialism and its demise allowed Korean intellectuals to think over what prospect and possibility the humanity could have for their future lives. In conclusion, the Soviet times gave an indication about what direction they would take and what efforts they should make.


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Чжо Чжун вэ — доктор философии, доцент Университета Совон, Республика Корея.

Junbae Jo — Assistant professor at the Seowon University (Republic of Korea).


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