This book offers the first comprehensive exploration of the history of Soviet Koreans (1920s-1930s), focusing into their experiences in the USSR. It examines the impact of Stalin's foreign and domestic policies on Soviet Koreans, their role in the socio-economic development of the Far East, and their contributions to the Red Army, as well as the cultural and educational aspects of their lives. Key themes include the political repression of Soviet Koreans during Stalinâs era and their subsequent rehabilitation in the Russian Federation.
Zhanna Son, Ph.D. (2009), Institute of Russian History of the Russian Academy of Sciences, is Associate Professor / PhD (history) of Asian Studies at HSE University (Moscow, Russia). She has published monographs and many articles on History of Russian-speaking Koreans including Rossiiskie Koreitsy: vsesilie vlasti i bespravie etnicheskoi obshchnosti. 1920-1930 [Russian Koreans: the Absolute Power and Rightlessness of an Ethnic Community. 1920-1930] (Moscow, 2013); Issledovanie sovremennykh russkoyazycnykh Koreitsev. Tsentr Rossii: Moskva i evropeiskaya chastâ Rossii [Study of modern Russian-speaking Koreans. Central Russia: Moscow and the European part of Russia] (Seoul, 2022); the article âKorean and Chinese settlers and migrant workers in the Soviet Far East (1920â1930).â The review of Korean studies 26(1): 173â208, June 2023.