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Title : (No. 29 in a translation series by Northeast Asian History Foundation)
《Russia and Korea》

Authored by PARK Boris D. | Translated by MIN Kyoung Hyon
Northeast Asian History Foundation | Printed on A5 | 799 pages | 23,000 Won | 2010.12.30
ISBN 978-89-6187-215-7 93900

This is a translation of a book written by Professor Boris D. Park which had brought  responses on studies of international relations in East Asia since its first publication in 1979 with the same title.  However, there were a lot of obstacles for the achievements of this book to be accepted in the Korean society  at the time of publication because of the cold war atmosphere surrounding Korean peninsula and East Asia.  Nevertheless, the international relations in East Asia and the Korea-Russia relations in particular from the author's Russian perspective are still valid and very important to those researchers at home and abroad who study international relations in East Asia. In line with this, Northeast Asian History Foundation has translated and introduces the revised edition of 2004 to Korean readers in memory of the 20th anniversary of Korea-Russia amity.

This book describes the general history of Korea-Russia relations from the 13th century until 1910 when Korea was annexed by Japan. It is worthy of note that the author freed himself from not only the limited geographic boundary of the Korean peninsula but also the Europe-centered perspective, and recomposed the history of Korea-Russia relations through elaborate comparison. It is the author's position well presented in this book that the important traditions of the Korea-Russia relations from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century should be protected well and be developed further.

Table of Contents

Publisher's remark
Translator's foreword
Introduction

Chapter 1 The origin of Korea-Russia relations

Chapter 2 The Korea-Russia relations that began in the mid-19th century during Joseon dynasty

Chapter 3 Wars between powerful European countries and Japan to open Korean seaports

Chapter 4 Invasions of Korea by Japan, China (Qing dynasty) and European countries in late 1880's, and the Land Trade Regulations between Korea (Joseon dynasty) and Russia in 1888

Chapter 5 Russian policies toward Korea before and during the Sino-Japanese War

Chapter 6 Russian influence strengthened in Korea after the Sino-Japanese War (1896-1897)

Chapter 7 Russia's peaceful advance to Korea and failure in the 19~20th centuries

Chapter 8 Korea-Russia relations from 1904 to 1905 just before and during Russo-Japanese War

Chapter 9 Russian policies toward Korea during Japanese protection period