09/09/2025
The 80th Anniversary Korea-Russia Academic Conference on the End of World War II – September, 13 2025
◎ Purpose:
• To enhance mutual understanding and benefit through academic exchange and cooperation among scholars and experts on Korea-Russia relations.
• To understand the roles of Russia and Korea in the historical development of Northeast Asia in the 20th century.
• To share directions for the development of Korea-Russia relations in light of the changing situation in Northeast Asia.
◎ Topic:
The Soviet Russia’s Role in the End of World War II and Postwar Plans in East Asia
• Date: Saturday, September 13, 2025, 10:00–18:00
• Venue: West Hall(College of Liberal Arts) Room 132, Korea University
• Organizers:
o Department of Russian Language and Literature, Korea University
o Center for North East Asian Studies, Chosun University
o Center for Interdisciplinary Education and Research, GIST
• Sponsors: GIST, Chosun University, Embassy of Russia in South Korea, National Research Foundation of Korea
◎ Conference Plan:
• Academic presentations and discussions highlighting key historical issues related to the end of World War II in East Asia
• Moderators: 2
• Presenters (6 participants, 3 from each side):
o Korean participants: 3
o Russian participants: 3
• Discussants (6 participants)
◎ Program Details:
Opening Ceremony
- Congratulatory address 1. Georgy Zinoviev (Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Korea)
- Congratulatory address 2. Kim, Jinkyu (Professor, Director of the Russia & CIS Research Center, Korea University)
Session 1.
Moderator: Baek, Joonki, Professor, Department of International Relations, Hanshin University
1) Perception of the Victory over Japan in Russia(Восприятие победы над Японией в России)
• Presenter: Dmitry Streltsov, MGIMO University, Department of Asian and African Studies, Head Department
• Discussant: Choi, Deok-gyu, Research Fellow, Asiatic Research Institute, Korea University
2) Postwar Settlement in Korea in Soviet Diplomatic Plans (Послевоенное урегулирование в Корее в планах советской дипломатии)
• Presenter: Ilya Dyachkov, MGIMO University, Department of Asian and African Studies, Associate Professor
• Discussant: Kwon, Kyung Taek, Researcher, Center for Interdisciplinary Education and Research, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
3) The Liberation of Korea in 1945 and its ‘Division’: The Problem of Fact Selection and Interpretation
• Presenter: Sergey Kurbanov, Head of Department, Department of Korean Studies, Saint-Petersburg State University
• Discussant: Lee, Jae Hoon, Research Professor (Chosun Univ.)
Session 2.
Moderator: Choi, Jeong Hyun, Professor, Department of Russian Language and Literature, Korea University
1) Ideology and Strategy: Reconstructing Sino-Soviet Relations during the Chinese Communist Revolution
• Presenter: Han, Sang Jun, Associate Professor, Department of History, College of Humanities, Ajou University
• Discussant: Chae, Junhyung, Associate Professor, Incheon National University
2) The Soviet Union and the Second World War in Asia
• Presenter: Lee, Jeongha, Researcher, Center for Interdisciplinary Education and Research, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
• Discussant: Rouben Kazariyan(Рубен Левонович Казарьян), senior researcher, Institute of Oriental Studies(Институт востоковедения РАН)
3) Imitation or Creation: the Soviet Army and State Formation of North Korea
• Presenter: Lee, Juho, Researcher, National Institute of Korean History
• Discussant: Nataliya Matveeva, Junior Researcher, Institute of Oriental Studies
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