Чой Док-Cу (Choi, Deok-Soo),
Университет Кореи, Сеул
This study analyzes Koreans’ perception of Russia during the latter period of the 19th century. It is a well-known fact that the growing threat of Western imperialism from the middle of the 19th century onwards spurred Korea to pursue the reform of its traditional ruling structure internally, while at the same time, adopting an independent course toward the outside world. Nevertheless, with the completion of the Russo-Japanese War in 1905 serving as the impetus, Korea soon found itself becoming a protectorate of Japan, and eventually falling under the Japanese colonial yoke.
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