Ethnic Korean Russians autumn into 1 of 2 groups.
The outset 1 is Far Eastern Koreans. There are close 150,000 of them. They are descendants of migrants from different northern provinces of Korea, who moved to the Russian Far East. Their parents in addition to grandparents were brutally deported past times the Communist dictator Stalin to Central Asia, mainly to Uzbekistan. The entire ethnicity of Koreans was defendant of espionage inwards favor of Japan. In Central Asia, they lived inwards special settlements, every bit so-called "enemies of the people." After World War II, they dispersed across all of Russian Federation in addition to other regions of the USSR.
Mostly they didn't hold their linguistic communication or ethnic traditions. Those who did hold the language, spoke a dialect that is real dissimilar modern Korean every bit spoken inwards South Korea. For example, they called kimchi chimchi, in addition to prepared their famous Korean carrot salad, a dish unknown inwards actual Korea.
The other category of ethnic Korean Russians is the Karafuto Koreans of Sakhalin. Numbering close 30,000 people, they are descendants from South Koreans, many of whom stimulate got relatives inwards South Korea. They moved to Sakhalin, which was Japanese, in addition to they became citizens of the USSR subsequently World War II when the Japanese isle was given to the Soviet Union. Most of them utter real practiced Korean in addition to stimulate got kept upwardly Korean traditions inwards their villages, families in addition to society. However, they were isolated from either North or Republic of Korea during several decades. After the normalization of South Korea-Russia ties, they tin give the axe instantly watch their relatives inwards South Korea.
One of my Korean linguistic communication teachers, Mrs. Kim, is a Karafuto Korean. She lives inwards a Moscow suburb, together amongst a large family, including children in addition to grandchildren, in addition to continues teaching Korean, despite of her real advanced age. Karafuto Koreans stimulate got both Korean in addition to Russian names. Irina Sergeevna speaks fantabulous Korean, in addition to was telling us many real interesting details close traditional Korean guild in addition to household unit of measurement life, time-honored customs in addition to traditions. In Soviet times, she worked every bit a schoolhouse instructor in addition to a librarian. Mrs. Kim visited Republic of Korea many times, every bit a invitee of her relatives, every bit a tourist, every bit a instructor of Korean in addition to every bit a translator.
The Far Eastern Koreans stimulate got Korean household unit of measurement names only, amongst corresponding Russian outset in addition to middle names. Their Korean names may stimulate got real foreign forms, too, unknown inwards either North or South Korea. For example, a Korean adult woman from my students grouping has the household unit of measurement cite I, the shortest household unit of measurement cite ever! Tatiana I: she has that cite written inwards her passport.
In the quondam Russian hamlet of Grigorievskoye, "The Gregorian," lives a Korean family, Ann in addition to Slava Lee, amongst their 2 sons. They accept upwardly a modest bird inwards an quondam double-storied, multi-apartment home, built nether Khrushchev, amongst a gas heater in addition to boiler. When I worked inwards their hamlet amongst chimneys, Ann asked me to help repair their apartment’s flue. “When Slava returns home, he’ll help you.” Slava worked at a structure site inwards the neighboring village. Slava returned, in addition to our move was done real quickly.
This happened inwards the 1990s, when inwards Russian Federation most people exactly did non have their salaries. Making coin for themselves in addition to for their families was a existent problem. However, Ann in addition to Slava decided to present me thank y'all past times sharing a delicious dinner amongst me. “Please accept this meal. We bought it specially for you." "Please accept this salad." We had a real interesting unhurried conversation. I saw that the bird was real small, indeed. However, it was all the same a real cook clean in addition to accurate one.
“You nation that y'all were born inwards 1 town, in addition to Slava inwards another. How did y'all e'er meet?”
“How create y'all Koreans notice each other?”
They are laughing.
“Here is the Korean savory meat y'all asked for. Please savour it." I tried to gustation it, but at that topographic point was likewise much salt: pure tabular array salt in addition to null else.
On exactly about other day, I brought them exactly about computer program pamphlets, papers in addition to fifty-fifty a linguistic communication course of didactics from Radio Korea. Throughout the year, I constitute Ann inwards that same apartment.
My dearest Korean friends, where are y'all now?
By Vladimir Gudzenko
Korea.net Honorary Reporter
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