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INSTITUTE OF RUSSIAN STUDIES

Organization

The Institute of Russian Studies at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies was established as the Institute of the Soviet Union and East European Issues on January 13, 1972 in Seoul. In those days, the international community was dominated by cold war ideology, which made any communication or exchange between the Republic of Korea and the Communist bloc virtually impossible. The IRS was the first research center that began collecting and examining periodicals from the Soviet Union, North Korea, and other socialist states. Being the only Soviet Union and East European Issues research institute in Korea, the IRS was able to obtain an unrivaled position in this field. In a country where little research was being conducted on socialism, the IRS exerted a strong influence on the direction of these studies, leading the discourse on communism. From the early 1990s the IRS began to narrow its research subjects to Russia and the CIS region. Concentrated studies on the economies, politics, societies and cultures of the CIS region and Russia became the focus of the Institute. In 1993, the Institute officially changed its name to the Institute of Russian Studies, and in July of 1999, due to space constraints, the IRS relocated to Hankuk University’s Global Campus in Yongin.

The IRS regularly invites distinguished scholars from Russia and other parts of the world to give special talks.
Invited speakers come from diverse academic fields, including politics, economics, and literature.

General Information

Name Institute of Russian Studies
Институт российских исследований
Date of
Establishment		 January 13, 1972 Location Laboratory #203-1, 305-1, 306, 407, 408, 409, 411,
and 412 of the Center for International Area Studies
Address Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
81, Oedae-ro, Mohyeon-myeon, Cheoin-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Contact Number (82)-31-330-4852 Fax (82)-31-330-4851
Homepage www.rus.or.kr E-mail hufsirs@hufs.ac.kr

Director

Name Affiliation Degree Major
Sang Yong Pyo Department of Russian, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) Ph.D.,University of Marburg Linguistics

Senior Researcher

Name Degree Academic Interests Academic field
Jun, Mira more Ph. D, Russian State University for the Humanities Russian Literary Theory, Russian Literature, Narratology Russian Literature & Culture

HK+Project Team

HK Professors
Name Degree Academic Interests Academic field
Kim Minsoo more Ph.D., Chita State University
  • - Beliefs and Rituals of Minority Peoples in Russia
  • - Linguistic -Semantics
 Ethnology, Linguistics
Song Joonseo more Ph.D., Michigan State University
  • - Regional identity
  • - War memory
  • - borderland
  • - welfare policy
 Russian History
Lee Jiyeon more Ph.D., Institute of Russian Literature, Russian Academy of Sciences
  • - History of Russian Art
  • - Russian Avant-garde
  • - Contemporary Russian Literature
  • - Cultural Criticism
 Russian Literature and Culture
Choi Wooik more Ph.D., Moscow State University
  • -Social Stratification, Population
  • - Migration
 Russian Sociology
Hwang Sungwoo more Ph.D., HUFS
  • - Russian History
  • - Russian Culture
 Russian Area Studies
HK Research Professors
Name Degree Academic Interests Academic field
Kim Seunrae more Ph.D., Institute of World Economy and International Relations
  • - The Political Environment in the Russian Federation
 Politics
Kim Hyejin more Ph.D., Moscow State University
  • - Ethnic groups
  • - Russian Regions
  • - Diaspora
 Ethnology
Ra Seungdo more Ph.D., Texas State University
  • - Russian Literature
  • - Russian & Soviet Cinema
 Contemporary Russian Culture
Eo Keonjoo more Ph.D. in Russian Literature, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
  • - Syntax
  • - Semantics
 Russian Language and Culture

Personnel Committee Members

No. Name Position and Affiliation No. Name Position and Affiliation
1 Sang Yong Pyo Professor, Department
of Russian Language, HUFS		 4 Soo Hwan Kim Professor, Department
of Russian, HUFS
2 Wan Suk Hong Professor, Department
of Russian, HUFS		 5 Woo Ik Choi HK Professor, Institute
of Russian Studies, HUFS
3 Sung Hoon Jeh Professor, Department
of Russian Language, HUFS		 6 Seun Rae Kim HK Research Professor, Institute
of Russian Studies, HUFS

Full-time Korean Faculty of the Department of Russian Studies, HUFS

Department of Russian, HUFS ►

Researchers

Area Name Position and Affiliation Degree
Politics Seok Hwan Kim Adjunct Professor, HUFS Master’s Degree in Politics, HUFS
Soo Han Bae Professor, Dongseo University Ph.D. in Political Science,
Institute of World Economy
and International Relations
Dong Joo Seo Researcher, Institute
For National Security Strategy		 Ph.D. in Political Science,
Yonsei University
Hong Sub Lee Professor, Korea National
Defense University		 Ph.D. in Political Science, HUFS
Wan Suk Hong Professor, Graduate School
of International and Area Studies, HUFS		 Ph.D. in Political Science,
Moscow State Institute
of International Relations
Economics Jong Moon Lee Professor, Department
of Commerce in Russia and India,
Busan University of Foreign Studies		 Ph.D. in Political Science,
Moscow State Institute
of International Relations
Young Kwan Cho The Export-Import Bank of Korea Ph.D. in Economics,
Moscow State University
Won Ho Cho Professor, Department of Russia,
Gyeongsang National University		 Ph.D. in Economics,
University of Texas at Austin
Sung Won Hong Professor, Department of Maritime
and Port Administration,
Youngsan University		 Ph.D. in International Economics,
Institute of World Economy
and International Relations
Social and
Cultural Studies		 Young Oak Kim Law Group KYUNGYEON Doctor of Laws,
Moscow State Institute of
International Relations
Woo Seung Kim Professor, Department
of Russian Area Studies,
Pai Chai University		 Ph.D. in Social Studies,
Yonsei University
Hyung Joo Kim Director, Institute of
Russian Economy and Culture		 Ph.D. in Political
Science, HUFS
Tae Sung Park Professor, Department of
Commerce in Russia and India,
Busan University of Foreign Studies		 Ph.D. in Political
Science, HUFS
Sogu Hong Professor, Department of
Ukraine Studies, HUFS		 Ph.D. in Folklore,
University of Alberta
Language Duck Soo Kang Professor, Department of
Russian, HUFS		 Ph.D. in Linguistics,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Gyo Young Bang Professor, Graduate School of
Interpretation & Translation, HUFS		 Ph.D. in Interpretation &
Translation, HUFS
Seok Hoon Choo Professor, Department of
Russian, HUFS		 Ph.D. in Linguistics,
Indiana University Bloomington
Sang Yong Pyo Professor, Department of
Russian, HUFS		 Ph.D. in Linguistics,
Philipps Universität Marburg
Man Choon Han Corporation of Embassy of the
Republic of Korea in Kazakhstan		 Ph.D. in Linguistics,
St. Petersburg State University
Literature Sung Il Kim Professor, Department of
Russian Language and Literature,
Cheongju University		 Ph.D. in Arts,
St. Petersburg State University
Hyun Taek Kim Professor, Department of
Russian, HUFS		 Ph.D. in Arts, University of Kansas
Young Jun Ham Professor, Department of
Russian Language and Literature,
Dankook University		 Ph.D. in Arts,
St. Petersburg State University
Sang Woo Hong Professor, Department of
Russian Studies, Gyeongsang
National University		 Ph.D. in Arts, HUFS

Visiting Researchers

Name Position Degree Major
Gyeong Ho Kim Consultant, Department of Medical Tourism, Daegu Ph.D., Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Politics
Duck Jung Kim professor emeritus, Kyonggi University Ph.D. Maryland State University Politics
Mee Ryoung Park Lecturer, Department of Russian, HUFS Ph.D., HUFS Literature
Hae Jeong Song Lecturer, Department of Russian, HUFS Ph.D., HUFS Linguistics
Ung Lee CEO, Hotel Thomas Myeong-dong Ph.D., California State University Economics
Sang Min Lee Visiting Researcher, Institute
of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences MD		 Military Academy of the General
Headquarters of the
Russian Federation		 Military Science
Sebom Lee Lecturer, Department of Russian, HUFS Ph.D., Moscow Pedagogical University Linguistics
Sang Min Lee Lecturer, Department of Russian, HUFS Ph.D., HUFS Linguistics
Han Jang Lecturer, Department of Russian, HUFS Ph.D., HUFS Literature
Kim, Kyu-chul Lecturer, Department of Russian, HUFS Ph.D., HUFS Politics
Yeon-Soo Kim Lecturer, Department of Russian, HUFS Ph.D., HUFS Literature
Yeon Woo Jeong Lecturer, Department of Russian, HUFS Ph.D., HUFS Literature
Eun-Kyung Choi Lecturer, Department of Russian, HUFS Ph.D. Moscow State University Literature