On September 4, 2015, an outstanding scholar of Korean studies and Orientalism, leading researcher of the Department of Korea and Mongolia, Candidate of Historical Sciences Yuri Vasilyevich Vanin, turned 85.

Yu. V. Vanin is a recognized authority on the history and current situation of Korea, author of numerous studies on the historical past and current problems of the Korean Peninsula.

Yuri Vasilyevich was born on September 4, 1930 in the village of Pissovo, Lev-Tolstovsky district, Ryazan region. Father Vanin Vasily Iosifovich, an engineer-economist; mother Marina Mikhailovna, a housewife. In 1949-1954, he studied at the History Department of Moscow State University as a member of the first Korean group in the history of the university under the leadership of M. N. Pak. In 1957-1960, he was a post-graduate student of the Institute of Internal Affairs of the USSR Academy of Sciences. Since November 1960 - Junior researcher, since December 1965-Senior Researcher of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the USSR Academy of Sciences (then - the Institute of Asian Peoples). Since February 1985-Head of the Department. The Korea Sector of the Department of Socialist Asian Countries. From 1987 to 2005, he was the head of this department, which was transformed in 1992 into the Department of Korea and Mongolia.

Thanks to the successful and purposeful leadership of Yu. V. Vanin, the research team of the Department developed a wide range of research on Korean and Mongolian studies and thereby made a significant contribution to the research work of the Institute. However, even after leaving the post of head of the Korea and Mongolia Department, Yu. V. Vanin actively participates in the multi-faceted activities of the department's staff.

All of Yu. V. Vanin's conscious life was devoted to studying the history, culture and politics of Korea, which he considered his second spiritual homeland, not without reason. He is the author of such already classic works as" The Agrarian System of feudal Korea "and chapters in the fundamental two-volume work" History of Korea (from ancient times to the present day) " (Moscow, 1974).

Yuri Vasilyevich became the initiator of a new unique project of the multi-volume series "Russian Korean Studies in the past and present". On his initiative and with his active participation, eight books of this series have been published in recent years. Yu. V. Vanin is one of the initiators of the series "Russian Koreans". He shows great interest in the life of the Korean diaspora in Russia. For more than 10 years, the hero of the day has been working as an editor of the Korean diaspora's Bomminren organ, Unity magazine.

Yu. V. Vanin is a world-renowned scientist, whose works have been widely recognized in our country and abroad. He is a constant participant of All-Russian and international conferences, symposia on the modern development of Korean studies and topical issues of the Korean Peninsula. Scientific conferences dedicated to the June 1926 demonstration in Korea, the 50th anniversary of the Korean War of 1950-1953, were conceived and implemented under his leadership.

His active scientific and socio-political activities, including as a vice-president of the Russian Society for Friendship and Cultural Relations with the DPRK, were highly appreciated abroad. He was awarded the Medal and Order of Friendship of the 1st and 2nd degrees of the DPRK, and was elected an honorary Doctor of the Institute of International Studies of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences.

Yu. V. Vanin's research interests have always been extremely broad: socio-economic problems of feudal Korea, the Korean national liberation movement, the history of Korea's liberation from the Japanese colonial yoke, the tragic split of Korea, the Korean War of 1950-1953, etc. A special place in the works of the orientalist is occupied by the study of the DPRK, its domestic and foreign policy on the world stage, the relationship between the North and the South in the struggle for peaceful unification of Korea. Yu.V. Vanin has trained many researchers, undergraduates and postgraduates.

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Yuri Vasilyevich is a man of encyclopedic knowledge, kindness, modesty and decency. He always respects the opinions of others.

The management and staff of the Institute of Oriental Studies cordially congratulate Yuri Vasilyevich on his anniversary and wish him good health, prosperity and further creative success!

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MAIN SCIENTIFIC WORKS OF YU. V. VANIN

Feudal Korea in the XIII-XIV centuries. Institute of Peoples of Asia, Moscow: Nauka Publ., 1962, 198 p.

Sources on the history of late feudalism in Korea / / Short reports of the Institute of Asian Peoples, vol. 85. Istoriya i istoriografiya stran Dalnego Vostoka. 1964. pp. 30-42.

Historians of the DPRK on the genesis of capitalism in Korea / / Peoples of Asia and Africa. 1968. N 6. pp. 160-169.

Ekonomicheskoe razvitie Korei v XVII XVIII vvakh [Economic development of Korea in the XVII-XVIII centuries]. Institute of Asian Peoples. Moscow: Nauka Publ., 1968, 265 p.

In: Modern Korea. Reference edition, Moscow: GRVL Publ., 1971. Author: Ancient and Medieval History, pp. 56-81; New History, pp. 81-104.

In: History of Korea (from ancient times to the present day), Vol. I. Moscow: GRVL, 1974. Author: Goryeo State in the X-XII centuries, pp. 105-133; Struggle of the Korean people against the Mongol conquerors. The fall of the Goryeo Dynasty. pp. 134-160; New trends in the socio-economic development of Korea (second half of the XVII-XVIII centuries). pp. 257-283; Growth of social contradictions and ideological struggle in the XVII-XVIII centuries. pp. 284-299; National Liberation movement in 1904-1910. Annexation of Korea, pp. 382-418.

Traditions of friendship are true / / Liberation of Korea. Memoirs and Articles, Moscow: GRVL, 1976 (together with V. V. Moklyak), pp. 276-302.

Koreiskaya voina (1950-1953) i UNO [The Korean War (1950-1953) and the UN]. Moscow: IV RAS, 2006, 286 p.

Istoriografiya stran Vostoka (problemy feodalizma) [Historiography of the countries of the East (problems of feudalism)], Moscow: MSU, 1977, pp. 120-139.

The defeat of Japan in World War II is the main condition for the liberation of Korea and the democratic development of the northern part of the country // The victory of the USSR in the war with militaristic Japan and the post-war development of East and South-East Asia (to the 30th anniversary of the victory of the USSR in the war with militaristic Japan). Moscow: GRVL. 1977.pp. 190-198.

The agrarian system of feudal Korea. XV-XVI centuries / USSR Academy OF Sciences. Institute of Oriental Studies, Moscow: Nauka Publ., 1981, 310 p.

China's policy towards Korea / / China and its neighbors in the new and modern times, Moscow: GRVL, 1982, pp. 368-395.

Soviet and world community in the struggle for peace, the end of imperialist aggression in Korea / / For Peace on the land of Korea. Memoirs and articles, Moscow: GRVL, 1985, pp. 138-174.

Rabstvo v stranakh Vostoka v sredniye veka [Slavery in the countries of the East in the Middle Ages], Moscow: GRVL, 1986, pp. 255-287.

In: USSR and Korea, Moscow: GRVL, 1988, Author: Strengthening the solidarity of the Soviet and Korean Peoples (20s), pp. 51-84; The Soviet Union and the Korean People's Struggle for Freedom and Independence (30s-40s), pp. 85-118; Democratic Construction in the Soviet Union. North Korea. pp. 145-164 (together with G. K. Plotnikov); Education of the DPRK. Soviet-Korean relations in 1948-1950 p. 180-202; International assistance of the USSR and other socialist countries of the DPRK in repelling imperialist aggression (1950-1953). pp. 203-233 (together with G. K. Plotnikov); Conclusion. pp. 381-384.

Korean Studies in the USSR. Main Stages of Development // The Journal of Asiatic Studies. Vol. XXXIV 1991. N 1. P. 45-54.

Materials of the Archive of Foreign Policy of Russia on Korea after liberation // Yong piphyun N 24 / Yong munjae yonguso (NII ist. problems). Seoul, 1994. pp. 351-367.

Sovetskaya istoriografiya o politicheskikh problemakh Severnoi Korei [Soviet Historiography on the political problems of North Korea]. Busan: Busan University Press, 1994, pp. 61-93 (in Russian).

In: Istoriya Vostoka [History of the East], vol. II. The East in the Middle Ages. lit. RAS, 1995. Author: Korea in the XIV-XV centuries, pp. 546-559.

In: Korea: dismemberment, war, Unification. Moscow: International Humanitarian Fund "Znanie", 1995. Author: Korean question in the post-war period. pp. 232-257; Unification of Korea historical inevitability and the will of the Korean people. pp. 257-289.

The end of World War II and Korea // Problems of the Far East. 1995. N 6. pp. 61-71.

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Modern Korean Studies in Russia (1945-1995) // Studying the History of the movement for the Unification of Korea, vol. 9. Cheonan (ROK): State Museum of Independence, Research Institute of the History of the Movement for the Independence of Korea, 1995. pp. 325-341 (in cor. yaz.).

Korea in Foreign Policy of Russia. End of the XIXth century // The Journal of Unification Studies. Vol. XVIII. Ennam University (RK), 1995, pp. 115-126.

North Korea: Hard March // The Korean Journal of National Unification. Vol. 5. 1996. C. 43-64.

Some aspects of modern research on the history of Korea (1945-1955) / / Problems of the Far East. 1996. N 5. pp. 115-123.

Politicheskie, ekonomicheskie i kul'turnye aspekty edinenii Korei [Political, Economic and cultural aspects of the Unification of Korea]. Ch. I.M.: IDV RAS, 1997, pp. 38-52.

In: Lectures on the History of Korea, Moscow: Exlibris-Press, 1997. Author: Goryeo State (XXIV centuries), pp. 22-33; History of Korea of the XV-XVII centuries, pp. 34-50; History of Korea of the XVII-XIX centuries, pp. 51-63.

The problem of Korean unification: current state and prospects of settlement // Experience of divided states and relations between the two shores of the Taiwan Strait (Materials of the conference). Moscow: IDV RAS, 1997, pp. 109-117.

Russia-North Korea: Post-Perestroika Relations // The Journal of Unification Studies. Vol. XIX, 1997. С 43-53.

Leading historian-Koreologist of Russia / / Korea. Collection of articles dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Professor M. N. Pak's birth, Moscow: MSU, 1998, pp. 23-33.

North Korea on the "forced march" / / Problems of the Far East. 1998. N 5. pp. 20-31.

Changes in the constitutional order of the DPRK / / Problems of the Far East. 1999. N 2. pp. 43-52.

In: Studying Korea in Russia: History and Modernity. Seoul, 1999. Auth.: Vozrozhdenie i razvitie sovremennogo rossiiskogo koreevedeniya, pp. 119-156; Izuchenie istorii Korei, pp. 157-216; Izuchenie politicheskikh problemy Severnoi Korei, pp. 217-240 (in cor. yaz.).

In: Istoriya Vostoka [History of the East], vol. III. East at the turn of the Middle Ages and modern times. XVI XVIII vv. Moscow: Vostochny lit. Russian Academy of Sciences, 1999. - Author: Korean state of Joseon in the XVI-XVII centuries. pp. 315-337; Korea in the XVIII century. pp. 609-638.

Memoirs of Kim Il Sung as a source on the recent history of Korea / / Problems of the Far East. 1999. N 5. pp. 81-92.

Russian Korean studies in the past and present / / Problems of the Far East. 1999. N 3. pp. 5-19.

Liberation of Korea: a view from Russia / / Hyundai Pukhan yeongu (Daegu). Vol. 3. 2000. N 2. pp. 261-298.

Sovremennoe sostoyanie i tendentsii izucheniya Koreiskoi voyni v Rossii [Current state and trends in studying the Korean War in Russia].

Sino-Korean border: history and modernity / / Borders of China: history of formation, Moscow, 2001, pp. 225-259.

Some questions of prehistory and the beginning of the Korean War / / War in Korea 1950-1953. A view through 50 years, Moscow: IDV RAS, 2001, pp. 12-31.

A harsh history lesson. Vzglyad iz Rossii na Koreiskuyu voynyu [A look from Russia at the Korean War]. N 40. Seoul, 2001. pp. 260-277 (in Russian).

Korea on the difficult path to reunification / / Korea at the turn of the century. Moscow: IVRAN, 2002. pp. 315-398.

June demonstration of 1926 and its place in the Korean national liberation movement / / June demonstration of 1926 in Korea. Articles and Materials, Moscow: Pervoe Marta Publ., 2003, pp. 10-28.

Review of the book: Lee Gi Baek. Korean History: a new interpretation // East (Oriens). 2001. N 6. pp. 165-171.

In: Life and Work Dedicated to Korea. Russian Korean studies of the 2nd half of the XX century. Moscow: Pervoe Marta Publ., 2004 (Russian Korean Studies in the Past and Present, vol. I.) - Author: Preface, pp. 12-15; Gryaznoye G. V., pp. 21-32; Mazurov V. M., pp. 89-104; Pak V. P., pp. 129-136; Pak V. K. (Pak Kil-yeon). 137-147; B. V. Sinitsyn, pp. 158-173; F. I. Shabshina, pp. 236-259; V. I. Shipaev, pp. 260-275.

In: Koreevedenie v Rossii: istoriya i sovremennost ' [Korean Studies in Russia: History and Modernity], Moscow: Pervoe Marta Publ., 2004 (Russian Korean Studies in the past and present. Vol. II). Russian Korean Studies in the past and present. Author: Preface. pp. 11-16; Revival and development of modern Russian Korean studies. pp. 119-154; Study of the history of Korea. pp. 155-212; Study of political problems of North Korea. pp. 213-236; Conclusion. pp. 377-381.

Russian historiography of the Korean War / / China in the Dialogue of Civilizations. K 70-letiyu akad. M. L. Titarenko, Moscow: Pamyatniki istoricheskoi mysli, 2004, pp. 493-511.

Goguryeo Discussion: a political dimension // Korea at the Crossroads of Time: Historical and Cultural Issues

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modernity. International Scientific Conference. Reports and presentations. October 26, 2006 Moscow: ISAA at Moscow State University, International Center for Korean Studies. 2006. pp. 6-12.

The Korean War: From Social Conflict to International Journal of History and Culture, No. 25. С 153-185 (HUFS Institute of History and Culture. Hankuk University of Foreign Studies). Seoul, Korea, 2006.

Problems of the modern history of Korea in a modern policy of Kazakhstan // the Korean Peninsula and the challenges of globalization. Moscow: Institute of far Eastern studies RAS. 2006.

Korea and the Hague Peace Conference of 1907/ / Orient (Oriens). 2008. N 6. pp. 45-56.

Torkunov L. V., Denisov V. I., Li V. F. Korey peninsula: Metamorphoses of post-war History / / Vostok (Oriens). 2009. N 4. pp. 184-189.

From the history of establishing diplomatic relations between the USSR and the Republic of Kazakhstan: participation of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences / / Russia and Korea: a new meeting of old neighbors. Anniversary exhibition dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan. Seoul: KRD, 2010, pp. 276-282.

Korea in the years of life and struggle of An Jungyn / / An Jungyn. National Hero of Korea, Moscow: Pervoe Marta Publ., 2012, pp. 16-38.

First acquaintance with the USSR / / Unity. 2012 (www.arirang.ru)

From the history of the formation of the Labor Party of Korea (based on archival materials) / / Problems of the Far East. 2013. N 1. pp. 128-138.

Soviet Union and Korea 1920s-1930s // Journal of Northeast Asia Research. Vol. 29. No. 2. 2014. С 329-349.

Outstanding scientist and organizer of science // George Fyodorovich Kim. Series "Russian Koreans", Moscow: IV RAS, 2015, pp. 83-96.

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