Koryo-saram

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Koryo-saram (Russian: Корё сарам [kɐˈrʲɵ ˈsarəm]; Korean: 고려사람; MR: Koryŏ-saram; [koˈrʲɔˑ ˈsɐˑrɐm]) or Koryoin (Корё ин; 고려인; Koryŏ-in) are ethnic Koreans of the mainland former Soviet Union who descend from Koreans who lived in the Russian Far East. Koreans began settling in the Russian Far East in the late 19th century. Their numbers increased as Koreans fled the Japanese colonization of Korea beginning in 1910. A number of Koryo-saram became significant Korean independence activists, such as Hong Beom-do and Chŏng Sangjin. In 1937, they were all deported to Central Asia. They have since dispersed throughout the former Soviet Union, with significant populations in Siberia, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan. Approximately 500,000 Koryo-saram reside in the former Soviet Union, primarily in the now-independent states of Central Asia. There are also large Korean communities in Southern Russia (around Volgograd), the Russian Far East (around Vladivostok), the Caucasus, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and...

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