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Exploration on National Movement During Japanese Colonial Rule in 1910s -Chunwon's Activities in Shanghai, Vladivostok, Myln, and Chita-
Chunwon Research journal
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Chunwon Research journal
2019, (15), pp.167-204
Publisher : Chunwon Research Society
Research Area : Korean Literature
2019, (15), pp.167-204
Publisher : Chunwon Research Society
Research Area : Korean Literature
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The course of Chunwon stepping down from the teacher at Osan School and heading to Shanghai, Vladivostok, Myln, and Chita where overseas independence circles are gathered enabled to confirm companionship with patriots and they realized their roles and principle for their motherland and people. Chunwon eventually took a leading role in awakening the national consciousness through journalism aiming for national education and autonomous independence in these areas. He recognized the realistic limitations of the domination of the West over the East in Shanghai, while simultaneously discovered the possibility of the enthusiastic “Chinese identity” on “the desire of knowledge,” “the distribution of national education,” and “academic independence” on Chinese new knowledge. Starting with his visit to Sinhanchon in Vladisvostok, the pivotal center of overseas independence movement, he encouraged compatriots to be solid and patriotic with his plentiful writings that focus on enlightening the independence spirit and national consciousness in Gwonup Newspaper(勸業新聞) and Daehaninjeonggybo(大韓人正敎報) by the end of his return to Korea from January to August 1914. Cohabiting with Chujeong Leegap in Myln(穆陵), he respected and remembered him as a mentor through his entire life as an authentic patriot. Chunwon faced the frustrating reality that the motherland's lost sovereignty and the inevitable reliance on foreign forces particularly due to lack of cooperation and solidity and dared to prepare for the independence with his solemn will. In addition, he attempted to realize the necessity of compatriot education and fulfill his obligations for the national survival and national management, acting as a pioneer for enhancing the national spirit daring to take his own risk for the sake of the country's independence. As shown above, he left numerous writings that raise national awareness and further claim for autonomous independence regardless of literary genres for national education and enlightenment throughout his life since he started to working in journalism in Yeonhaeju during 1910s. His “patriotic writings” having read so far are inevitably national mental heritages to be regarded as golden rule(金科玉條) in our hearts.
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