@article{ART001991870},
author={Hwang Jae-moon},
title={The Image of Russia and the Understanding of the 1905 Russian Revolution Presented in Kim Yunshik’s Diary, Umcheongsa},
journal={Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University},
issn={1598-3021},
year={2015},
volume={72},
number={2},
pages={13-51},
doi={10.17326/jhsnu.72.2.201505.13}
TY - JOUR
AU - Hwang Jae-moon
TI - The Image of Russia and the Understanding of the 1905 Russian Revolution Presented in Kim Yunshik’s Diary, Umcheongsa
JO - Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University
PY - 2015
VL - 72
IS - 2
PB - Institute of Humanities, Seoul National University
SP - 13
EP - 51
SN - 1598-3021
AB - This essay examines the awareness and understanding of Russia and its 1905 Revolution by the Korean intellectuals of the time. As one significant case study, this essay pays attention to Kim Yunshik, focusing on his diary Umcheongsa (陰晴史). Kim was one of the prominent reformists who planned and executed the enlightenment policy. He was also an active newspaper reader who read and summarized newspapers in his diary through the long period of exile.
In reading the front part of the diary, it is observed that Kim had taken a sort of prejudice against Russia. Russia was often expressed as a greedy and aggressive country, and its image implicit in the text was not at all positive. It is assumed that these negative images had been formed through his inherent knowledge, in which Russia was regarded as a sort of savage tribe. It is clear that these images were maintained during his life, and it was supposed to be one of the major reasons why he regarded Russia as a properly defeated country similar to the opinions exposed in Japanese newspapers. Of course it is obvious that the more important reason was due to a lack of information that could be obtained by the Koreans of the day. In matters concerning revolution, he seemed to regard it as a rebellion in natural consequence of defeat. So some fundamental elements of revolution, for example the workers’ struggle against monarchy and capitalism or the problem of the capitalist class, were not mentioned in his diary, though some articles in the newspapers that he read had indeed dealt with these issues. It is unclear whether Kim’s case can be seen to be universal, but it can be said that it represents one of the major tendencies of the time in Korea.
KW - Kim Yunshik;newspaper reader;Umcheongsa (陰晴史);understanding of Russia;1905 Russian Revolution
DO - 10.17326/jhsnu.72.2.201505.13
ER -
Hwang Jae-moon. (2015). The Image of Russia and the Understanding of the 1905 Russian Revolution Presented in Kim Yunshik’s Diary, Umcheongsa. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, 72(2), 13-51.
Hwang Jae-moon. 2015, "The Image of Russia and the Understanding of the 1905 Russian Revolution Presented in Kim Yunshik’s Diary, Umcheongsa", Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, vol.72, no.2 pp.13-51. Available from: doi:10.17326/jhsnu.72.2.201505.13
Hwang Jae-moon "The Image of Russia and the Understanding of the 1905 Russian Revolution Presented in Kim Yunshik’s Diary, Umcheongsa" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 72.2 pp.13-51 (2015) : 13.
Hwang Jae-moon. The Image of Russia and the Understanding of the 1905 Russian Revolution Presented in Kim Yunshik’s Diary, Umcheongsa. 2015; 72(2), 13-51. Available from: doi:10.17326/jhsnu.72.2.201505.13
Hwang Jae-moon. "The Image of Russia and the Understanding of the 1905 Russian Revolution Presented in Kim Yunshik’s Diary, Umcheongsa" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 72, no.2 (2015) : 13-51.doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.72.2.201505.13
Hwang Jae-moon. The Image of Russia and the Understanding of the 1905 Russian Revolution Presented in Kim Yunshik’s Diary, Umcheongsa. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, 72(2), 13-51. doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.72.2.201505.13
Hwang Jae-moon. The Image of Russia and the Understanding of the 1905 Russian Revolution Presented in Kim Yunshik’s Diary, Umcheongsa. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University. 2015; 72(2) 13-51. doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.72.2.201505.13
Hwang Jae-moon. The Image of Russia and the Understanding of the 1905 Russian Revolution Presented in Kim Yunshik’s Diary, Umcheongsa. 2015; 72(2), 13-51. Available from: doi:10.17326/jhsnu.72.2.201505.13
Hwang Jae-moon. "The Image of Russia and the Understanding of the 1905 Russian Revolution Presented in Kim Yunshik’s Diary, Umcheongsa" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 72, no.2 (2015) : 13-51.doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.72.2.201505.13
