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As Korea's geopolitical importance in the Far East emerged following the Sino-Japanese War that broke out in 1894, Russia began to show interest in Korea, and as relations with Japan became more acute in the 20th century, it began investing in Korea in response to the Russo-Japanese War. Exploration and investigation were actively carried out. Among the results, notable ones are 『Korea Overview(Описание Кореи, 1900)』 and 『Military Overview of Northern Korea(Военный обзор Северной Кореи, 1904)』. These two sources contain information about Korea, including the origins and characteristics of Koreans and the Korean population. Lieutenant colonel N.A. Korf(Н.А. Корф), who was interested in the Korean population, conducted research on the Korean population while exploring northern Korea. This work is meaningful in that it can provide important clues in tracking population changes in Korea during the Korean Empire, when there were no accurate population-related statistics. Russia distinguished Koreans into northerners and southerners, and identified the main ethnic groups of Koreans as ‘Tungus-Goguryeo people’ and ‘Malay-Silla people’. In addition, Koreans were defined as Han people and the origin of the Korean people was identified through the migration of northern peoples and Goguryeo. And, noting the similarities between Buyeo and Goguryeo, it was recorded that the Goguryeo people who were active across Liaodong, Baekdu Mountain, and the Daedong River were a race with excellent military and cultural skills. In addition, Koreans were identified as a people with strong curiosity, physical excellence, and a strong sense of family-centered solidarity.
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Korea Overview(Описание Кореи), Military Overview of Northern Korea(Военный обзор Северной Кореи), Origin of Koreans, population survey, Korean Empire, N. A. Korf(Н. А. Корф)
