Koryo-saram

Also known as Goryeoin, Goryeosaram

Koryo-saram ( ; , ) or Koryoin (; ) are ethnic Koreans of the mainland former Soviet Union who descend from Koreans who lived in the Russian Far East.

Key facts

Ethnic group.group: Koryo-saram
Ethnic group.caption: Koryo-saram in Uzbekistan (1937)
Ethnic group.population: About 500,000
Ethnic group.pop1: 174,200
Ethnic group.pop2: 118,450
Ethnic group.pop3: 87,819
Ethnic group.pop5: 17,094
Ethnic group.region6: Ukraine
Ethnic group.pop6: 12,711
Ethnic group.pop7: 2,500
Ethnic group.pop8: 634
Ethnic group.pop9: 400
Ethnic group.pop10: 208
Ethnic group.pop11: 62
Ethnic group.langs: Russian, Koryo-mar
Ethnic group.rels: Orthodox Christianity along with Buddhism, Protestantism, Catholicism, Islam and others
Ethnic group.related c: Koreans, Sakhalin Koreans
Chinese.hangul: 고려사람

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Autonym
History
Immigration to the Russian Far East and Siberia
Deportation to Central Asia
Liberation and division of Korea
Current status
Russia
Ukraine
Central Asia
Return migration to Korea
Culture
Cuisine
Personal and family names
Patronymics
Surnames of married women
Generation names
Language
Tourism
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
Census data
External links

Koryo-saram ( ; , ) or Koryoin (; ) 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.

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