Koryo-saram

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Koryo-saram are ethnic Koreans primarily descended from migrants to the Russian Empire and Soviet Union, now living across Central Asia and the former Soviet states with a distinct cultural and historical identity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Koreans in the former Soviet Union
ethnic group
citizenshipDistribution Kazakhstan NERFINISHED
Russia NERFINISHED
Uzbekistan NERFINISHED
other former Soviet republics
countryOfOrigin Korea NERFINISHED
culturalTrait adaptation to Soviet and post-Soviet cultures
fusion of Korean and Central Asian cuisines
maintenance of Korean customs and holidays
use of Koryo-mar dialect
deportationAuthority Stalinist Soviet government NERFINISHED
deportedFrom Primorsky Krai NERFINISHED
Russian Far East NERFINISHED
deportedTo Kazakh SSR NERFINISHED
Uzbek SSR NERFINISHED
diasporaOf Korean nation
ethnicOrigin Korean people
etymology Name derives from Goryeo, an ancient Korean kingdom
hasDistinctIdentity true
historicalContext Japanese colonization of Korea
Soviet nationalities policy
historicalMigrationPeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
historicalRegionOfOrigin Primorsky Krai NERFINISHED
Russian Far East NERFINISHED
language Koryo-mar
Russian
local languages of Central Asia
nativeName 고려사람 NERFINISHED
nativeNameLanguage Korean
notableCuisine Korean-style carrot salad (morkovcha)
populationCenter Armenia NERFINISHED
Azerbaijan NERFINISHED
Georgia NERFINISHED
Kazakhstan NERFINISHED
Kyrgyzstan NERFINISHED
Russia NERFINISHED
Tajikistan NERFINISHED
Turkmenistan NERFINISHED
Ukraine NERFINISHED
Uzbekistan NERFINISHED
relatedEthnicGroup Korean Americans NERFINISHED
Koreans in China NERFINISHED
North Koreans NERFINISHED
South Koreans NERFINISHED
Zainichi Koreans NERFINISHED
religion Buddhism
Christianity
Korean shamanism
non-religious
significantEvent 1937 deportation of Koreans in the Soviet Union

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Koreans diasporaCommunity Koryo-saram