Andrei Nikolajewitsch Lankow

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Andrei Lankow (2010)

Andrei Nikolajewitsch Lankow ( Russian Андрей Николаевич Ланьков ; born July 26, 1963 in Leningrad ) is a Russian orientalist specializing in Korea . He has become known internationally through his publications on the history of North Korea and is considered one of the most renowned North Korea experts.

Life

Andrei Lankow studied until 1989 at the Faculty of Eastern Science at the Leningrad State University . As part of his studies, he spent almost one year abroad in Pyongyang from 1984-1985 . For his aspirant , Lankow wrote a paper on the medieval history of Korea. He initially stayed at the university, where he taught Korean language and history from 1989 to 1992 . From 1992 to 1996 he worked in South Korea . He then taught Korean language and history at the University of Canberra in Australia until 2004 , from where he again returned to South Korea. Today he works at Kookmin University in Seoul .

Works (selection)

English

  • The real North Korea: life and politics in the failed Stalinist utopia. Oxford: Oxford University Press 2013. ISBN 0199390037
  • The dawn of modern Korea: the transformation in life and cityscape. 2007. ISBN 978-89-5660-214-1 , ISBN 89-5660-214-X
  • North of the DMZ: essays on daily life in North Korea. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2007. ISBN 978-0-7864-2839-7 .
  • Crisis in North Korea: the failure of De-Stalinization, 1956. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2005. ISBN 0-8248-2809-7 , ISBN 978-0-8248-3207-0 .
  • From Stalin to Kim Il Sung: the formation of North Korea, 1945-1960. London: Hurst, 2002. ISBN 1-85065-563-4 .
  • The demise of non-communist parties in North Korea (1945-1960). In: Journal of Cold War studies, Cambridge, Mass., 3 (2001), 1, pp. 103-125.

Russian

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personal data
SURNAME Lankow, Andrei Nikolajewitsch
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ланьков, Андрей Николаевич (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian orientalist
DATE OF BIRTH July 26, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Leningrad