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Konstantin Asmolov

PhD in History, leading research fellow at the Center for Korean Studies of the Institute of China and Modern Asia at the Russian Academy of Sciences

North Korean Сruise Missiles

On September 11-12, North Korea successfully test-fired a new type of long-range cruise missile. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA reported that the missiles “traveled for 7,580 seconds along an oval and pattern-8 flight orbits in the air above the territorial land and waters” in North Korea “and hit targets 1,500 km away,” and all design requirements were met. This was the third missile...

Konstantin Asmolov

Fighting Pop Culture Fashion in North Korea

The South Korean media periodically publishes stories about how the North represses yet another group of teenagers. The last such news story the author came across was from Korea Times: A group of Anju Middle School students, while on a Red Youth Guard internship, were spotted singing and dancing to a song by South Korean boy band BTS, “Blood, Sweat...

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New Old Mayor of Seoul

On August 31, 2021, South Korean police raided Seoul City Hall as part of an investigation into allegations that Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon spread false information during his election campaign. Investigators searched some City Hall offices, including the city planning and transport policy bureaus, for seven hours to seize documents related to Oh Se-hoon’s comments on a scandalous development...

Konstantin Asmolov

A Chronicle of the Pre-election Race in ROK: What Topics the Candidates are Delving Into

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A Chronicle of the Pre-election Race in ROK: Conservatives and their Feuds

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A Chronicle of the Pre-election Race in ROK: The Democrats and the Problems They Face

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Aftermath of the Afghan Conflict for South Korea

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South Korean Military Exercises and North Korean Response

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