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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

The Tragedy of Sewol: A New Investigation?

On 13 October 2017, the new presidential administration of the Republic of Korea filed a petition to the prosecutor's office about the start of a new investigation into the tragedy of the vehicle-passenger ferry Sewol. The ferry, carrying...

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Park Geun-hye before Court: Trial or Inquisition?

Our previous material on the process of ex-President of South Korea Park Geun-hye came out on the eve of 16 October, when the period of her detention was due to expire. By this time, she had attended 80 court hearings, but earlier...

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Moon Jae-in’s Great Purge. Episode 5: the Fight against Corruption and the Control of the Media

In the previous article on the current situation in the domestic politics of the RK, we wrote that the new president of the country, Mr. Moon Jae-in, had begun an extensive purge, which is being carried out in several...

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Moon Jae-in’s Great Purge. Episode 4: Struggle against Park Geun-hye’s Legacy

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Moon Jae-in’s Great Purge. Episode 3: “the RK Army Reform”

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Moon Jae-in’s Great Purge. Episode 2: Pressure on Intelligence Agencies

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Is Moon Jae-in's Rating Beginning to Drop?

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Korea: At the Red Line

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