Social economic changes in lifе of Russian Koreans under conditions of market economy

Social economic changes in lifе of Russian Koreans under conditions of market economy


Choi W.I.

PhD in Sociology, Professor of Institute of Russian Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seul, Republic of Korea wooikchoi@yahoo.co.kr

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Choi W.I. Social economic changes in lifе of Russian Koreans under conditions of market economy. Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya [Sociological Studies]. 2015. No 4. P. 29-34




Abstract

The paper looks into changes and their specifics in the life of Russian Koreans under impact of market economy. These people were mainly engaged in the time of USSR in agriculture; but now they are actively masterring commerce, retail and private businesses. Due to higher educational levels ever more ethnic Koreans are occupied in intellectual spheres. One might even say that Koreans start to play a noticeable role in contemporary Russian society.


Keywords
Russian Koreans; ethnic minorities; re-settlers; nation; market economy
Content No 4, 2015