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11 ноября 2020 года

Visit of the head of the Russian branch of the Korean Public Diplomacy Foundation

Visit of the head of the Russian branch of the Korean Public Diplomacy Foundation Visit of the head of the Russian branch of the Korean Public Diplomacy Foundation

 
On November 11, 2020, the Institute of Oriental Studies was visited by Mr. Lim Chol Woo, head of the Russian branch of the Korean Foundation, established to support public diplomacy for closer interaction with friendly countries, including promoting the development of large centers of Korean studies abroad.

Mr. Lim Cheol Woo paid a visit to the Cabinet of Korean History and Culture specially created at our Institute.

After a careful acquaintance with the book collections of outstanding Korean scholars Yu.V. Vanin, L.R. Kontsevich, Kim Lechun, as well as the conditions for storing books about South and North Korea in English and Korean donated by the Korean Foundation, plans for the further development of the Cabinet were discussed. The head of the Russian branch of the Korean Foundation praised as one of the most important achievements the great work of the employees of the Department of History and Culture of Korea IVRAN in creating the first commented translation into European language of one of the most important classical monuments of Buddhist religious and philosophical thought - the Korean Buddhist canon "Seokpo sangjeol" (釋譜詳節) are the life stories of the Buddha and his teachings, collected and compiled by King Sejo and translated from Chinese sources. This is the first translation of Buddhist sutras from Chinese into Korean, completed on July 25, 1447, the year after the creation of the Hongmin jongim Korean alphabet. supported the plans of the Cabinet for the development of classical Korean studies: the continuation of work on the translation of texts of Buddhist canons written in Korean script, the description and further digitization of the unique collection of personal collections of leading Russian scientists and cultural figures on Korea, the holding of seminars and conferences on the problems of classical Korean studies, the history and culture of Korea , Russian-Korean relations, lectures, exhibitions.

During the meeting, the head of the Russian branch of the Korean Foundation, Mr. Lim Cheol Woo, welcomed the multifaceted activities of the Cabinet aimed at the careful preservation and study of the historical, cultural and spiritual heritage of Korea.

On the photo: N.G. Romanova, head of the Russian branch of the Korean Foundation Mr. Lim Cheol Woo, head of the Cabinet of Korean History and Culture B.B. Pak and an employee of the Cabinet K.V. Ermakov.