YANG Lei
(№.5,2012)
Abstract: The relationship between Russia and the Korean Peninsula has a shorter history, but it has experienced great ups and downs and two times of wars: the fi rst war is the Russo-Japanese War that was brought about by Russia forcing a way into the Peninsula and Russia withdrew from the Peninsula after losing the war; the second war is the Cold War in which the Korean War reached the top of competition. After the Soviet Union collapsed and the Cold War ended, Russia’s infl uence upon the Peninsula disappeared. The relationship between Russia and the Peninsula is restricted by some objective factors such as a far geographical position and a strong competitive rival. At the same time, Russia’s present policy on the Peninsula has some problems: its policy direction is not clear and its policy aims are erratic, hence leading to a limited space in which the relations between Russia and the Peninsula develop.
Key words: N. Korea; S. Korea; Russia; Northeast Asia
