Pak Noja
{{Short description|Soviet South Korean academic (born 1973)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Pak Noja
| image = Prof. Vladimir Tikhonov (Pak Noja) San-Peterbur Khanon-214.jpg
| caption = Pak, photo by Yuri Khanon, 2014
| birth_name = Vladimir Tikhonov
| other_names = Volodja
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age |1973|02|05}}
| birth_place = Leningrad, Soviet Union
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| nationality = South Korean
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| title = Professor of University of Oslo{{cite web |url=http://www.hf.uio.no/ikos/personer/vit/vladimit/ |title=Vladimir Tikhonov |language=no |website=University of Oslo |accessdate=2014-03-11}}
| party = Labor Party,박노자, [http://www.redian.org/news/articleView.html?idxno=23774 진보신당 입당의 변]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Red Party (Norway)
| education = Korean Studies, Leningrad (St.-Petersburg) State University; MA in Korean History
Moscow State University (Institute of Asian and African Studies, International Centre for Korean Studies); PhD in Korean History
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| spouse = Paik Myong-jong
| children = 2
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{{Infobox Korean name
|hangul=박노자
|rr=Bak Noja
|mr=Pak Noja
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{{Progressivism in South Korea|People}}
Vladimir Tikhonov ({{Langx|ru|Влади́мир Миха́йлович Ти́хонов}}, romanized: Vladimir Mikhaylovich Tikhonov; born on February 5, 1973),{{Cite web|url=http://elecinfo.nec.go.kr/neweps/ezpdfwebviewer/ezpdf/customLayout.jsp?contentId=2F6570646174612F455031322F45434D323031322F30312F45434D303132303132303032332F45434D303132303132303032335F30303237532E706466|title = EzPDF WebViewer}} known mainly by his Korean art name Pak Noja ({{Korean|hangul=박노자}}), is a Soviet-born Korean activist, historian, Koreanist, and writer.
Biography
Pak was born as Vladimir Tikhonov to Russian Jewish family in Leningrad, Soviet Union. His Russian name is Vladimir Tikhonov,{{cite web|url=http://www.munhwa.com/news/view.html?no=1999111919000301 |script-title=ko:제2회 한중일 천태학술대회 外 |publisher=Munhwa Ilbo |date=1999-11-19 |language=ko |accessdate=2010-01-21}} but after immigrating to South Korea in 1997, he changed his name into a Korean name, Pak Noja and became naturalized as a South Korean citizen in 2001.
Fascinated by Korean movies and classical literature during his high school days, he decided to study Korean history. In his 16th year, he entered the department of Korean studies at St. Petersburg National University of Russia, and he made his first visit to Korea as an exchange student in 1991 and stayed in Seoul for about 3 months.
After his bachelor's degree, Pak kept studying Korean history and was granted a doctorate from Moscow State University with his thesis about Gaya,{{cite web|url=http://www.munhwa.com/news/view.html?no=1999010220000801 |script-title=ko:옛 소련 사학자가 쓴 ‘…고대불교사’ 譯刊 |publisher=Munhwa Ilbo |date=1999-01-02 |language=ko |accessdate=2010-01-21}} a combination of city states which lasted until the 6th century in southern part of Korea.
While working on his degree, in 1992, Pak met a Korean violinist, Paik Myong-jong ({{Korean|hangul=백명정|labels=no}}, 1971- ) who was at that time studying at the Leningrad University of Russia; they married in 1995.
Pak worked on translating Korean literature into Russian and wrote several liberal arts and sociology books about Korean culture and politics, including his best-selling book, Your Korea ({{Korean|hangul=당신들의 대한민국|labels=no}}). His writings made him known as one of Korea's influential progressive intellectuals, and brought on many controversial issues within Korea by sharp criticism.{{cite web|url=http://sisa-issue.inews24.com/php/news_view.php?g_menu=050500&g_serial=91264|date=2003-05-21|publisher=Sisa-issue.inews24.com|language=ko|script-title=ko:(온라인 인기 도서) 5월 둘째주(종합, 비즈니스와 경제)|accessdate=2010-01-21}}
Pak has taught Russian at Kyunghee University of Korea, and is currently teaching Korean studies as a professor at the Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages, University of Oslo in Norway.
Views
=Statements on China=
In 2009, Pak remarked that the "Korean economy will be annexed by the Chinese economic zone within 5–10 years". The Korean left responded critically to this claim, but Pak went on to clarify his thesis. According to his column, "it is not proper, I just said inescapable".http://www.redian.org/news/articleView.html?idxno=12500{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Moreover, he supported the Chinese government with respect to Liu Xiaobo's Nobel Peace Prize. Pak criticized Liu Xiaobo as a "follower of Western countries" and "a supporter of colonialism in China". According to Pak, "the process of democratization in China is not only elite, but also working-class".
Pak suggests that Liu's support in his Charter 08 of 'legislative democracy' and the 'protection of private property' raises doubts on whether "Liu Xiaobo wants a 'non-communist, dictatorial China' or a 'worker-friendly China'". Pak claims that "true reform must be undertaken by the working class".노벨 평화상 유감 - 유효파 선생, 서구의 화려함에 넋을 잃으셨나요? {{cite web |url=http://www.redian.org/news/articleView.html?idxno=20183 |title=노벨 평화상 유감 - 레디앙 |accessdate=2012-01-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928131347/http://www.redian.org/news/articleView.html?idxno=20183 |archivedate=2011-09-28 }}
Pak is critical about China's policy on Uyghur. In a column written in 2019 he argued "Policies against the Uyghur people, whose right to survive is threatened, are reminiscent of the national annihilation measures that the Korean people experienced at the end of the Japanese colonial period."{{Cite web |date=2019-07-02 |title=[박노자의 한국, 안과 밖] 1930년대가 돌아온다 |url=https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/opinion/column/900210.html |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=[박노자의 한국, 안과 밖] 1930년대가 돌아온다 |language=ko}}
=Statement about Ukraine War=
He criticized some South Korean left nationalists for supporting the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In his column in the Hankyoreh, he argued, "The courage that Ukrainian citizens are demonstrating in their struggle against aggression will long provide inspiration for Russians, too!" {{Cite web |title=[Column] The power to end Putin's war lies in the Ukrainian people fighting back |url=https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/english_editorials/1033401 |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=[Column] The power to end Putin’s war lies in the Ukrainian people fighting back |language=en}} He supports South Korea accepting Ukraine refugees however he is against South Korea's involvement in the conflict.{{Cite web |title=[최강시사] 박노자 "우크라이나에서 미-러 싸움…한국은 '거리두기'가 유리" |url=https://news.kbs.co.kr/news/pc/view/view.do?ncd=5463523 |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=KBS 뉴스 |language=ko}}
= About Hamas-Israel War =
He criticized Benjamin Netanyahu as a war criminal like Putin that should be punished and Israel is a criminal state that commits genocide worthy of being found guilty in an international court{{citation needed|date=December 2024}} but he criticized some of the leftists in South Korea support Hamas. He said “Is this thoughtless siding with the far-right group Hamas really helpful in creating peace?”{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-10-10 |title=“어떤 방식이든 팔레스타인 저항은 정당” 민간인 학살 옹호한 국내 극좌단체 |trans-title=“Palestinian resistance is a political party, no matter what the method,” a domestic far-left group that advocated massacre of civilians |url=https://www.chosun.com/national/national_general/2023/10/10/AN6JHZLV3BBX3EIOS4VDVX2VJI/ |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=조선일보 Chosun Ilbo |language=ko}}
Bibliography
- Postwar World (전쟁 이후의 세계, 2024)
- Lectures on the History of the Russian Revolution(러시아 혁명사 강의, 2018)
- Your Korea 2 (당신들의 대한민국2, 2006){{cite web |url=http://www.ilyosisa.co.kr/detail.php?number=4089&thread=22r13 |script-title=ko:화제의 책] 왼쪽으로 더 왼쪽으로 - 당신들의 대한민국 세 번째 이야기 |publisher=Ilyosisa.co.kr |accessdate=2010-01-21 |language=ko |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006141300/http://www.ilyosisa.co.kr/detail.php?number=4089&thread=22r13 |archivedate=2011-10-06 }}
- I Accuse of the Century of Violence (나는 폭력의 세기를 고발한다, 2005)
- The History which Betrayed Me (나를 배반한 역사, 2003)
- There are Right and Left but not High and Low (좌우는 있어도 위아래는 없다 (박노자의 북유럽 탐험), 2002)
- Your Korea 1 (당신들의 대한민국1, 2001){{cite web|author=khan |url=http://news.khan.co.kr/kh_news/art_print.html?artid=200910291757165 |script-title=ko:(지령 20000호 특집) 압축성장 ‘다면체의 삶’ |publisher=Kyunghyang Shinmun |date=2009-10-29 |language=ko |accessdate=2010-01-21}}
- Imaginative Power Changing the 21st Century (6인 6색 21세기를 바꾸는 상상력, 2005)
- Surviving in a Swirl of the Great Powers (열강의 소용돌이에서 살아남기, 2005)
- Realization in My Early Days (젊은 날의 깨달음, 2005)
- The Age of Anxieties, in the Middle of Pain (불안의 시대 고통의 한복판에서, 2005)
- The Empire of a White Mask (하얀 가면의 제국 (오리엔탈리즘, 서구 중심의 역사를 넘어), 2003)
- Outsiders 6,8,10,12,13 (아웃사이더 6,8,10,12,13, 2002~2003)
- In the Front Line of Our History (우리 역사 최전선, 2003)
- Monuments of Deserters (탈영자들의 기념비, 2003)
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091018233529/http://geocities.com/volodyatikhonov/volodyatikhonov.html Private homepage]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110711084826/http://www.geoocities.com/uioeastasia2002/main.html Private homepage about East Asia]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20051224171148/http://granite.korea.ac.kr/features/200504_02.html Interview (English)]
- [http://blog.hani.co.kr/gategateparagate Blog (Korean)]
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