환동해 島嶼의 공간적 역할과 중층적 관계의 변화 －사할린, 울릉도ㆍ독도 그리고 쓰시마－

Abstract

This paper focuses on the confrontations and exchanges between the borderlands, that is, the large and small islands in the East Sea and the Rim.In particular, if we look at them with the East Sea Rim as the center, it will be conducive to appreciating the richness and diversity of Northeast Asian history. This paper intends to illuminate the change of the spatial role of Sakhalin, UlleungdoㆍDokdo and Tsushima from the multi-layered network standpoint of political, economic and cultural circumstances from the pre-modern tribal entity to the modern nation. Sakhalin was originally the home of indigenous tribes, but from the mid-nineteenth century to the Russo-Japanese War, Russian prisoners were sent there into the exile. Some Japanese stayed in Ulleungdo and Dokdo because of the regular-check island policy taken by Chosun. Tsushima was a base for the Japanese invasion of Chosun, as well as an interchange base between Korea and Japan, where Chosun correspondents visited frequently. Due to the influence of the Japanese colonization, each island has manifested in various ways. In Sakhalin there was a forced migration of Koreans mobilized for the exploitation of resources. UlleungdoㆍDokdo had undergone serious ecological destruction due to the Japanese colonial exploitation. Tsushima acted as a bridge for human and material resources between Chosun and Japan, while working as a base for the invasion of the Korean peninsula and the continent. At the present time, Sakhalin is a place where the North Korean workers migrate to, making it a point of contact between the two Koreas while the descendants of Chosun or early Korean have been experiencing cultural transformation under the influence of the Korean Wave. Ulleungdo and Dokdo are places where ecological restoration has been becoming a major issue, while nationalism has also been sharply confronted with the dispute between Korea and Japan over the sovereignty of Dokdo, which is a narrative of inclusion in Korea. On the other hand, in Tsushima, commercial tourism has been actively pursued with the lack of historical awareness by most Koreans.