러시아 상트페테르부르크 국립대학과 동방학연구소에 소장된 조선전적(朝鮮典籍)에 대한 연구

Abstract

This paper introduces the collection of Joseon manuscripts and printed books housed in St. Petersburg State University and St. Petersburg Branch of the Institute of Oriental Studies by focusing on the collecting process, the total number of collected items, and some materials worth examining. The Joseon manuscripts and printed books are kept in various places in Russia, including Lomonosov Moscow State University, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg Branch of the Institute of Oriental Studies and the National Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan. St. Petersburg State University and St. Petersburg Branch of the Institute of Oriental Studies hold the largest collection. St. Petersburg State University, an imperial university established during the Russian Empire, began teaching the Joseon language in the late 19th century with the intention of educating diplomats who were to be dispatched to Joseon. Teaching materials for the courses were purchased and sent to the university by diplomats already working in Joseon. St. Petersburg Branch of the Institute of Oriental Studies, a major research institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, purchased and stored Joseon books for the purpose of studying the characteristics of the Joseon language and literature. As a result, approximately one thousand books are currently kept in the institutes. Out of the 84 titles in 855 volumes housed in St. Petersburg State University, approximately 40 titles are worth examining; some of which include Gaegukobaekyeonpalweolsabeonbogoseo(a report originally written in Korean and then translated into Russian), Chonjamun, Jeonunokpyeon, Yuhap(materials used to teach the Joseon language), and classic novels, such as Tosangjeon and Samgukji(volume3). The collection in St. Petersburg Branch of the Institute of Oriental Studies (known to house 264 titles) is characterized by its many books dealing with the relationship between Joseon and Japan, as well as classic novels that were either kept or collected by Aston and Möllendorff. Many of such novels were purchased from book rental shops (sechaekjǒm) with the help of their Joseon language teachers. The Joseon manuscripts and printed books are housed around the world, yet St. Petersburg State University and St. Petersburg Branch of the Institute of Oriental Studies hold the most distinctive collections. The goal of this paper is to introduce the list of collected items before embarking on further research. It is hoped that by collaborating with Russia, the list would be supplemented and that modern translation, photo printing, and digitization of important materials and exclusive books would also become possible.