재소고려인의 구전가요(노랫말)의 존재양상

Abstract

It has been over 70 years since the Korean resident in Russia are forcely moved to the central Asia by the Russian authority. Almost all the studies on Korean resident in Russia are based on the written literature. Even though such studies should be of value, author thinks that the orality should be more extensively studies than the literacy. This is due to the fact the non of the literacy could not have been free from the National authority before the collapse of the National authority. On the contrary, orality is relatively free from the wave of the National authority and ideology. Most of all, the Korean resident in Russia could have endured the forced immigration and discriminations through the orality in mother tongue and it is heritage. Therefore, the characteristics on the orality are as follows. First, it has been self-proven by the orality related with agricultural labor, the Korean resident in Russia had greatly contributed on improving the productivity of the Socialism by utilizing the advanced techniques in cultivating rice. Their contributions on the Russian society by overcoming the discriminations on minor ethnicity have been respected. Secondly, the Korean resident in Russia needed to experience the separation of their family in Yon-Hae-Joo and the Central Asia. These history is inherited by the orality and being sung until these days. Thirdly, the nostalgia of the Korean people who have been forced to live in a foreign country is the basis of all the emotions. There are songs based on the nostalgia have been sung widely. Lastly, there are quite a few songs that are based on the traditional culture of the Korean. More over, there are many orality in the Korean community resident in Russia, which are similar to our traditional folk music.