Koryo-saram

Korean minority in the territory of the former Soviet Union
Intangible national_minority Q711083
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Koryo-saram are an ethnic group. Their native language is Russian . Their religious tradition is Eastern Orthodoxy .

Koryo-saram

Summary

Koryo-saram is a national minority[1]. Koryo-saram ranks in the top 2% of national_minority entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,841 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Russian was Koryo-saram's native language[3].
  • Koryo-mar was Koryo-saram's native language[4].
  • Koryo-saram is identified as part of the Koreans ethnic group[5].
  • Koryo-saram's religion is recorded as Eastern Orthodoxy[6].
  • Koryo-saram's religion is recorded as Buddhism[7].
  • Koryo-saram's religion is recorded as Confucianism[8].
  • Koryo-saram's religion is recorded as Protestantism[9].
  • Koryo-saram is in the country of Uzbekistan[10].
  • Koryo-saram is in the country of Russia[11].
  • Koryo-saram is in the country of Kazakhstan[12].
  • Koryo-saram is in the country of Kyrgyzstan[13].
  • Koryo-saram is in the country of Ukraine[14].
  • Koryo-saram is in the country of Tajikistan[15].
  • Koryo-saram's instance of is recorded as national minority[16].
  • Koryo-saram's part of is recorded as Koreans[17].
  • Koryo-saram's Commons category is recorded as Koryo-saram[18].
  • Koryo-saram's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fp54b[19].
  • Koryo-saram's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Koryo-saram people[20].
  • Koryo-saram's population is recorded as {'amount': '+500000'}[21].
  • Koryo-saram's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Ukraine[22].
  • Koryo-saram's Encyclopedia of Korean Culture ID is recorded as E0072273[23].
  • Koryo-saram's Encyclopedia of Korean Culture ID is recorded as E0053844[24].
  • Koryo-saram's Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID is recorded as koreitsy-4a3d72[25].

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Origins and Family

Koryo-saram is identified as part of the Koreans ethnic group[5]. Native languages include Russian[3] and Koryo-mar[4].

Personal Life

Religious affiliations include Eastern Orthodoxy[6], a Christian denominational family[26]; Buddhism[7], a religion[27]; Confucianism[8], a philosophical movement[28]; and Protestantism[9], a Christian denominational family[29], founded in 1517[30].

Why It Matters

Koryo-saram ranks in the top 2% of national_minority entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,841 views/month).[2] Koryo-saram has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Koryo-saram is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Koryo-saram is credited with the discovery of Morkovcha[33], founded in 2000[34].

FAQs

What did Koryo-saram discover?

Koryo-saram is credited as discoverer of Morkovcha[33].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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