Natalia Kim
- Associate Professor:HSE Campus in St. Petersburg / Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies / Department of Korean Studies
- Natalia Kim has been at HSE University since 2011.
Education and Degrees
- 2010
Candidate of Sciences* (PhD)
Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation - 2009
Doctoral programme
Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation - 2005
Degree in Phylosophy
Lomonosov Moscow State University - 2002
Degree in Historical study
Udmurt State University
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011, Candidate of Sciences belongs to ISCED level 8 - "doctoral or equivalent", together with PhD, DPhil, D.Lit, D.Sc, LL.D, Doctorate or similar. Candidate of Sciences allows its holders to reach the level of the Associate Professor.

Young Faculty Support Program (Group of Young Academic Professionals)
Category "Future Professoriate" (2012-2013)
Courses (2022/2023)
- History of Asian and African Civilizations (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
- Korean Political Culture (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 4 year, 4 module)Rus
- Topical Issues of Research in Asian and African Countries (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 5 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Topical Issues of Research in Asian and African Countries (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 5 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2021/2022)
- Gender, Family, and Social Change in Contemporary South Korea (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 3 year, 1 module)Eng
- Gender, Family, and Social Change in Contemporary South Korea (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 2 year, 1 module)Eng
- Gender, Family, and Social Change in Contemporary South Korea (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 5 year, 1 module)Eng
- History of the Region of Specialization (Korea) (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 3 year, 2-4 module)Rus
- Topical Issues of Research in Asian and African Countries (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 5 year, 3 module)Rus
- Topical Issues of Research in Asian and African Countries (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 5 year, 3 module)Rus
- Understanding Korean Politics (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 3 year, 1 module)Eng
- Understanding Korean Politics (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 2 year, 1 module)Eng
- Understanding Korean Politics (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 5 year, 1 module)Eng
Courses (2020/2021)
- History of the Region of Specialization (Korea) (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 2 year, 2-4 module)Rus
- History of the Region of Specialization (Korea) (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Political Culture and Process in the Modern East (Korea) (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Main Directions of Socio-Political, Economic and Historico-Cultural Processes in the East" (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Courses (2019/2020)
- History of the Region of Specialization (Korea) (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 3 year, 2-4 module)Rus
- History of the Region of Specialization (Korea) (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 2 year, 2-4 module)Rus
- Korean Language: Basic Course (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Language Aspect (Korean Language) (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 4 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Political Culture and Process in the Modern East (Korea) (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Main Directions of Socio-Political, Economic and Historico-Cultural Processes in the East" (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Oriental Studies: Academic Writing" (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
Courses (2018/2019)
- Cultural Development and Art of the Studied Region (Korea) (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- History of the Region of Specialization (Korea) (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 2 year, 2-4 module)Rus
- Religious and Philosophical Teachings of the East (Korea) (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Main Directions of Socio-Political, Economic and Historico-Cultural Processes in the East" (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Methodology of Oriental Research" (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
Courses (2017/2018)
- History of the Region of Specialization (Korea) (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (2d year) (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
Conferences
- 2016The 8th World Congress of Korean Studies (Филадельфия). Presentation: The Turning Points of South Korean History in the Autobiographical Writings of its Political Leaders: Analyzing Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun’s Memories
- 15TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CEESOK “NEW TRENDS IN KOREAN STUDIES” (Познань). Presentation: The Daily Life of North Korean Women in Reflection of the Female Journal "Korean Woman" (1960-1970)
- 1st Jeonju International Biennale of Korean Studies (Чонджу). Presentation: Gender and Nation-Building in North Korea: Constructing a New Type of Femininity (1945-1957)
Publications11
- Article Kim N. Sites of Memory and Postmemory of the 4.19 Revolution in South Korea // Proceedings of Russian Korean Studies. 2020. No. 12. P. 45-60.
- Article Kim N. David P. Fields, Foreign Friends. Syngman Rhee, American Exceptionalism, and the Division of Korea. 2019, University Press of Kentucky, 254 pages, ISBN 9780813177199 / Book Review // European Journal of Korean Studies. 2019. Vol. 19. No. 1. P. 307-311.
- Article Kim N. Discourse on motherhood and childrearing: the role of women in North Korea // Acta Asiatica Varsoviensia. 2019. No. 32. P. 61-79.
- Chapter Kim N. Feminism and Nationalism in South Korea: Empowering Korean Women in Nation-Building Process, in: The Comparative Approach and Prospects on Education of Local and Korean Culture (and literature) in Central and East Europe. Riga : University of Latvia Press, 2017. P. 131-139.
- Article Kim N. Feminism and Nationalism in South Korea: empowering Korean women during the nation-building process // Acta Asiatica Varsoviensia. 2017. Vol. 30. No. 2. P. 84-101.
- Article Kim N. Political memoirs and collective memory in South Korea: turning points in the autobiographical writings of Kim Taejung and No Muhyon // European Journal of Korean Studies. 2017. Vol. 17. No. 1. P. 1-25.
- Article Kim N. Gender Politics and Nation-Building: Constructing a New Type of Femininity in North Korea (1945-1957) // RUDN Journal of World History. 2016. No. 4
- Article Kim N. South Korea in the Embrace of Multiculturalism: Identifying Women Immigrant’s Major Problems and Strategies of Sociocultural Adaptation // CEESOK Journal of Korean Studies. 2016. No. 16
- Article Kim N. The emerging of a separatist tactic of the South Korean nationalists and establishment of the ROK // Proceedings of Russian Korean Studies. 2014. No. 6. P. 49-64.
Round-table “Actual problems of modern and contemporary history of Korea”
On April 7, the School of Asian Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs hosted a student round-table on the development of Korean society in modern and contemporary times (the second half of the 19th – early 21st centuries).
HSE Celebrates Korean New Year
Students of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs celebrated the Lunar New Year. The festivities, which were held at HSE’s Cultural Centre on Pokrovsky Boulevard, included a concert with traditional dance and Korean folklore skits.
Article by Natalia Kim Published on Sino-NK Website
The paper 'New Nationalism and New Democracy: Assessing An Jae-hong’s Legacy' by Natalia Kim, Associate Professor at the School of Asian Studies, was published on Sino-NK, the website dedicated to documenting and analyzing the borderland dynamics, transnational ties, and history of Northeast Asia.