Natalia Evgenyevna Bazhanova (née Korsakova; in Russian: Наталья Евгеньевна Бажанова (девичья фамилия Корсакова); 4 January 1947 – 7 June 2014) was an influential Russianpolitical scientist, historian, economist, educator, writer, and diplomat.
She gained wider prominence through her works on Korea, China, the United States, and a post-Cold War world order: Between Dead Dogmas and Practical Requirements. External Economic Relations of North Korea (1992); The Most Mysterious War of the XX Century (Korean Conflict 1950–1953) (1997); Chinese Mosaic (2011); America: Yesterday and Today, Volumes 1, 2 (2005); International Relations in the XXI century (2011) etc.[1]
Career
1954–1964 – Secondary and high schools student in Baku and Moscow, graduated with distinction.
1974 – Successfully completed her Ph.D. at the Institute of Oriental Studies, USSR Academy of Sciences. The title: "The Role of Soviet-Korean Economic Cooperation in the Development of North Korea’s Economy".
2003 – Received her doctorate in Pusan, South Korea. The title: "The Economic System of North Korea (Sources, Evolution, Main Characteristics, Structure, Methods of Management, Weak Points, Prospects of Reforms)".
Dr. Bazhanova is the author of 31 books, more than 30 book chapters and parts and over 420 articles on Chinese, Korean, Japanese, ASEAN, Asia-Pacific, U.S., European, Middle Eastern affairs, foreign policies and domestic issues of Russia, CIS countries (published in Russia, U.S., ROK, PRC, Taiwan, Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Germany, Britain, Singapore, Thailand, Israel, Egypt, Spain, Italy, Turkey, Austria, Iran, Switzerland, Yugoslavia, Syria). She edited 43 books and other publications, was a member of editorial boards of several magazines, as well as a columnist of a number of South Korean and Taiwanese newspapers.
Published Books
The Gilded Ghetto (Chinese, Korean, and Japanese Communities in the USA). Moscow: Nauka, 1983, co-author Evgeny Bazhanov, under pennames N.E. Korsakova, E.P. Sevastyanov.
The Last Frontier (American Society in the 1970s). Moscow: Politisdat, 1984, co-author Evgeny Bazhanov.
Between Dead Dogmas and Practical Requirements. External Economic Relations of North Korea. Seoul: The Korea Economic Daily, 1992, in Korean.
Russia and Korea. Seoul: Seoul Sihnmun, 1992, co-author Evgeny Bazhanov, in Korean.
External Economic Relations of North Korea. Looking for a Way Out of a Deadend. Moscow: Nauka, 1993.
Soviet Foreign Policy under Gorbachev. Taipei (Taiwan): Zhongyang Ribao, 1993, in Chinese.
Russia's Changing Foreign Policy. Köln: Bundesinstitut für ostwissenschaftliche und internationale Studien (BIOST), 1996. ISSN 0435-7183.
The Most Mysterious War of the XX Century (Korean Conflict 1950–1953), Seoul: Youl Rim, 1997, in Korean.
Russian-Chinese Relations: Problems and Prospects. Moscow: Nauchnya Kniga, 1999.
The DPRK Reports (NN 1–21), Center for Nonproliferation Studies, The Monterey Institute of International Studies. Monterey, California, USA, 1996–2000.
Studies in Contemporary International Development. Volume 1. Moscow: Nauchnaya Kniga, 2001–2002, co-author Evgeny Bazhanov. ISBN5-7671-0062-4.
Studies in Contemporary International Development. Volume 2. Moscow: Nauchnaya Kniga, 2001–2002, co-author Evgeny Bazhanov. ISBN5-7671-0005-5.
Studies in Contemporary International Development. Volume 3. Moscow: Nauchnaya Kniga, 2001–2002, co-author Evgeny Bazhanov. ISBN5-7671-0047-0.
Oriental Express with Stops in the West. The Eyewitness' Notes. Moscow: Vostok-Zapad, 2008, co-author Evgeny Bazhanov. ISBN978-5-478-00862-8.
Edible Dragons. Mysteries of the Chinese Cuisine. Moscow: Vostok-Zapad, 2008, co-author Evgeny Bazhanov. ISBN978-5-478-00919-9.
Chinese Riddles. On Chinese Language, Characters, Calligraphy, and the View of the World "Through Characters". Moscow: Vostok-Zapad, 2008, co-author Evgeny Bazhanov. ISBN978-5-478-00918-2.
A Country of Merry Gods. Religious World of the Chinese People. Moscow: Vostok-Zapad, 2008, co-author Evgeny Bazhanov. ISBN978-5-478-01189-5.
France. Both Quazimodo and Coco Chanel. Moscow: Vostok-Zapad, 2009, co-author Evgeny Bazhanov. ISBN978-5-478-01222-9.
Where is Mankind Headed? Trends in International Relations in the XXI century. Moscow: Vostok-Zapad, 2009, co-author Evgeny Bazhanov. ISBN978-5-478-01272-4.
Wisdom of the Orient and the West. World Folklore. Moscow: Vostok-Zapad, 2010, co-authors Peter Bazhanov and Evgeny Bazhanov. ISBN978-5-478-01291-5.
The Multipolar World. Moscow: Vostok-Zapad, 2010, co-author Evgeny Bazhanov. ISBN978-5-478-01296-0.
Sketches of Korea. Moscow: Vostok-Zapad, 2010, co-author Evgeny Bazhanov. ISBN978-5-478-01310-3.
International Relations in the XXI Century. Moscow: Vostok-Zapad, 2011, co-author Evgeny Bazhanov. ISBN978-5-478-01324-0.
Chinese Mosaic. Moscow: Vostok-Zapad, 2011, co-author Evgeny Bazhanov. ISBN978-5-478-01325-7.
Peace and War. Moscow: Vostok-Zapad, 2011, co-author Evgeny Bazhanov. ISBN978-5-478-01333-2.
Italy, both Sad and Merry. Travel Notes. Moscow: Vostok-Zapad, 2011, co-author Evgeny Bazhanov. ISBN978-5-478-01338-7.
The Clash and the Dialogue of Civilizations. Moscow: Ves Mir, 2013, co-author Evgeny Bazhanov. ISBN978-5-7777-0561-7.
Wisdom of the Orient and the West. World Folklore. Moscow: Ves Mir, 2014, co-authors Peter Bazhanov and Evgeny Bazhanov. ISBN978-5-47801291-5.