한국전쟁 발발 60년, 사회과학에서 인문학으로|RISS 상세보기

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There has been so many literatures about the Korean War since the Armistice Agreement. However, most of the works have been focused upon the issue of who shot first, or have been exploring the origin of the war, partly because they are very important issues related to a war which could not possibly be legitimized, and partly thanks to all the documents newly declassified in the early 1990s when the Soviet and Communist regimes collapsed in Russia and several Eastern European countries. So many of the declassified documents have provided clear evidences that the war broke out under the collusion between Stalin and Kim Il-sung.
It is kind of a vicious circle that a perspective has to be changed whenever new materials are declassified. I believe that historiography and narratives could be revised, but perspective should be regarded as a different mater. A perspective that needs to be changed according to materials, would not be appropriate to be adopted as a viewpoint in the first place. In the 60th year of the breakout of the war, I would like to propose a perspective that would be helpful in interpreting the nature of the Korean War, instead of providing new materials.
First of all, perception and calculation of the actors and policy makers, rather than the overall structure, should be more examined. Second, comparative analysis should be presented, in order to redefine the Korean War as a World history event which could provide lessons to the people today. Third, the Armistice system, which has become a fundamental problem causing security crises in the Korean Peninsula for the last 57 years, should be reviewed. And last, memories of the war deserves some attention, since they are no mere perceptions of a past event, but are working rather as a real political power that could shape and move the opinion of the public.

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