In this week’s lesson, we looked at the Soviet experience of the ethnic Koryo Saram and the experience of African American writer Langston Hughes. In this paper, I will explain the Koryo Saram Soviet experience. Then, I will explain the Soviet experience of Langston Hughes in relation the Koryo Saram experience. To conclude, I will attempt to draw conclusions about Soviet multiculturalism from this comparison.
During World War 2 Stalin began an initiative of heavy ethnic cleaning to remove anyone accused of being spies or enemies of the state. Koreans (Koryo Saram) were among some of the ethnic groups being deported from their homes in the provinces of eastern Russia to Central Asia. According to the documentary, this was mostly out of fear
