According to Radio Free Europe, the population of the Republic of Kazakhstan in 1989 was approximately 39.7 percent Kazakh and 37.8 percent Russian (4 May 1990, 18). Other minority groups constituting one percent or more of the population include Germans, Ukrainians, Uzbeks, Tatars, Uigurs and Belorussians (Ibid., 19). Although Koreans are not included in this list, a report from the Minority Rights Group indicates that, during and after World War II, 437,000 Koreans were deported from the Pacific coast to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan and still form significant minorities in these republics (Jan. 1991, 1). The BBC reported in August 1991 that there are currently 100,000 ethnic Koreans in Kazakhstan (BBC Summary 3 Aug. 1991). An article from Tass indicates that there are more than 100 ethnic minorities in Kazakhstan (28 May 1991).

Please find attached a number of articles which provide information on ethnic groups, including Koreans, in Kazakhstan.

Bibliography

BBC Summary of World Broadcasts. 3 August 1991. "Kazakh President Holds Talks with South Korean Delegation." (NEXIS)

Minority Rights Group. January 1991. Soviet Minorities Update. Russell, John. "The Deported Peoples." London: Minority Rights Group.

Radio Free Europe. 4 May 1990. Vol. 2, No.18. Report on the USSR. Brown, Bess. "Kazakhs Now Largest National Group in Kazakhstan."

Tass. 28 May 1991. "Soviet President Arrives in Kazakhstan Today." (NEXIS)

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Agence France Presse. 30 October 1991. "Kazakh Leader Meets Major." (NEXIS)

BBC Summary of World Broadcasts. 5 November 1991. "South Korean Religious Delegation Visits Kazakhstan." (NEXIS)

_____. 3 August 1991. "Kazakh President holds Talks with South Korean Delegation." (NEXIS)

Helsinki Watch. October 1990. Excerpt from Conflict in the Soviet Union (p.47-48).

Minority Rights Group. January 1991. Soviet Minorities Update. Russell, John. "The Deported Peoples." London: Minority Rights Group.

Radio Free Europe. 4 January 1991. Vol. 3, No. 1. Report on the USSR. Brown, Bess. "Interethnic Tensions, Unsolved Economic Problems."

_____. Vol. 2, No. 35. Report on the USSR. Brown, Bess. "New Political Parties in Kazakhstan."

_____. 26 January 1990. Vol. 2, No. 4. Report on the USSR. Rorlich, Azade-Ayse. "'Adilet' - The Kazakh Chapter of 'Memorial'."

Tass. 20 December 1991. "Law on Kazakhstan Citizenship Adopted."(NEXIS)

_____. 28 May 1991. "Soviet President Arrives in Kazakhstan Today." (NEXIS)

_____. 8 February 1991. "Turkish Cultural Centre Set Up In Alma Ata." (NEXIS)

_____. 13 March 1990. "National Cultural Centres Initiated in Kazakhstan." (NEXIS)