Artist who chronicled Soviet deportation of ethnic Koreans named Overseas Korean of the Month
The late painter Shin Soon-nam (1928–2006), whose monumental canvases brought the forgotten tragedy of the 1937 Soviet deportation of ethnic Koreans into the national consciousness, has been named November’s Overseas Korean of the Month, the Overseas Koreans Agency said Friday. Born in 1928 in Russia’s Maritime Province, Shin was just nine years old when Joseph Stalin’s regime forcibly relocated…
Shin Soon-nam, a Russian-born painter who chronicled the Soviet deportation of ethnic Koreans, has been named Overseas Korean of the Month for November by the Overseas Koreans Agency. Born in 1928 in Russia's Maritime Province, Shin witnessed the forced relocation of approximately 172,000 ethnic Koreans by Joseph Stalin's regime in 1937.
Immortalizing this tragic event through his monumental canvases, Shin's art served as a poignant reminder of the human cost of displacement. After surviving the ordeal, he studied art in Uzbekistan, where he continued to create powerful works that highlighted the resilience of ethnic Koreans and their struggle to rebuild their lives in a foreign land.
His "Requiem" series, featuring a 44-meter panorama, confronts the sorrow of losing a homeland while honoring the victims and celebrating human dignity amid hardship.
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