К вопросу об общепринятых оценках исторических персоналий: на примере историографических оценок деятельности Мин Ёнъика

Известия Восточного института. 2025. Т. 2. С. 65–77.

Grishina D.

The paper aims to reevaluate the historiographic assessments of the activities of the influential diplomat and politician of the late 19th – early 20th centuries Min Yŏngik (민영익 / 閔泳翊, 1860–1914). Min, who led the’s (Korea) first diplomatic delegation to the West (1883, to the USA) and became one of the main targets of the rebels during the Kapsin Coup (December 4-6, 1884), is unanimously characterized by historians as a "pro-Chinese" politician, whose activities were guided by his family – the ambitious Min clan. In an attempt to challenge this historiographic characterization, the author of this paper will present and analyze the earliest discovered historical evidence describing Min Yŏngik as a "pro-Chinese" dignitary and compare it with evidence from other primary sources. After which a conclusion will be made about the validity of the assertion about Min Yŏngik’s "pro-Chinese" political orientation.

Keywords: государство Чосон, active diplomacy, активная дипломатия, Chosŏn, Min Yŏngik, Kasin coup, Мин Ёнъик, Касинский переворот