Natalia E. Bazhanova

Natalia E. Bazhanova
Born	January 4, 1947 (1947-01-04) (age 64) Moscow, USSR
Occupation	political scientist, economist, educator, diplomat
[www.bazhanov.ru Official website]

Natalia E. Bazhanova (born 4 January 1947) is a Seniour Research Fellow of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Russian scholar, political scientist, economist, educator and diplomat.

Biography

• Graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1969, scholarly degree of Doctor of Economics (1973).
• Served as a diplomat in the USA and the PRC (1973-1985). Speaks English and Korean.
• Delivered more than 200 lectures in over 85 Universities, Colleges and Research Centers in 15 countries, including Harvard, Columbia, Stanford, G.Washington Universities, University of California, Rand, Cambridge, Oxford, Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul National, Australian National, up to 130 presentations at multinational conferences in 20 countries. More than 200 interviews to TV, radio, newspapers and magazines in 30 countries.
• Academic advisor of 9 PhD dissertations defended by ROK President Kim Dae-jung, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Zhumart Tokaev and many prominent Russian politicians, educators, diplomats.
• Author of 16 books, 25 book chapters and over 400 articles on Chinese, Korean, Japanese, ASEAN, Asian-Pacific, US, European, Middle Eastern affairs, foreign policies and internal problems of Russia, CIS countries(published in Russia, USA, ROK, PRC, Taiwan, Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Germany, Britain, Singapore, Israel, Italy, Austria, Iran, Switzerland, Syria). Editor of 20 books and other publications.

Published Books

1. The Role of the Soviet-Korean Economic Cooperation in the Development of North Korea's Economy. Moscow: Institute of Oriental Studies, 1973.
2. The Gilded Ghetto. (Chinese, Korean and Japanese Communities in the USA). Moscow: Nauka, 1983 (co-author Evgeny Bazhanov).
3. The Last Frontier. (American Society in the 1970s). Moscow: Politisdat, 1984 (co-author Evgeny Bazhanov).
4. Russia and Korea. Seoul: Seoul Sihnmun, 1992.
5. Between Dead Dogmas and Practical Requirements. External Economic Relations of North Korea, 1945–1990. Seoul: The Korea Economic Daily, 1992.
6. North Korea's External Economic Ties. Looking for the Way Out. Moscow: Nauka, 1993.
7. The Most Mysterious War of the XXth Century (Korean Conflict, 1950-1953), Seoul: Youl Rim, 1998 (co-author Evgeny Bazhanov).
8. Oriental Express with Stops in the West. The Eyewitness' Notes. Moscow: Vostok-Zapad, 2008 (co-author Evgeny Bazhanov).
9. Chinese Riddles. On Chinese Language, Characters, Calligraphy and the View of the World "Through Characters". Moscow: Vostok-Zapad, 2008 (co-author Evgeny Bazhanov).
10. Eatable Dragons. Mysteries of the Chinese Cuisine. Moscow: Vostok-Zapad, 2008 (co-author Evgeny Bazhanov).
11. A Country of Merry Gods. Religious World of the Chinese People. Moscow: Vostok-Zapad, 2008 (co-author Evgeny Bazhanov).
12. France: Both Quazimodo and Coco Chanel. Itinerary. Moscow: Vostok-Zapad, 2009 (co-author Yevgeny Bazhanov).
13. Where Is Mankind Headed? Moscow: Vostok-Zapad, 2009 (co-author Evgeny Bazhanov).
14. Wisdom of the Orient and the West. World Folklore. Moscow: Vostok-Zapad, 2010 (co-authors Peter Bazhanov and Evgeny Bazhanov).
15. The Multipolar World. Moscow: Vostok-Zapad, 2010 (co-author Evgeny Bazhanov).
16. Sketches of Korea. Moscow: Vostok-Zapad, 2010 (co-author Evgeny Bazhanov).
17. International Relations in the XXI Century. Moscow: Vostok-Zapad, 2011 (co-author Evgeny Bazhanov).
18. Chinese Mosaic. Moscow: Vostok-Zapad, 2011 (co-author Evgeny Bazhanov).

Awards and Recognitions

• "Who is Who in Russian Political Science" (1996); "Who is Who in Russia" (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2008); "Who is Who in the Russian Politics and Economics" (2008); "The International Who's Who", London; numerous prizes for journalistic and scholarly articles.
• Member of: Association of Russian Koreans (since 1990); Union of Journalists of Russia (since 1989); Russia's National Committee on Trade and Economic Cooperation with the Pacific-Asian Countries (since 1991); Russia's Association "For a Dialogue and Cooperation with the Pacific-Asian Countries" (since 1989); Political Science Association; Association of Asian Studies; Academician of the International Ecological Academy and of the Academy of Humanities; Member of Russia's Council on Foreign Policy.

References

• Official web site of Evgeny P. Bazhanov
• Official web site of the Diplomatic Academy of the MFA of Russia

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Name	Bazhanova, Natalia E.
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Date of birth	4 January 1947
Place of birth	Moscow, USSR
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