Mikhaylovka (russian: Михайловка) is a
rural locality (a ''
selo'') and the
administrative center
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of
Mikhaylovsky District
Mikhaylovsky District is the name of several administrative and municipal districts in Russia. The name is generally derived from or is related to the male first name Mikhail.
Districts of the federal subjects
* Mikhaylovsky District, Altai Kr ...
,
Primorsky Krai,
Russia
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. Population:
The town has a small settlement of
Koryo-saram
Koryo-saram ( ko, 고려사람; russian: Корё сарам; uk, Корьо-сарам) is the name which ethnic Koreans in the post-Soviet states use to refer to themselves. The term is composed of two Korean words: "", a historical name for ...
: ethnic Koreans of the former Soviet Union. The Korean ancestors of the Koryo-saram lived in the area in the early 1900s, but were forced to go to
Central Asia
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during a
forced migration in 1937. Their descendants subsequently returned to this village when movement restrictions were eased. , there were around 30 households in the area, with a Korean-language school. The Korean residents are mainly farmers. However, the population is significantly aging.
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Rural localities in Primorsky Krai
Koryo-saram communities
Korean communities in Russia