Valeriy V. Glushkov Professor Glushkov is a doctor habilitatus in geography, and technology and science. He is a scholar and journalist who has been a professor at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology since 2017. He has also taught at Moscow Technological University (2015?2016), the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (2014?2016), the Russian University of Transport (2004?2014), and has served as the deputy director at S.I.Vavilov Institute for the History of Science and Technology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2004? 2009). He is a member of the Russian Geographical Society and a member of the Russian Journalist Association. He has attended hearings on economic, political, and security issues regarding the South Kuril Islands held at the State Duma, the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia in 2002, and has participated in international conferences on territorial issues held in Russia (Kaliningrad, 2003; Moscow, 2005, 2006), South Korea (Daegu, 2006; Seoul, 2008, 2009, 2014; Jeju, 2012), and in conferences held by the Russian Academy of Sciences (2002-2009). Valeriy V. Glushkov has authored 31 books and has authored or co-authored over 200 scholarly articles. The author attended the first seminar on Korean Studies held at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in 2008 and participated as a member of the first Korean-Russian expedition to Ulleungdo and Dokdo in 2013.