Oct 07,2013 Special Forum Russian Strategic Thinking Regarding North Korea For Russia the DPRK is not a normal state. The two facts that it is one of Russia’s nearest neighbors and it was founded by the Soviet Union exert unquestionable influence on the current thinking about this country among Russia’s political elite. In this issue of the Asan Forum there is extended discussion in the […] Alexander Lukin priority of nuclear issue , Putin’s impact , soft position on pressure , Soviet approach , views of experts and politicians , views on unification