G. F. Kim

Georgy Fyodorovich Kim (; November 11, 1924 – April 29, 1989) was Soviet orientalist, an expert in the History of Korea and liberation movements in Africa and Asia, corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union since 1976.

He played an important role in the restoration of diplomatic relations between the USSR and South Korea (the Primakov–Kim group). One of the outcomes of his work was the CPSU Central Committee’s decision for the USSR to participate in the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul.

Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1985–1987).

Awards and decorations 1980: USSR State Prize 1975: Order of the Red Banner of Labour 1972: Medal "50 Years of the Mongolian People's Revolution" 1947: Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"