The monograph is dedicated to the first Tungus-Manchu state of Bohai (698-926), located on the territory of Russian Primorye, Northeast China, and northeast Korea. The work tells about the emergence of Bohai, analyzes the history of its formation, development and death, and examines the historical fate of the Bohai people. Much attention is paid to ethnic problems and the ethnogenesis of the Bohai people.

CONTENTS: Preface. — 5Chapter 1. Historiographical problems of Bokha studies. — 61.1. Chinese historiography. — 61.2. South Korean historiography. - 141.3. North Korean historiography. - 201.4. Russian historiography. — 21Chapter 2. Archaeological sites of Bohai. — 312.1. Methodology. — 312.2. Monuments of Northeast China. - 352.3. Monuments of North Korea. - 1032.4. Monuments of Russian Primorye. — 109Chapter 3. Ethnic and social stratification of Bohai (based on archaeological materials). - 2143.1. Ceramics of the Bohai culture. - 2143.1.1. Ceramics of Primorye as a source of ethnic stratification. - 2143.1.2. Ceramics of Northeast China. - 2293.2. Ornamental motif “round dance of dancing people” in the context of ethnosocial stratification. - 2323.3. Town-planning traditions of the Bohai state. - 2353.3.1. Valley fortifications. — 2363.3.2. Polygonal fortifications. — 2373.3.3. Stone fortresses on individual hills. - 2383.4. Indo-European traces in Bohai culture. — 239Chapter 4. Bohai Road Transport System. - 2444.1. Archaeological attributes of roads. - 2464.2. Landscape features of Sikhote-Alin. - 2464.3. Land highways. - 2474.4. Sea routes. — 254Chapter 5. Historical and cultural aspects of Bohai. - 2575.1. Historical context of occurrence. — 2575.2. State administrative structure. - 2595.3. Diplomatic activities. - 2615.4. Language and literature. — 264Chapter 6. Historical destinies of the Bohai people (historical and archaeological aspect). - 2766.1. Features of fortification in the Bohai, Jurchen and Khitan cultures. - 2796.2. Monuments of Primorye in the post-Bohai period. - 2806.3. Monuments containing Khitan artifacts. - 2816.4. Monuments with post-Bohai ceramics. — 282Chapter 7. Political aspects of Bokha studies (instead of conclusion). - 2847.1. Northeast project of China and the DPRK. - 2847.2. Chinese doctrine in Bohai studies. - 2877.3. South Korean version. - 2917.4. Russian version (according to written sources). - 2927.5. Russian archaeological version. — 292Literature and sources used. — 294List of abbreviations. — 309Summary. — 310Contents. — 316