A study on the formation of Texas Street near Busan Station and the influx of former Soviet Bloc migrants

Texas Street in Choryang-dong, Dong-gu, located near Busan Station, is known to some people as a 'Russian street' even as of 2022, and to others it is recognized as a 'prostitute' and 'red light district' that cannot be reached. However, it can be said that this place has historically been a complex interweaving of numerous foreign visitors, including Chinese and Americans, and the Russians are only one part of the main character of the stage. Nevertheless, Koreans consider this area to be the exclusive property of Russians, and the perception of Texas Street as a 'prostitute' has become a general notion of looking at Russians. However, the Texas Street near Busan Station was the “debut stage” for Russia, where it established diplomatic ties with Korea for the first time since the Cold War in the 1990s. This paper is a study on the background of the formation of Texas Street near Busan Station and the influx of former Soviet bloc migrants.