Yi Wijong

Yi Ouitjyong
Born1884 or 1887
Died1924(?)
Allegiance Russian Empire (1911–1917)
Russian SFSR (1918–1922)
BranchImperial Russian Army
Red Army
Service years1911–1922
RankPodporuchik
Conflicts
AwardsOrder of Merit for National Foundation (1962)
Korean name
Hangul
이위종
Hanja
李瑋鍾
RRI Wijong
MRI Wijong

Yi Wijong (Korean이위종; 1884–1924(?)), name sometimes rendered as Yi Ouitjyong, was a Korean diplomat and military officer. His name in Russian is Vladimir Sergeyevich Li (Владимир Сергеевич Ли). Yi took part in World War I as a 2nd lieutenant (Podporuchik) of the Imperial Russian Army and served on the Eastern Front. Post-WWI, Yi joined the Bolsheviks and fought in the Red Army during the Russian Civil War.