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The history of North Korea since Kim Il Sung

Mountain carving: The power of North Korea’s political slogans

Mountain carving: The power of North Korea's political slogans

Slogans are one of the most ubiquitous forms of propaganda in the DPRK
by Benjamin R. Young

02 August 2016 Last updated at 10:38

Kim Jong Il: The man who brought love to North Korea’s silver screen

Kim Jong Il: The man who brought love to North Korea's silver screen

Romance in movies and books was strictly prohibited under leadership of Kim Il Sung
by Tatiana Gabroussenko

02 August 2016 Last updated at 03:32

Four North Koreans’ great Bulgarian escape

Four North Koreans' great Bulgarian escape

For four exchange students in Eastern Europe, de-Stalinization was not just an intellectual challeng
by Andrei Lankov

30 June 2016 Last updated at 07:31

DPRK history: the 170mm self-propelled gun in the Iran-Iraq War

DPRK history: the 170mm self-propelled gun in the Iran-Iraq War

Only combat use of North Korea’s exclusive weapon and its subsequent capture
by John G. Grisafi

19 June 2016 Last updated at 06:57

A Russian crosses the line: A different kind of North Korean defection

A Russian crosses the line: A different kind of North Korean defection

1984 incident remains one of most bloody in history of two Koreas’ only meeting point
by Oliver Hotham

06 June 2016 Last updated at 09:52

Kim Il Sung and the communist rumor mill

Kim Il Sung and the communist rumor mill

How the Soviets tried to win the North Korean leader’s support by hurting his feelings
by Andrei Lankov

16 May 2016 Last updated at 05:37

A Korean Autonomous Territory in Mongolia?

A Korean Autonomous Territory in Mongolia?

North Korean economic nationalism has an exploitative side, which can backfire
by Balazs Szalontai

13 May 2016 Last updated at 05:03

History, Juche and public space in making of North Korea’s capital

History, Juche and public space in making of North Korea’s capital

Shifting ideas and loyalties from the early days of the republic can be seen in Pyongyang's design
by John Petrushka

06 May 2016 Last updated at 06:45

What happens at a North Korean Party Conference or Congress

What happens at a North Korean Party Conference or Congress

What, based on history, are the chances of reform being announced at the Seventh Congress?
by Fyodor Tertitskiy

02 May 2016 Last updated at 04:13

When N.Korea ceased to be a ‘people’s democracy’

When N.Korea ceased to be a ‘people’s democracy’

Forget the 'Democratic People's Republic' name, designed to reflect former Soviet supremacy
by Andrei Lankov

10 February 2016 Last updated at 06:46

Kim’s North Korea – not the Soviets’

Kim's North Korea – not the Soviets'

The North's founder gained independence from Moscow through guile, determination and good luck
by Fyodor Tertitskiy

31 December 2015 Last updated at 12:58

How North Korea became Kim Il Sung’s Korea

How North Korea became Kim Il Sung's Korea

A Soviet officer had much to do with the critical early decisions in the nation's history
by Fyodor Tertitskiy

28 December 2015 Last updated at 04:44

North Korean cinematography’s successful debut

North Korean cinematography's successful debut

Oddly, a competently made 1949 film preceeded decades of North Korean cinematic schlock
by Tatiana Gabroussenko

16 December 2015 Last updated at 03:53

North Korean victims of North Korean kidnappings

North Korean victims of North Korean kidnappings

Pyongyang hasn’t just taken people from Japan or S.Korea – sometimes its own citizens are nabbed
by Andrei Lankov

03 December 2015 Last updated at 05:31

S.Korea textbook row highlights debates on teaching N.Korea

S.Korea textbook row highlights debates on teaching N.Korea

Professional historians in North America, South Korea reject government intrusion into textbook development
by Ha-young Choi

23 October 2015 Last updated at 11:14

No one is safe in Kim Jong Un’s court

No one is safe in Kim Jong Un’s court

When it comes to ruthlessness, North Korea’s leader surpasses his father and grandfather
by Andrei Lankov

23 June 2015 Last updated at 08:44

North Korea’s unlikely alliance with German environmentalists

North Korea’s unlikely alliance with German environmentalists

How 1980s-era North turned development shortfalls into a selling point for European visitors
by Benjamin R. Young

12 June 2015 Last updated at 05:50

The story of the Korean War, in posters

The story of the Korean War, in posters

Triumphant – and premature – publications by both Koreas predicted imminent unification
by Fyodor Tertitskiy

10 June 2015 Last updated at 08:52

The other North Korean famine

The other North Korean famine

The disaster of the mid-1990s was not the first time bad decisions left many to go hungry
by Andrei Lankov

19 May 2015 Last updated at 09:33

Commonality and difference: Image of two Koreas’ architecture

Commonality and difference: Image of two Koreas' architecture

Despite different ideology for 70 years Southern, Northern architecture shows similarities originating from same tradition
by Ha-young Choi

11 May 2015 Last updated at 10:56

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