Bearing witness: valuable, and underrated, North Korean defector memoirs



Evergreen Bearing witness: valuable, and underrated, North Korean defector memoirs From unique insights to alleged fabrications, many accounts have been neglected by historians Fyodor Tertitskiy September 20, 2017 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON CPC_5729 1 by nknews_hq on 2016-10-07 18:59:33 All North Korean scholars know who Hwang Jang-yop was. A Dalai-lama-style picture of him sitting with a sad smile and crossed fingers has been featured again and again in articles on high-ranking North Korean defectors. There are, however, people who are at least equally (and, in my humble opinion, more) interesting, but whose memoirs are much less know to the North Korea studies community. All North Korean scholars know who Hwang Jang-yop was. A Dalai-lama-style picture of him sitting with a sad smile and crossed fingers has been featured again and again in articles on high-ranking North Korean defectors. There are, however, people who are at least equally (and, in my humble opinion, more) interesting, but whose memoirs are much less know to the North Korea studies community. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Bearing witness: valuable, and underrated, North Korean defector memoirs

From unique insights to alleged fabrications, many accounts have been neglected by historians

Fyodor Tertitskiy September 20, 2017

Bearing witness: valuable, and underrated, North Korean defector memoirs

CPC_5729 1 by nknews_hq on 2016-10-07 18:59:33

All North Korean scholars know who Hwang Jang-yop was. A Dalai-lama-style picture of him sitting with a sad smile and crossed fingers has been featured again and again in articles on high-ranking North Korean defectors.

There are, however, people who are at least equally (and, in my humble opinion, more) interesting, but whose memoirs are much less know to the North Korea studies community.

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