About the Author
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy is a lecturer at Seoul’s Korea University. He is the author of "Accidental Tyrant: The Life of Kim Il-sung" and several other books on North Korean history and military.
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Features How North and South Korean press covered the outbreak of the Korean WarConfident North, confused South Korean reporting lends to conclusions of war's instigator Today is June 25, 2018, marking 68 years since the beginning of the Korean War. To commemorate this – perhaps the most tragic event in Korean history – the following provides translations of the reports of the first day of war made by both North and South Korea immediately after the war started. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |