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 A brief history of Pyongyang’s Liberation MonumentThe famous memorial has weathered the ups and downs of the DPRK-Russian relationship One of the most well-known landmarks in Pyongyang is the Liberation Monument, which commemorates soldiers from the Red Army who died in the Soviet-Japanese war of 1945. This monument is something of an unofficial symbol for North Korean relations with Russia and is regularly visited by Russian officials and diplomats. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |