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November 23, 2024
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North Korea and the USSR: How similar are they?

The Soviet Union seems a bastion of liberalism compared to life in the DPRK

This is the first part of a two-part series examining the similarities - and differences - between North Korea and the superpower which created it.

One of the most common stereotypes about North Korea is that the country is essentially a small copy of the Soviet Union. 

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