Andrei Lankov is a Director at NK News and writes exclusively for the site as one of the world's leading authorities on North Korea. A graduate of Leningrad State University, he attended Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung University from 1984-5 - an experience you can read about here. In addition to his writing, he is also a Professor at Kookmin University.
Far from exploited, laborers outside the North make much more than at home
New generation of island's ethnic Korean residents feel little kinship to North or South
Renewed ties with Moscow may not prove as fruitful as Pyongyang believes
Short-lived rebellion by Koreans of southern descent ultimately severed ties to ancestral homeland
Accustomed to communism’s realities, Sakhalin residents weren’t taken in by promises of paradise
Loss of Japanese control coming of Korean War left Sakhalin Koreans trapped
Propaganda, connections and good will contributed to the release of U.S. detainees
Captured vessel emerged as symbol of victory over the U.S. as Kim Jong Il took power
North Korea labor, South Korean investment and culture meet in Chinese border province
Chinese border region has been a means of escape, both to and from the North
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