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More articles by 'Tatiana Gabroussenko'
Heaven and Hell: South Korea in North Korean propaganda of the ’70s
In these films, North Korea is an idealistic heaven on earth - and the South is corrupt and backward
March 29, 2017
Rocking the nation to sleep: patriotic lullabies in North Korea
The DPRK's state-sanctioned cradle songs can be surprisingly tender
February 28, 2017
Why Soviet translators in the 1960s hated North Korean literature
Russian experts found little to like in the poor quality of the DPRK's fiction
January 26, 2017
Just war? How North Korea portrayed the Korean War
Early depictions of the conflict emphasized stoic bravery in the face of the "Yankee" invaders
December 12, 2016
Glasnost? The early years of culture in post-war North Korea
How Kim Il Sung lured intellectuals to North Korea - and purged them
November 10, 2016
Song’un Cinema: Love and militarism in N. Korean film
North Korean films extol the virtues of marrying as a duty to the state
September 23, 2016
Kim Jong Il: The man who brought love to North Korea’s silver screen
Romance in movies and books was strictly prohibited under leadership of Kim Il Sung
August 2, 2016
No sex please, we’re in a North Korean movie
Far from revolutionary, cinema and lit in Kim Il Sung’s time was extremely conservative with romance
July 3, 2016
Hong Gil-dong: Korean classics on North Korean screens
Adapting classic folk tales using Juche-approved themes placed filmmakers in awkward positions
June 6, 2016
Kim Jong Un and the children: developing ‘their own way’
The third Kim pays special attention to children in fiction, rewarding a surprising individuality
April 29, 2016
