Culture
Information related to the North Korean culture and culture in North Korea
Fresh off the boat: A diplomat’s first impressions of Pyongyang
Martina Åberg Somogyi has been stationed at the Swedish embassy in Pyongyang since August
Lifestyles of the loyalists: How North Korea’s upper classes live
Viewed in context, Pyongyang's elites live relatively humble existences
Facts unknown: Navigating North Korea’s elephant in the dark
The nature of North Korean studies means researchers are often unsure what is true or false
Ask a North Korean: How many North Koreans read Chinese characters?
"I had always wanted to learn Chinese. I memorized 3000 characters by myself in my spare time"
The artist tracking North Korea’s statue-building projects in Africa
Onejoon Che hopes to understand the significance of the Mansudae Art Project
Just war? How North Korea portrayed the Korean War
Early depictions of the conflict emphasized stoic bravery in the face of the "Yankee" invaders
Strictly business: The sex lives of North Koreans
With laws imported from the USSR, sex remains a culturally taboo topic
How North Korean magazines undermined 1980’s Soviet propaganda
The magazines, a throwback to old-school Stalinism, were widely derided by Soviet dissidents
Ask a North Korean: What do N. Koreans eat that Southerners don’t?
"When you fall ill in North Korea, the first thing that comes to your mind is a dish of rabbit"
It’s time to stop referring to North Korea as “Confucian”
Those linking the Chinese philosopher with the DPRK have misunderstood both
