History
Information related to North Korean history
The historical roots of North Korea’s notoriously-unreliable statistics
From grain cultivation to heavy industry, manipulation of data made numbers larger than reality
What to expect if Trump visits the DMZ this weekend
An upcoming visit to South Korea offers the President an opportunity to send a message to Pyongyang
You had to be there: the 1989 World Festival – NKNews Podcast Ep.78
Tobias Kjellström and Monique Macias discuss taking part in the landmark celebration
Rock and roll in Pyongyang: the 1989 World Festival – NKNews Podcast Ep.76
Journalist and author Bradley K. Martin discusses his experiences covering the landmark event
Why, in North Korea, even birth records can’t be taken at face value
DPRK history is full of powerful men manipulating the past — researchers must tread carefully
A North Korean “opening up”? The 1989 World Festival – NKNews Podcast Ep.75
Andrei Lankov discusses the DPRK's response to the 1988 Olympics in Seoul
Why future North Koreans may be nostalgic for the cult of Kim
Just as some Russians fondly remember Stalin, many will continue to love the Great Leader
Dizzy with success: North Korea’s ambitious, and troubled, first five year plan
The DPRK's first experience with long-term economic planning produced mixed results
Domestic strivers as anti-heroines: household chores in North Korean movies
DPRK official culture long treated women's work at home as second class
Frenemies reunited: a brief history of Russian-North Korean summitry
With Kim Jong Un set to meet Putin, it's worth revisiting the two countries' past meetings
