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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
Why the USSR tried — and failed — to slow North Korean collectivization
Kim Il Sung's 1950s agrarian reforms further deepened the gap between Moscow and Pyongyang
The great survivor: after 21 years at the top, Kim Yong Nam steps down
News of the elder statesman's replacement marks the end of a remarkable political career
Take to the skies: North Korea’s role in the mysterious hijacking of KAL YS-11
Pyongyang used the incident to its advantage, though whether it played a direct role remains unclear
