History
Information related to North Korean history
What North Korea’s army flags can teach us about its recent history
Symbolism means everything in the DPRK - and the military's standard bearers are no exception
The decline and fall of North Korea’s once-great railways
Despite talk of major Russian investment, the future of the DPRK's trains is bleak
Fourteen days which shook the country: Kim Jong Un’s rise to power
The young leader was swiftly established as his father's successor
Why the Korean War matters today – NKNews Podcast ep. 10
Kathryn Weathersby examines a conflict in which millions died and its meaning today
Misogyny in camouflage: gender relations in Songun cinema
The "military-first" era saw DPRK culture embrace some troubling ideas about romantic relations
Fourteen days which shook the country: the death of Kim Jong Il
How the sudden passing of the DPRK's Great Commander unfolded
“The Great Transformation”: snapshots of North Korean life in the 1970s
A DPRK-made documentary reveals Kim Jong Il's rise to power and a rapidly changing country
The unusual history of North Korea’s military ranks
The DPRK's original Soviet-style system survives in some parts of the country to this day
Cults of the forgotten wives: Kim Song Ae and Ko Yong Hui
The rise - and fall - of two former DPRK first ladies
How N. Korean filmmakers turned to melodrama to win the youth for Juche
As attitudes began to change in the 1980s, DPRK filmmakers reached into the colonial past
