History
Information related to North Korean history
Labor of love: the Cheollima movement in North Korean film
From the 1950s to the 1980s, DPRK cinema extolled the ideological benefits of hard work
Bearing witness: valuable, and underrated, North Korean defector memoirs
From unique insights to alleged fabrications, many accounts have been neglected by historians
Unfortunate son: Kim Jong Nam’s radical family roots
Kim Jong Un's late half-brother came from a family of committed communists
The meaning of North Korea’s “Foundation Day”
There is no evidence of any great event taking place on September 9
When Kim Il Sung died in 1986
A mysterious broadcast from KPA soldiers on the inter-Korean border sparked panic in the South
Fight the power: A rare student protest in North Korea
How the Cultural Revolution inspired a short-lived student rebellion in Pyongyang
“Nation and Destiny”: the North Korean serial drama with the secret to unification
Dante's "Inferno," soy bean soup, and the road to redemption: this over 100-episode show has it all
Why so few North Koreans know about the 1969 Moon Landing
The DPRK authorities' cover-up of a pivotal moment in history is a remarkable story of censorship
North Korea’s unique interpretation of Marxist historiography
DPRK philosophy has been mixed in its teaching of traditional Communist narratives of the past
New South Korean unilateral sanctions: What are Moon’s options?
Seoul has only a few options left if it wants to increase pressure on Pyongyang