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U.S. bombers and fighters off N. Korea’s east coast: why Pyongyang didn’t react

U.S. bombers and fighters off N. Korea’s east coast: why Pyongyang didn’t react

Flying in the Sea of Japan close to the DPRK has been exceptionally hazardous in the past

U.S. bombers and fighters off N. Korea’s east coast: why Pyongyang didn’t react
Robert E. McCoy
Robert E. McCoy September 29, 2017
Labor of love: the Cheollima movement in North Korean film

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

Labor of love: the Cheollima movement in North Korean film
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko September 22, 2017
Bearing witness: valuable, and underrated, North Korean defector memoirs

Bearing witness: valuable, and underrated, North Korean defector memoirs

From unique insights to alleged fabrications, many accounts have been neglected by historians

Bearing witness: valuable, and underrated, North Korean defector memoirs
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy September 20, 2017
Unfortunate son: Kim Jong Nam’s radical family roots

Unfortunate son: Kim Jong Nam’s radical family roots

Kim Jong Un's late half-brother came from a family of committed communists

Unfortunate son: Kim Jong Nam’s radical family roots
Ra Jong-yil
Ra Jong-yil September 11, 2017
The meaning of North Korea’s “Foundation Day”

The meaning of North Korea’s “Foundation Day”

There is no evidence of any great event taking place on September 9

The meaning of North Korea’s “Foundation Day”
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy September 9, 2017
When Kim Il Sung died in 1986

When Kim Il Sung died in 1986

A mysterious broadcast from KPA soldiers on the inter-Korean border sparked panic in the South

When Kim Il Sung died in 1986
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy August 28, 2017
Fight the power: A rare student protest in North Korea

Fight the power: A rare student protest in North Korea

How the Cultural Revolution inspired a short-lived student rebellion in Pyongyang

Fight the power: A rare student protest in North Korea
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy August 20, 2017
“Nation and Destiny”: the North Korean serial drama with the secret to unification

“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

“Nation and Destiny”: the North Korean serial drama with the secret to unification
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko August 16, 2017
Why so few North Koreans know about the 1969 Moon Landing

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

Why so few North Koreans know about the 1969 Moon Landing
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy August 11, 2017
North Korea’s unique interpretation of Marxist historiography

North Korea’s unique interpretation of Marxist historiography

DPRK philosophy has been mixed in its teaching of traditional Communist narratives of the past

North Korea’s unique interpretation of Marxist historiography
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy August 4, 2017
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