History
Information related to North Korean history
How Stalinism built North Korea’s command economy
Despite its idiosyncratic system, the DPRK economy is built on classically Soviet ground
The DPRK economy and its laws #3: Are inter-Korean agreements dead or alive?
While inter-Korean relations are on ice, important agreements not yet torn up
North Korea’s youth congress: Proper purpose or dangerous deception?
Defector, experts reveal Illusion of North Korea’s youth policies
North Korea and the Olympic Games
North Korea has a complex history with the Olympic Games but performances remain impressive
Comic inconsistency: North Korean explanations of high-profile defections
Bungling of defection explanation consistent with North Korean historical record
What is marketization and when did it begin in North Korea?
Late '70s reform in foreign trade sector one of the earliest catalysts for marketization
Mountain carving: The power of North Korea’s political slogans
Slogans are one of the most ubiquitous forms of propaganda in the DPRK
Kim Jong Il: The man who brought love to North Korea’s silver screen
Romance in movies and books was strictly prohibited under leadership of Kim Il Sung
Propaganda starts early: North Korea’s cruel and crude cartoons
While Kim family is absent in N.Korean cartoons, propaganda can still be found aplenty
No sex please, we’re in a North Korean movie
Far from revolutionary, cinema and lit in Kim Il Sung’s time was extremely conservative with romance
