The party’s 10 principles, then and now



Analysis The party’s 10 principles, then and now Evolution of party credo shows effort to elevate Kim Jong Il, the Worker’s Party Fyodor Tertitskiy December 11, 2014 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Eric Lafforgue Even in such a country as North Korea the state ideology is not idle. It does change, although quite slowly and usually only small details are altered. Sometimes it is not so easy to find them, but through them we can observe the changes of the political situation in this unusual country. For example, a year ago North Korea revised its main ideological document: “Ten Principles on the Establishing of the Monolithic Ideology of the Party,” which first came to life in 1974. In order to understand this document and its nature, let us make a small historical excursus. Even in such a country as North Korea the state ideology is not idle. It does change, although quite slowly and usually only small details are altered. Sometimes it is not so easy to find them, but through them we can observe the changes of the political situation in this unusual country. For example, a year ago North Korea revised its main ideological document: “Ten Principles on the Establishing of the Monolithic Ideology of the Party,” which first came to life in 1974. In order to understand this document and its nature, let us make a small historical excursus. Become a member for less than $4 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

Analysis

The party’s 10 principles, then and now

Evolution of party credo shows effort to elevate Kim Jong Il, the Worker’s Party

Fyodor Tertitskiy December 11, 2014

Eric Lafforgue

Even in such a country as North Korea the state ideology is not idle. It does change, although quite slowly and usually only small details are altered. Sometimes it is not so easy to find them, but through them we can observe the changes of the political situation in this unusual country.

For example, a year ago North Korea revised its main ideological document: “Ten Principles on the Establishing of the Monolithic Ideology of the Party,” which first came to life in 1974. In order to understand this document and its nature, let us make a small historical excursus.