Today is October 10, better known in North Korea as Party Foundation Day. There are celebrations across the country – some prisoners are even released from concentration camps. But what is this holiday about?

Officially, October 10 is the day when Great Leader and respected comrade Kim Il Sung created the Northern Section of the Communist Party of Korea, which later evolved into the contemporary Workers’ Party of Korea.

Of course, the story behind this day is quite different from what they are taught in North Korea.

EARLY DAYS

When Emperor Showa announced Japan’s surrender in 1945, Korea had no