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Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy is a leading researcher at Seoul's Kookmin University. He holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Seoul National University, and is author of "North Korea before Kim Il Sung," which you can buy here.
The fourth page of today’s Rodong Sinmun announced the death of Kim Yong Chun. Arguably, this man was the most important of those who held the rank of the Marshal of the Korean People’s Army (KPA). It is also quite likely that he was the man who ensured the survival of the DPRK twenty years ago.
Kim Yong Chun’s rise
Born on March 4, 1936, Kim was only nine when Korea became an independent nation. There is very little known about his youth – reportedly, he chose a military career early and was so skilled
The fourth page of today’s Rodong Sinmun announced the death of Kim Yong Chun. Arguably, this man was the most important of those who held the rank of the Marshal of the Korean People’s Army (KPA). It is also quite likely that he was the man who ensured the survival of the DPRK twenty years ago.
Kim Yong Chun’s rise
Fyodor Tertitskiy is a leading researcher at Seoul's Kookmin University. He holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Seoul National University, and is author of "North Korea before Kim Il Sung," which you can buy here.
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