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More articles by 'Fyodor Tertitskiy'
Words, words: North and South Korea’s differing romanization
From diacritics to dodgy vowels, it's best for scholars to simply learn the alphabet
A trip to Sinuiju: impressions from a visit to the DPRK-China border
Life in the border city is certainly tough, but locals are finding ways to make things easier
Comrades, come rally: Russia’s October Revolution in North Korea
Rather than the dawn of a new era, the DPRK has portrayed the events as a uniquely Russian affair
Papers, please: North Korea’s identification cards
From birth certificates to migration control, official documents are a tool of control
Why North Korea celebrates Party Foundation Day
Almost nothing in state accounts of the WPK's creation is truthful
“The great and decisive war against America”: new slogans on North Korea’s streets
Recent photos reveal new trends in national ideology
Bearing witness: valuable, and underrated, North Korean defector memoirs
From unique insights to alleged fabrications, many accounts have been neglected by historians
The meaning of North Korea’s “Foundation Day”
There is no evidence of any great event taking place on September 9
When Kim Il Sung died in 1986
A mysterious broadcast from KPA soldiers on the inter-Korean border sparked panic in the South
Fight the power: A rare student protest in North Korea
How the Cultural Revolution inspired a short-lived student rebellion in Pyongyang
