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More articles by 'Tatiana Gabroussenko'
Just war? How North Korea portrayed the Korean War
Early depictions of the conflict emphasized stoic bravery in the face of the "Yankee" invaders
Glasnost? The early years of culture in post-war North Korea
How Kim Il Sung lured intellectuals to North Korea - and purged them
Song’un Cinema: Love and militarism in N. Korean film
North Korean films extol the virtues of marrying as a duty to the state
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
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
Hong Gil-dong: Korean classics on North Korean screens
Adapting classic folk tales using Juche-approved themes placed filmmakers in awkward positions
Kim Jong Un and the children: developing ‘their own way’
The third Kim pays special attention to children in fiction, rewarding a surprising individuality
How North Korean writings rationalize Kim Jong Un’s leadership style
Stories about the ‘failures,’ and lessons, of specialists explain Kim’s decision-making
The good – but not too good – Japanese of N.Korean mass culture
The late 1980s saw the movement of the ‘good foreigner,’ including from Japan, in Northern works
Social criticism in North Korean cinematography
Films noted the persistent problems in Kim Il Sungist society – but avoided real causes