May 20, 2024

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Fyodor Tertitskiy

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 the author of several books on North Korean history and military in English and Korean.

Evergreen

Line of duty: life as a senior police officer in North Korea

A former major talks crimes, corruption, and how those with good songbun avoid punishment

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor TertitskiyJanuary 30, 2018
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Law and order: North Korea’s up-to-date Penal Code

The 2015 edition reveals how the DPRK continues to punish political and economic crimes

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor TertitskiyJanuary 29, 2018
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Crime and punishment: a brief history of North Korea’s penal code

What began as a clone of the Soviet system has developed to uniquely suit the DPRK's circumstances

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor TertitskiyJanuary 25, 2018
News

North Korea to mark “Army-Building Day” on February 8: state media

WPK CC announces DPRK will “hold diverse events” to mark the occasion

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor Tertitskiy | Oliver HothamJanuary 22, 2018
Analysis

Inter-Korean progress: what’s motivating Pyongyang?

The DPRK has made important gains, but when PyeongChang is over little will have changed

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor TertitskiyJanuary 19, 2018
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How propaganda changed: the Rodong Sinmun under Kim Il Sung

From mentions of Stalin to Juche, here's how state discourse shifted on the first leader's watch

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor TertitskiyJanuary 18, 2018
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The Kanggye explosion: a man-made disaster in North Korea

Up to a thousand are believed to have died in an accident at an important munitions factory

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor TertitskiyJanuary 12, 2018
Analysis

Kim Jong Un’s public appearances in 2017: the year of the missile, in summary

Much of the year was spent finalizing the DPRK's missile and nuclear power, while high-level purges continue

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor TertitskiyJanuary 11, 2018
Analysis

What to make of renewed inter-Korean talks

Pyongyang and Seoul achieved an easy win early on, but more contentious discussions lie ahead

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor Tertitskiy | Scott LaFoyJanuary 10, 2018
Analysis

Kim Jong Un’s public appearances in December: a renewed focus on ideological matters

The final month of 2017 saw the leader challenge some established political norms

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor TertitskiyJanuary 9, 2018
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