March 28, 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.

Analysis

Time for change: The nationalist logic of N. Korea’s new time zone

Playing on bedrock anti-colonial sentiment, Pyongyang chooses one Japanese time zone over another

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor TertitskiyAugust 8, 2015
Analysis

The sociology of the Korean People’s Army

North Korea’s military enjoys massive role in society, even more than its 10-year conscription time suggests

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor TertitskiyAugust 3, 2015
Analysis

A North Korean lesson in photoediting

Removing people, images, from photos helps dictators solve inconvenient narratives

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor TertitskiyJuly 6, 2015
Analysis

North Korea’s tale of two front pages

Why did North Korea change its newspaper from the day Kim Jong Il's promotion was announced?

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor TertitskiyJune 26, 2015
Evergreen

The story of the Korean War, in posters

Triumphant – and premature – publications by both Koreas predicted imminent unification

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor TertitskiyJune 10, 2015
Opinion

Most of North Korea’s victims will be forgotten

Not every atrocity gets a monument, not every victim gets a memorial

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor TertitskiyMay 27, 2015
Analysis

Who takes North Korean citizenship?

In a mostly homogenous country, naturalized citizens constitute special cases

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor TertitskiyMay 1, 2015
Evergreen

Colorized Kim Il Sung photos highlight North Korea’s forgotten history

Whether highlighting Soviet role, displaying South Korea's flag or revealing Korean War setbacks, a number of photos from early North Korea have been obscured

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor TertitskiyApril 15, 2015
Opinion

War is Peace: North Korea’s ongoing nuclear threat show

How Pyongyang initiates nuclear brinksmanship charade, international community follows along

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor TertitskiyMarch 20, 2015
Analysis

Bold acts of resistance in North Korea

A few brave stands against Kim regime have been taken, but have ended badly

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor TertitskiyMarch 13, 2015