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Fyodor Tertitskiy

Fyodor Tertitskiy

Fyodor Tertitskiy is a lecturer at Seoul’s Korea University. He is the author of "Accidental Tyrant: The Life of Kim Il-sung" and several other books on North Korean history and military.

Opinion

Eight years into his rule, Kim Jong Un faces grim choices in 2020

Rising tensions do not bode well for the North Korean leader — or his people

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor TertitskiyDecember 16, 2019
Opinion

Rules are rules: North Korean “democracy,” in theory and in practice

While the laws could allow for the leader to be removed from office, such a scenario would likely require a major crisis

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor TertitskiyDecember 6, 2019
Features

With the century: the extraordinary life and times of Kim Il Sung

How Korea, and the world, changed alongside the life of the infamous dictator

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor TertitskiyOctober 29, 2019
Opinion

Making sense of Kim Jong Un’s new position: who is North Korea’s head of state?

Confusion stems from a misunderstanding of what 'head of state' actually means

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor TertitskiySeptember 5, 2019
Features

Politics and the Korean language: a history of Chinese characters in the DPRK

Both simplified and traditional characters remain in use to this day

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor TertitskiyJuly 30, 2019
Opinion

Why it’s time to rethink the looming ban on North Koreans working overseas

The measure, scheduled for December 22, will harm regular people and work against U.S. interests

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor TertitskiyJune 20, 2019
Opinion

Why, in North Korea, even birth records can’t be taken at face value

DPRK history is full of powerful men manipulating the past ⁠— researchers must tread carefully

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor TertitskiyJune 13, 2019
Opinion

The North Korea rumor mill strikes again: the Kim Yong Chol purge that wasn’t

Reporters must be more responsible in separating fact from the fiction

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor TertitskiyJune 3, 2019
Evergreen

The great survivor: after 21 years at the top, Kim Yong Nam steps down

News of the elder statesman's replacement marks the end of a remarkable political career

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor TertitskiyApril 12, 2019
Analysis

How the North is run: concluding observations

North Korea's history is woven into its political system -- and makes real reform seem unlikely

Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor TertitskiyMarch 27, 2019
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