History
Information related to North Korean history
How North Korean propaganda spins Russia troop deployments for domestic glory
DPRK has learned from Soviet mistakes in Afghanistan to preempt public anger at sending soldiers to die fighting Ukraine
September 5, 2025
Billions from bullion: The hidden history of North Korea’s gold sales in the UK
Decades before turning to crypto, the DPRK raked in billions for its coffers through a far more conventional source
August 29, 2025
Joseph Torigian: How Xi Jinping’s father rebuilt China-North Korea ties
Scholar examines Xi Zhongxun’s delicate diplomacy with Pyongyang and how that pivotal period shapes relations today
August 28, 2025
Book review: ‘Reading North Korea’ reveals power of watching Pyongyang’s words
Isozaki Atsuhito argues that DPRK propaganda remains one of the most reliable tools for understanding the regime
August 27, 2025
North Korea debuts a new line: Demonizing South Koreans, not just their leaders
Kim Yo Jong blames ROK people for North Korea policies, breaking from practice of portraying them as ‘oppressed’
August 21, 2025
Tycho van der Hoog: North Korea’s forgotten allies in Africa
Scholar traces the DPRK’s enduring influence on continent thanks to support for liberation movements, monuments and more
August 21, 2025
Adrian Buzo, Australian diplomat in Pyongyang and Korea scholar, dies at 77
Buzo helped open, and later close, Canberra’s embassy in North Korea, going on to author key works of DPRK scholarship
August 18, 2025
North Korea celebrates Kim Il Sung on Liberation Day, downplaying Soviet role
An in-depth analysis of Kim Jong Un’s activities to mark holiday, an anti-unification animation and a new ice rink
August 15, 2025
Postage propaganda: The pro-Soviet stamps North Korea wants the world to forget
State media has scrubbed mention of 1950 stamps with Soviet flag, recasting liberation as only Kim Il Sung’s achievement
August 15, 2025
Kornel Chang: How Korea’s liberation led to division into North and South
Historian discusses US and Soviet control during 1945-50, land reforms in the DPRK and migration across 38th parallel
August 14, 2025
