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Information related to North Korean history
Bulgarian envoy presents credentials in North Korea after embassy reopening
Sofia says Andrey Tehov, who also serves as Bulgaria’s envoy to China, will be based in Beijing
How North Korea’s Kim rulers manage elites to guarantee regime survival
Edward Goldring and Peter Ward discuss the tools autocrats use to consolidate power during leadership transitions
North Korean media marks Chinese army anniversary for first time in three years
Coverage of banquet at Chinese Embassy in Pyongyang is latest sign that bilateral ties are on the mend
Women at the wheel: Why North Korea is lifting long-standing gender bans
A quiet revolution under Kim Jong Un has opened the door for women to ride bikes, wear pants and more
How Russian tiger hunters got roped into a plot to kill the North Korean leader
Andrei Lankov and Anton Sokolin discuss a Russian family whose story is interlinked with the rise of the DPRK
When nations united: 75 years of global good through the United Nations Command
From armistice to modern threats, the UNC remains a pillar of peace, unity and readiness on the Korean Peninsula
Kim Jong Un leads commemoration of founding leader’s death anniversary
An in-depth analysis of tributes for Kim Il Sung, post plenum planning, heatwave warnings and sporting successes
Shinyoung Kwon: Authoritarian roots of North Korea’s neighborhood associations
The author unpacks history, politics of inminban, exploring how intimate community life was co-opted for state control
Chinese state media largely silent on anniversary of Korean War outbreak
Only one English-language article discusses date to criticize US, while making no mention of North Korea’s invasion
The improbable tale of the Russian tiger hunters recruited to kill Kim Il Sung
The Yankovsky family fled the Russian Revolution only to get wrapped up in the rise of the North Korean state
