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Information related to North Korean history
Fyodor Tertitskiy: Researching the life of ‘accidental tyrant’ Kim Il Sung
The scholar and author discusses his new book about North Korea’s founder, drawing on newly-uncovered sources
Cuts to US-funded broadcasters risk silencing key sources for North Korea
As Voice of America and Radio Free Asia face major cuts, questions grow over whether Seoul will step in
North Korea in March 2025: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from March 1 to March 31, 2025
North Korea ‘plotting’ new forms of provocation against South: Acting president
Han Duck-soo says ROK will retaliate ‘overwhelmingly’ to any attack by ‘the most regressive regime on Earth’
The lessons for today from North Korea’s deadly sinking of an ROK warship
In interview, former Cheonan captain reflects on 15th anniversary of torpedo attack and evolving DPRK naval tactics
The real story of the North Koreans killed in the WWII firebombing of Japan
The DPRK demands Tokyo recognize Korean victims of US air raids, and there’s more than a grain of truth to its criticism
Why Israel’s Zionist Left once sang the praises of North Korea
Leftists defined themselves by supporting ‘people’s hero’ Kim Il Sung during the Korean War, only to later sour on DPRK
The improbable life of the Chinese-born polyglot who spied for North Korea
Jeong Su-il went from a globe-trotting diplomat to disguised scholar in ROK, landing in prison for aiding Pyongyang
The final frontier: A journey along the DMZ to North Korea’s doorstep
Tracing the DMZ’s rugged east coast, from Sokcho to Goseong, and the ghosts of the DPRK’s once-thriving tourism industry
Thomas Stock: North Korea’s call for peace as a means of propaganda
The historian discusses how North Korea used the 1989 Youth Festival for propaganda and ideological control
