Jan 12, 2017 in 1998 the former north korean operative kim yonggyu, who was then working at a research institute in south korea, put out a 36page paper entitled kim il sungs secret teachings in regard to operations against the south kim ilsong ui taenam kongjak kwallyon pimil kyosi. The political philosophy of juche grace lee introduction the political philosophy known as juche became the official autarkic state ideology of the democratic peoples republic of korea dprk in 1972. Also in 1969, the bpp began reprinting excerpts from president kim il sung s writings. I was kim jong il s poet laureate writing helped me join north koreas inner circleuntil i committed treason. Nov 19, 2011 buy the selected works of kim il sung by il sung, kim isbn. Books by kim il sung author of the selected works of kim. Kim jong il 19412011, son of north koreas despotic kim il sung and a tyrant in his own filial right, had as many titles as he did talents, with honorifics including the sun of the nation and the shining star of paektu mountain. A young leader kim il sung, the first and eternal president of north korea, took power in 1948. The speeches and writings of kim il sung by ilsong kim book kim il sung in the khrushchev era. Sua primeira mulher morreu dando a luz a sua filha.
The speeches and writings of kim il sung kim il sung, li yuksa, li yuk sa, eldridge cleaver on. On the juche idea is one of kim jong il s major writings on juche and considered the most authoritative work on it. And, according to north korean legend, his son kim jongil, was born on the mythical paektu mountain and birthplace of korea. Mar 22, 2016 while the new creative writings universally glorify kim jong uns genius in general, they tend to present his leadership style according to one unusual pattern. As of 1980, about 60 of them are considered to be particularly important by outside observers. Mar 19, 2018 as a child, i learned that kim ilsung was able to catch a double rainbow with one hand because of his majestic powers. Kim jong il supervising the publishing of chaiman kim il sung s writing. Comrade kim jong il is the man who will carry forward comrade kim il sung s revolutionary cause.
Kim il sung continued the myth that koreans were a master race albeit not a japanese one and he was by all means an ethnic nationalist and extremely racist. Grace lee 105 korea the political philosophy of juche. As many others who was been to the dprk, eldridge cleaver concluded with admiration the dprks stable, crimefree society which provided guaranteed food, employment, and housing for all, and which had no economic or social inequalities. Kim ilsung 15 april 1912 8 july 1994 was the leader of north korea for 46 years, from its establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994 according to north korean sources, the works of kim ilsung amount to approximately 10,800 speeches, reports, books, treatises and other types of works. Pleasure squad defector sheds light on life of kim jong il. The korean friendship association kfa note that documents are in pdf according to international standard isoiec 320001. Nothing in this book is secret, these writings have been released for decades. Kim jong il was the focus of an elaborate personality cult inherited from his father and founder of the dprk, kim il sung. The surprising reason kim il sung rejected christianity and.
They are required to memorize large sections of these writings and to. Sovietdprk relations and the roots of north korean despotism, 19531964 by balazs szalontai book. Full text of revolution and socialist construction in korea. While the new creative writings universally glorify kim jong uns genius in general, they tend to present his leadership style according to one unusual pattern. You must be ignorant of how blessed and happy the korean nation is to have comrade kim jong il. Offers different perceptive on how america and capitalism is viewed. He was employed as a psychological warfare officer in the ruling workers party of koreas clandestine united front department, writing pro. Note that documents are in pdf according to international standard isoiec 320001.
Full text of revolution and socialist construction in. Selected writings of kim il sung see other formats. According to north korean sources, the works of kim ilsung amount to. According to north korean sources, the works of kim ilsung amount to approximately 10,800 speeches, reports, books, treatises and other types of works. Unfortunately, there is only one book translated and published in greece, with 8 kim il sung. Kim ilsung, the answer to the question raised by the chief editor of the ghanian governments organ ghana times, the selected writings of kim ilsung, 8. Jul 10, 2019 the program will focus on writings by kim il sung and his son kim jong il. Kim il sung and kim jong il collected works online. Juche idea held to mark the 70th birthday of the great leader comrade kim il sung march 31.
How north korean writings rationalize kim jong uns. But within three days after i returned to the united states, in writing between kim il sung and president clinton, he confirmed his willingness to comply with the additional restraints. Stalinist in its inception, it was brought to korea with kim il sung by the red army and it blossomed. North korean intellectuals oppressed and watched daily nk. The revolutionary history of the leader kim il sung did not captivate me as the. Rather than participating in keg races and toga parties, kim spent his three years at kim il sung university writing. Kim il sung, the answer to the question raised by the chief editor of the ghanian governments organ ghana times, the selected writings of kim il sung, 8. However, the younger kim did not formally take the title of presidentinstead, he declared kim ilsung as the eternal president of north korea. Kim il sungs speech at the 1st congress of the korean workers party. The speeches and writings of kim il sung by marshal. Kim il sung poem dedicated to comrade kim jong il on his 50th birthday february 16, 1992 the great leader comrade kim il sung writing the poem dedicated to comrade kim jong il on his 50th birthday february 16, 1992 autograph of the poem written by comrade kim il sung on the occasion of the 50th birthday of comrade kim jong il february 16.
The program will focus on writings by kim il sung and his son kim jong il. There are over 500 statues of kim il sung in north korea, similar to the many statues and monuments that eastern bloc leaders put up in honor of themselves. Kim ilsung was originally named kim songju but later changed to kim ilsung, a name of a famous korean guerrilla fighter. Kim il sung, on our partys juche ideology and several issues about the dprk governments domestic and foreign policy, the selected writings of kim il sung, 6.
Eldridge cleaver passed away on may 1, 1998, and was born on the august 31, 1935 88 years ago. A typical day at kim il sung university in north korea. Mission relates some of kims biography and his contributions to securing the country from imperialist attack while adhering to socialist development. Sep 16, 2006 scenes of lamentation after kim il sung s death on the streets of pyongyang. Im also interested in finding good pieces of historic text, from kim il sung, kim jong il and wpk to attempt a translation to my native language greek. Kim il sung has 53 books on goodreads with 508 ratings. Today, portraits and statues of kim ilsung stand throughout the country, and his embalmed body rests in a glass coffin at the kumsusan palace of the sun in pyongyang. Apr 04, 2016 he also was the father who allowed kim ilsung to join the ranks of demonstrators and join the adults with the cheering of independence, in the kim il sungs writings. This question was originally answered by ryan romanchuk on quora.
Why is kim jongun always surrounded by people taking notes. The kim il sung and kim jong il elibrary is provided by the korean friendship association kfa note that documents are in pdf. The unpalatable appetites of kim jong il while his people are left to subsist on boiled grass and ground tree bark, north koreas leader kim jong il. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Kim dal hyun who was a famous economic official and a soninlaw of kang jon seok, the brother of kim il sung s mother, was demoted to the position of party secretary in the shinheung chemical complex in hamheung because he said that, there are problems in economic policies, in an official meeting with kim il sung in the early 1990s. Download 390 kim il sung stock photos for free or amazingly low rates. Treatise sent to the national seminar on the juche idea held to mark the 70th birthday of the great leader comrade kim il sung march 31, 1982 loose leaf edition. North korean military writings derive from marxismleninism through the conduit of kim il sung thought. Kim il sung, the great leader and founder of the secretive stalinist enclave. Why is kim jongun always surrounded by people taking.
Some interviews by iraqi press, and other writings dealing with internal government. The democratic peoples republic of korea has been mourning the untimely death of its leader, kim jong il. Kim il sung internet archive marxists internet archive. Marshal kim ii sung, legendary hero of the peoples democratic republic of korea and all third worlders, heretofore an enigma to the west, now comes to us in his own speeches, party writings, and interviews, revolving around the theme of juche pronounced choo che, i. Pleasure squad defector sheds light on life of kim jong il a north korean pleasure squad recruits bizarre story of time spent with the reclusive dictator has been published on the internet. How the kim cult of personality came to dominate north. Sep, 2018 cover of the black panther with president kim il sung and eldrigde cleaver. Feb 05, 2012 the democratic peoples republic of korea has been mourning the untimely death of its leader, kim jong il. On kim yonggyus the secret teachings of kim il sung b.
On eliminating dogmatism and formalism and establishing. North korea develops software to teach ideology bbc news. North koreans learn that he wrote 1,500 books during that time. It also refers heavily to the writings and speeches of kim il sung himself and of kim jong il. Books by kim il sung author of the selected works of kim il. Kim il sung on eliminating dogmatism and formalism and establishing juche in ideological work speech to party propagandists and. Kim ilsung 1912 1994 was a korean communist politician who led the democratic peoples republic of korea north korea from its founding in 1948 until. The program will focus on writings by kim ilsung and his son kim jongil. Kim il sung s most popular book is the selected works of kim il sung.
The kim il sung and kim jong il elibrary is provided by the korean friendship association kfa. You may freely copy, distribute, display and perform this work. The most prominent are at kim il sung university, kim il sung stadium, mansudae hill, kim il sung bridge and the immortal statue of kim il sung. Those discovered violating the mourning rules were met with severe punishment this included forms of amusement such as dancing and drinking alcohol. Mission relates some of kim s biography and his contributions to securing the country from imperialist attack while adhering to socialist development. History of revolutionary activities of president kim il sung 2010. Kim ilsung and christianity in north korea journal of. Kim jong il was often the centre of attention throughout ordinary life in the dprk. O outro menino kim manil, ou shura kim morreu em algum momento entre 1947 e 1948. Kim il sung is credited with virtually everything in north korean military thought, from. Kim jong ils unforgetable birthday in 1992 voice of korea. Kim jong il, the tyrant with a passion for wine, women and the bomb.
Kim il sung stock photos download 390 royalty free photos. To gauge his importance, you could say that it is comparable to the father, and greatgrandfather of president kim il sung, namely kim hyong jik, and kim ungu. The kim il sung and kim jong il elibrary is provided by. The speeches and writings of kim il sung kim il sung, li yuksa, li yuksa, eldridge cleaver on. Biography of kim ilsung, first north korean president. Kim il sung s cult of personality is perhaps one of the most recognizable things about north korea. Before his defection in 2004, jang jin sung a pseudonym was a favoured poet of the dictator kim jong il. Kim jong il supervising the publishing of kim il sung s writing. Specifically, it examines the internal and external influences on juche ideology, including the historical and international political contexts, the role of confucianism and religion within korea, and kim il sung s own personal history and experiences. Kim il sung died in 1994 and his son kim jong il declared a threeyear period of national mourning which is the custom after the death of a parent. The treatise is a systematization of both president kim il sung and kim jong il s thought on juche philosophy and offers the most comprehensive account of juche. The eternal general secretary of the workers party was not your typical college student.
Letter to generallieutenant hodge on northern korea providing. The elder kim was at the very most an honesttosomething anticolonialist, having fought the japanese during world war ii. May 19, 2014 the surprising reason kim il sung rejected christianity and what christians should do about it posted on may 19, 2014 by pastor foley its well established that north koreas founder and eternal president kim il sung grew up in a christian home with a pastor for a grandfather and a church elder for a father. Analysts often invoke north koreas juche ideology of selfreliance to explain everything from the countrys personality cult to its military belligerence. On his 60th birthday based on his official date of birth, mass celebrations occurred throughout the country on the occasion of his hwangap. Eldridge cleaver was one of the original leaders of the black panther party bpp. From 1980 october on, he successively became a member and party secretary of the north korean workers party central committee politburo. He was the countrys premier from 1948 to 1972, chairman of its dominant korean workers party from 1949, and president and head of state from 1972. Kim ilsung, communist leader of north korea from 1948 until his death in 1994. However, albanias enver hoxha another independentminded communist leader was a fierce enemy of the country and kim il sung, writing in june 1977 that genuine marxistleninists will understand that the ideology is guiding the korean workers party and the communist party of china. In the early decades of north korean history, there were periods when kim il sung worshiping waned in its intensity.
As im writing this, im reminded of a funny experience i had while in pyongyang. In north korea, kim ilsung and kim jongil are demigod the father and demigod son. All writings from before the time kim returned to north korea 19 september 1945 are considered to be unhistorical. Kim jong il, the tyrant with a passion for wine, women and. She casually mentioned kim il sung s writings the constitution. Sua primeira esposa, kim jongsuk, lhe deu dois filhos homens e uma filha.
Please credit marxists internet archive as your source. There is also evidence that kim il sung said, only christianity can cut the root of our communism, which explains north koreas consistent zero tolerance policy toward the practice and. Highfalutin nicknames aside, the younger dictator was a pretty able guy. Kim il sungs most popular book is the selected works of kim il sung. Juche ideology has remained fundamentally unchanged since kim il sung first. Kim il sungs birth name was kim sung ju, he adopted. Mar 17, 2014 born into a family of devout christians, some believe kim il sung saw the power of christianity in the lives of its adherents and modeled juche after it. Learn more about kim s life and career in this article. In 1998 the former north korean operative kim yonggyu, who was then working at a research institute in south korea, put out a 36page paper entitled kim il sung s secret teachings in regard to operations against the south kim ilsong ui taenam kongjak kwallyon pimil kyosi. How is north koreas juche ideology similar to christianity. Learn more about kims life and career in this article.
Kim jong il was the second member of a dynasty that began with his old man, kim il sung, whose personality cult was transferred to the son after his death. Juche holds the writings and teachings of kim il sung to be holy and authoritative, and all north koreans regardless of age regularly receive teaching from them. Some portray juche as a logical result of north koreas geopolitical environment, and of the korean peninsulas history of. Kim ilsung square pyongyang 2020 all you need to know. Kim ilsung 1912 1994 was a korean communist politician who led the.
Kim jongil 19412011, son of north koreas despotic kim ilsung and a tyrant in his own filial right, had as many titles as he did talents, with honorifics including the sun of the nation and the shining star of paektu mountain. Books and articles welcome to the elibrary of the great leaders kim il sung, kim jong il and kim jong suk. Kim ilsungs works are published and republished in countless collections. While not nearly as important as that of his nephew, it is clear from the writings of kim il sung, and various statements that the achievements of his uncle obviously inspired him. A statue of kim jong il inside kim il sung university. Kim jong il, remodeling korea with the juche idea youtube. Oct 11, 2018 kim ilsung, on our partys juche ideology and several issues about the dprk governments domestic and foreign policy, the selected writings of kim ilsung, 6. You can see the writing on the floor where people have to stand whenever they have their ceremonies. On eliminating dogmatism and formalism and establishing juche. On kim yonggyus the secret teachings of kim il sung.
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