In line with a communist tradition established after the death of Vladimir Lenin, founder of the Soviet Union and influential Marxist philosopher, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea will place Dear Leader Kim Jong-il’s embalmed figure on display alongside that of his father, Eternal President Kim Il-sung. It is unknown if the Kumsusan Palace […]
Read MoreAs his first year as Supreme Leader concludes, analysts have an overall mixed reaction to Kim Jong-un’s style of leadership. Promises of economic reform, innovations in propaganda that has made it more outward facing in nature, and the introduction of a first family with his marriage to Ri Sol-ju are just three of the highlights of the newest Kim’s first year. While the […]
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