“European who served for many years as a diplomat in Pyongyang, with postings there off and on from the 1970s into the 1990s, likened North Korea to a Catholic state in the Middle Ages. He estimated that around 90 percent… — Bradley K. Martin Copy Share Image
“In Hwang’s view, the Pyongyang leadership “used the feudalistic idea of filial piety to justify absolutism of the Great Leader. Filial piety in feudalism… — Bradley K. Martin Copy Share Image
“In the early 1970s the regime dropped a very clear official hint that a close relative would become Kim Il-sung’s successor. The 1970 edition… — Bradley K. Martin Copy Share Image
“European who served for many years as a diplomat in Pyongyang, with postings there off and on from the 1970s into the 1990s, likened… — Bradley K. Martin Copy Share Image
“In North Korea a person has two lives, natural and political. But once you get sent to a prison camp your political life is… — Bradley K. Martin Copy Share Image
