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Important sources about the [[Democratic People's Republic of Korea|DPRK]] (North Korea) aiming to debunk the endless stream of [[Imperialism|imperialist]] [[propaganda]] from the [[bourgeois media]] used to discredit it. 
 
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== Articles ==
== Articles ==
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* [http://syriatimes.sy/index.php/news/local/30732-n-korean-diplomat-syrian-army-s-achievements-against-terrorism-make-us-feel-happy North Korean diplomat on the Syrian War]
* [http://syriatimes.sy/index.php/news/local/30732-n-korean-diplomat-syrian-army-s-achievements-against-terrorism-make-us-feel-happy North Korean diplomat on the Syrian War]
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* [https://www.mintpressnews.com/north-korea-foreign-minister-on-what-is-needed-for-negotiations-with-us/233161/ North Korea Foreign Minister On What Is Needed For Negatiations With US]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20210308133300/https://www.mintpressnews.com/north-korea-foreign-minister-on-what-is-needed-for-negotiations-with-us/ North Korea Foreign Minister On What Is Needed For Negatiations With US]
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* [https://www.liberationnews.org/my-trip-to-north-korea-13-misconceptions-corrected/ My trip to North Korea: 13 misconceptions corrected]
* [https://www.liberationnews.org/my-trip-to-north-korea-13-misconceptions-corrected/ My trip to North Korea: 13 misconceptions corrected]
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* [https://espressostalinist.com/2016/12/10/dprk-death-of-fidel-castro-ruz-is-great-loss-to-korean-people/ DPRK mourning Fidel Castro]
* [https://espressostalinist.com/2016/12/10/dprk-death-of-fidel-castro-ruz-is-great-loss-to-korean-people/ DPRK mourning Fidel Castro]
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* [https://espressostalinist.com/2017/01/30/bruce-cumings-on-the-north-korean-economy/ Bruce Cumings on the North Korean Economy]
* [https://espressostalinist.com/2017/01/30/bruce-cumings-on-the-north-korean-economy/ Bruce Cummings on the North Korean Economy]
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* [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/05/world/asia/koreas-tricky-task-digging-up-past-treachery.html Korea’s Tricky Task: Digging Up Past Treachery] - On the imperialist puppets who were installed by the US: [[Syngman Rhee]] and a legion of former collaborators with the Japanese colonialists.
* [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/05/world/asia/koreas-tricky-task-digging-up-past-treachery.html Korea’s Tricky Task: Digging Up Past Treachery] - On the imperialist puppets who were installed by the US: [[Syngman Rhee]] and a legion of former collaborators with the Japanese colonialists.
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== Documentaries ==
== Documentaries ==
* My Brothers and Sisters in the North
* [https://youtu.be/nSd48emp0lI My Brothers and Sisters in the North] - Best documentary on the DPRK I have seen from a non-DPRK source, depicting everyday life of the working class in the DPRK, including soldiers, water park workers, students, teachers, football coaches, painters, textile workers and farmers
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* Best documentary on the DPRK I have seen from a non-DPRK source, depicting everyday life of the working class in the DPRK, including soldiers, water park workers, students, teachers, football coaches, painters, textile workers and farmers
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* The Propaganda Game (also available on Netflix)
* The Propaganda Game (also available on Netflix) - Good introductory documentary that shatters some of the most blatant imperialist propaganda. Still has to be viewed critically, as the Western ‘experts’ in it make their living from being dishonest.
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* Good introductory documentary that shatters some of the most blatant imperialist propaganda. Still has to be viewed critically, as the Western ‘experts’ in it make their living from being dishonest.
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* The Haircut
* [https://youtu.be/2BO83Ig-E8E The Haircut]
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* Best political commentators of this moment, check out their other videos as well.
* Best political commentators of this moment, check out their other videos as well.
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* The West Through the Eyes of North Korea
* [https://youtu.be/OyFH19nm2e4 The West Through the Eyes of North Korea]
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* The Happiest People on Earth
* [https://youtu.be/ztcLh-cTJfs The Happiest People on Earth]
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* Crossing The Line
* Crossing The Line
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* They Choose China
* [https://youtu.be/sDTPhT8mZ9o They Choose China]
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* Advertisements
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* My Socialist Country
* [https://youtu.be/e1-2dju0cNM My Socialist Country]
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* Korea: The Imposed Divide
* [https://youtu.be/ucOf013G4QE Korea: The Imposed Divide]
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* An African-American’s Journal Inside North Korea
* [https://youtu.be/NTi5Ma1F7zM An African-American’s Journal Inside North Korea] - Short documentary on the DPRK made by journalist Andre Vltchek
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* Short documentary on the DPRK made by journalist Andre Vltchek
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* Homegrown Outcasts: North Koreans in Japan
* [https://youtu.be/6YtTd31I15g Homegrown Outcasts: North Koreans in Japan]
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* Loyal Citizens of Pyongyang in Seoul
* [https://youtu.be/ktE_3PrJZO0 Loyal Citizens of Pyongyang in Seoul]


== Videos ==
== Videos ==
* Living in North Korea: Greek woman who lived in the DPRK for two years
* [https://youtu.be/kztC4kIj1AM Living in North Korea]: Greek woman who lived in the DPRK for two years
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* Must watch, incredibly informative.
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* North Korean Propaganda: A Cavalcade of Comedy
* North Korean Propaganda: A Cavalcade of Comedy ([https://wordpress.redirectingat.com/?id=725X1342&isjs=1&jv=15.2.1-stackpath&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fdprkstudyguide.wordpress.com%2Fauthor%2Fdprkstudyguide%2F&url=http%3A%2F%2FNorth%20Korean%20Propaganda%3A%20A%20Cavalcade%20of%20Comedy&xs=1&xtz=360&xuuid=8dc707d55ca31ab1a03ebbed442763ab&xcust=8982&cci=cae979da5231c9bc90bdd79e584de558 broken link])
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* The propaganda war against North Korea
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f22QGIWXGw The propaganda war against North Korea]
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* Eid Al-Fitr in North Korea | Muslim in North Korea
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLw1v-xQA7I Eid Al-Fitr in North Korea | Muslim in North Korea]
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* Surfing in North Korea
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO4M1U_2bmk Surfing in North Korea]
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* North Korean Smartphone
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfk0mPADJXY North Korean Smartphone]
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* Why do North Korean defectors keep changing their stories?
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkegD7V9E6g Why do North Korean defectors keep changing their stories?]
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* Press TV in the DPRK: videos on various subjects
* Press TV in the DPRK: videos on various subjects
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* Mr. Kim from the DPRK embassy in London gives a speech on the 100th anniversary of the October Revolution
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKPtMQaRVak Mr. Kim from the DPRK embassy in London gives a speech on the 100th anniversary of the October Revolution]
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* Sons of US defector to North Korea James Dresnok speak out after father’s death
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e41cmw-GUko Sons of US defector to North Korea James Dresnok speak out after father’s death]
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* Eva Bartlett speaks on North Korea & Syria
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR5hjJzyN1Y Eva Bartlett speaks on North Korea & Syria]
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* Women’s Status in the DPRK
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnzBEbuZPIw Women’s Status in the DPRK]


== Websites ==
== Websites ==
* KCNA Watch
* [https://kcnawatch.co/ KCNA Watch] - DPRK news articles directly translated to English. DPRK media are generally far more truthful than Western media, see for instance [https://kcnawatch.co/newstream/1489962702-463610874/u-s-anti-terrorism-war-denounced-by-kcna/ this] article on the US war on terror or [https://kcnawatch.co/newstream/1497952844-884200563/u-s-western-countries-are-to-blame-for-worlds-biggest-refugee-crisis-dprk-human-rights-institute/ this] one on how the West caused the world’s biggest refugee crisis.
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* DPRK news articles directly translated to English. DPRK media are generally far more truthful than Western media, see for instance this article on the US war on terror or this one on how the West caused the world’s biggest refugee crisis.
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* Rodong Sinmun
* [http://www.rodong.rep.kp/en/ Rodong Sinmun] - More news, official DPRK site.
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* More news, official DPRK site.
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* The Pyongyang Times
* [http://www.pyongyangtimes.com.kp/ The Pyongyang Times] - More news, official DPRK site.
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* More news, official DPRK site.
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* Naenara
* [http://www.naenara.com.kp/en/ Naenara] - More news, official DPRK site.
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* More news, official DPRK site.
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* Explore DPRK
* [http://www.exploredprk.com/ Explore DPRK]
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* Big archive of around 500 works of art from the DPRK
* [https://dprkarchive.imgur.com/ Big archive of around 500 works of art from the DPRK]
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* World malnutrition death rates, with the DPRK ranked #95
* [http://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/cause-of-death/malnutrition/by-country/ World malnutrition death rates, with the DPRK ranked #95]
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* Pyongyang International Film Festival
* [http://www.pyongyanginternationalfilmfestival.com/ Pyongyang International Film Festival]
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* Official DPRK Tourism Site
* [http://tourismdprk.gov.kp/ Official DPRK Tourism Site]
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* International Network for the Defence of Socialist Korea
* [https://koreaisone.wordpress.com/ International Network for the Defence of Socialist Korea]
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* Advertisements


== System ==
== System ==
* Governmental structure
* [http://i.imgur.com/Jm075Ij.jpg Governmental structure]
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* Constitution of the DPRK
* [https://www.pdf-archive.com/2017/05/27/constitution-of-the-dprk/ Constitution of the DPRK]
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* Elections in the socialist motherland: democracy in the DPRK
* [https://leftistcritic.wordpress.com/2017/03/08/elections-in-the-socialist-motherland-democracy-in-the-dprk/ Elections in the socialist motherland: democracy in the DPRK]
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* Democracy: US vs DPRK – Towards Annihilation of a Narrative
* [https://vngiapaganda.wordpress.com/2015/09/05/democracy-us-vs-dprk-towards-the-annihilation-of-a-narrative/ Democracy: US vs DPRK – Towards Annihilation of a Narrative]
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* Korea Resilient! Socialism in Democratic Korea
* [https://return2source.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/korea-resilient-socialism-in-democratic-korea/ Korea Resilient! Socialism in Democratic Korea]
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* Socialism and Democracy in the DPRK
* [http://writetorebel.com/2017/03/28/socialism-and-democracy-in-the-dprk/ Socialism and Democracy in the DPRK]
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* Understanding the Workers’ Party of Korea
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yjDhZ61NfOxqHYAlGDGKYxCRp5jpcRoL/view?fbclid=IwAR1tx_JQ7gUzKHypE7nCF0WYV9yVaFlo3_bjM2-1osHkGPUsVcYH0mUUZQo Understanding the Workers’ Party of Korea]


== Juche ==
== Juche ==
* Official DPRK site with free books, periodicals, pictures, leaflets, etc.
* [http://www.korean-books.com.kp/en/ Official DPRK site with free books, periodicals, pictures, leaflets, etc.] - Greatest source there is for books about all kinds of DPRK related subjects.
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* Greatest source there is for books about all kinds of DPRK related subjects.
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* Korea DPR E-Library
* [http://www.korea-dpr.com/e_library.html Korea DPR E-Library] - Large collection of Juche texts.
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* Large collection of Juche texts.
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* Kim Il Sung on Marxists.org
* [https://www.marxists.org/archive/kim-il-sung/index.htm Kim Il Sung on Marxists.org] - Handful of Kim Il Sung texts.
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* Handful of Kim Il Sung texts.
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* Kim Jong Un Aphorisms
* [https://de.scribd.com/document/355145202/Kim-Jong-Un-Aphorisms-1 Kim Jong Un Aphorisms]
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* Kim Jong Il – Socialism is a Science
* [http://www.korea-dpr.info/lib/106.pdf Kim Jong Il – Socialism is a Science]
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* Kim Jong Il – On the Juche Idea
* [http://www.korean-books.com.kp/en/packages/xnps/download.pg.php?306 Kim Jong Il – On the Juche Idea]
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* Juche Idea: Answer to Hundred Questions
* [https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8E-ucthI07ic19CbUxuVDRmSEU/view Juche Idea: Answer to Hundred Questions]
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* Kim Il Sung on his father Kim Hyong Jik, who was a leading figure in the national liberation movement and steered them towards Communism
* [https://allpowertothesoviets.wordpress.com/2017/11/05/kim-il-sung-the-october-revolution-koreas-independence-struggle/amp/ Kim Il Sung on his father Kim Hyong Jik, who was a leading figure in the national liberation movement and steered them towards Communism]
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* Kim Jong Il – On Having a Correct Understanding of Nationalism
* [https://jucheireland.wordpress.com/2017/02/26/on-having-a-correct-understanding-of-nationalism-kim-jong-il/ Kim Jong Il – On Having a Correct Understanding of Nationalism]
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* Kim Il Sung – For the Independent, Peaceful Reunification of Korea
* [https://ia800607.us.archive.org/31/items/ForTheIndependentPeacefulReunificationOfKorea/For%20the%20Independent%2C%20Peaceful%20Reunification%20of%20Korea.pdf Kim Il Sung – For the Independent, Peaceful Reunification of Korea]
* [[Category:Reading lists]]
* [[Category:Reading lists]]
[[Category:DPRK reading lists]]

Latest revision as of 14:21, 8 December 2022

Important sources about the DPRK (North Korea) aiming to debunk the endless stream of imperialist propaganda from the bourgeois media used to discredit it.

Original source is dprkstudyguide.wordpress.com

Articles

Documentaries

Videos

Websites

System

Juche