Tag Archives: History

Historical Relic.

Among the historical remains of Korea, Pukgwandaechopbi stands out, a tombstone erected in the Rimmyong commune of the Kim Chaek city of North Hamgyong province. It was erected in 1708 in homage to the great victory of the troop of volunteer soldiers from Hamgyong province who, under the command of Jong Mun Bu, defeated Japanese […]

Another Old Mural Tomb Unearthed in DPRK.

A research group of the Korea National Heritage Preservation Agency has recently unearthed a new mural tomb dating back to Koguryo Kingdom (277 B.C.-A.D. 668) in the Undok area of Ryonggang County, Nampho City. The tomb is situated on a hillside north of the area. The Ryonggang Large Tomb and the Twin-pillared Tomb, inscribed on […]

Koguryo Tombs with Murals and Historical Relics Unearthed.

Of late, Koguryo tombs with murals and other historical relics were unearthed in Wolji-ri, Anak County, South Hwanghae Province. In the course of making vigorous efforts to discover historical sites, the Archaeology Institute under the Academy of Social Sciences has newly unearthed and verified two Koguryo tombs with murals and gold artifacts. The first tomb […]

Floral Tribute Paid to Statues of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.

Officials, working people and service personnel of the People’s Army visited the statues of the great leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il in different parts of the country on the occasion of the 67th anniversary of the Korean people’s victory in the great Fatherland Liberation War. A floral basket sent by Kim Jong […]

Ssirum—Traditional Sporting Event

Ssirum (Korean wrestling) is one of the cultural assets of the Korean nation. Since long ago, Korean people enjoyed playing ssirum during break times on the edges of fields, on the grass, and on riverside or seaside sandy soil. On folk holidays, in particular, wrestling grounds laid out at scenic spots were thronged with people, […]

A Historic House Tells of Feats of Kim Il Sung in Party Founding

In Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People´s Republic of Korea, there is a historic house Party Founding Museum which tells the undying achievements of the great leader Kim Il Sung who founded the Workers’ Party of Korea. Some time ago I visited the museum. Entering Room No. 1 together with the visitors, I stopped […]

U.S. in Agony on Two Histories

Indian scholar Kumar Gupta posted an article titled “The U.S. in agony on two histories” on the 4th Media, a website of China, on Oct. 10. The article said: The United States is seriously agonized by two histories. One is its failure in the Korean War (25.6.1950 – 27.7.1953) and another is north Korea’s manufacture […]

Shining Example of Great Woman Revolutionary

The life of the anti-Japanese heroine Kim Jong Suk is shining like the star as a paragon of great woman revolutionary in the hearts of the Korean army-men and people. September 22 is the 65th anniversary of her demise. Greeting the day, the Korean people warmly recall the great revolutionary life of Kim Jong Suk […]

Arch of Triumph, an Everlasting Grand Monument

The magnificent Arch of Triumph is standing at the foot of scenic Moran Hill in Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People´s Republic of Korea. The great leader President Kim Il Sung won victory in the 20-year-long arduous anti-Japanese revolution and returned home. He exchanged his first greetings with the people in the homeland and […]

Genuine Life of People After Liberation

August 15 is the significant day when the Korean people were liberated from more than 40-year long colonial rule of the Japanese imperialists. After liberation, the Korean people could enjoy a genuine life. There is a saying that stateless people are little better than a dog in a house of death. In retrospect, the Korean […]

Party Officials Visit Birthplace of Kim Jong Il

Leading party officials on a study tour of revolutionary battle sites in the area of Mt. Paektu visited leader Kim Jong Il’s birthplace in the Paektusan Secret Camp on August 1. They placed bunches of flowers before the mosaic depicting the images of the three commanders of Mt. Paektu and paid tribute to them. They […]

A Song Kept in His Heart All His Life

“Nostalgia” is a song kept in the heart of the great leader President Kim Il Sung all his life, who liberated Korea, covering a protracted arduous road of revolution. When I was leaving my dear hometown Standing at the gate, my dear mother With tears in her eyes, said to me good-bye Her words of […]

Juche-based Guerrilla Tactics During the Anti-Japanese War

At the beginning of the 20th century the Japanese imperialists occupied and enforced a colonial rule over Korea. On August 15, Juche 34 or 1945, Korea was liberated, putting an end to more than 40-year-long colonial rule of the Japanese imperialists. It is the peerless patriot Generalissimo Kim Il Sung who saved the destiny of […]

The US Imperialist Spy Ship Pueblo

The US imperialist armed spy ship “Pueblo” captured by the Navy of the heroic Korean People´s Army is displayed in the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum of Korea. And there is a photograph of servile and miserable Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd Mark Bucher, the captain of the “Pueblo”, writing a confession admitting their crimes and begging […]

The Victory of the Korean People

July 27 is the significant day when the Korean people won victory in the three-year Fatherland Liberation War against the invasion of the US imperialists in the early 1950s. The war was a stern confrontation unprecedented in the world history of wars in view of balance of forces and arms and equipment. It was a […]

Victorious Feats in the War

The victory day July 27! More than half a century has passed since the Korean army and people won a historic victory in the three-year sacred fierce anti-US war in the 50s of the last century. More than 60 years ago on July 27 the world´s would-be “strongest” US imperialists knelt down before the heroic […]

National Meeting Held to Mark Day of War Victory

A national meeting was held at the April 25 House of Culture on July 26 to celebrate the 61st anniversary of the victory of the Korean people in the great Fatherland Liberation War. Present there were Kim Yong Nam, Pak Pong Ju, Hyon Yong Chol and other senior officials of the party, state and army, […]