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Is North Korea’s State Ideology, Juche(주체), a Religion?

According to Adherents.com, which tracks membership numbers among the world’s various religions, the 10th largest religious group in the world is the entire state of North Korea itself – namely, the Juche (주체) ideology coined by Eternal President Kim Il-sung and propagated through the DPRK’s propaganda machine. The Juche movement is much more overtly religious […]

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The Spectre of Juche: Is North Korea Capable of True Reform?

As 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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Communism in Romania: Nicolae Ceauşescu.

Born January 26, 1918 and raised in  Scornicești, a large village in Olt County, Romania, Nicolae Ceauşescu became Romania’s second communist leader and one of Eastern Europe’s most virulently Stalinist dictators until his violent overthrow in 1989 in a popular revolution. The son of a peasant, Ceauşescu initially joined the illegal Communist Party of Romania in […]

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Yachting with Dear Leader: North Korea launches boat tours.

The Dubai of the Stalinist world has launched official boat tours to Mount Kumgang, using the repossessed Hyundai Asan resort as the launching pad for their efforts. Japanese, South Korean, Chinese and American businessmen purportedly enjoyed the finest North Korea had to offer while on board the luxury liner. Who wouldn’t want to cruise around […]

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