Kim Il Sung's unique style of Stalinism, suffused with the Korean "juche" philosophy (roughly translated as "self reliance"), was subordinated to the more militant theme of Kim Jong Il's "Red ...

The mothers, who were out together with their husbands at the ... she apparently did not have time to also save the portraits of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il. She is now under investigation by ...

though the birthdays of late state founder Kim Il-sung and his successor, Kim Jong-il, have been marked as national holidays. The Rodong Sinmun, a North Korean newspaper catering to the general ...

A: Kim Jong Un is struggling with a huge dilemma. He was selected as the leader from among the relatives of Kim Il Sung, who are collectively referred to as the Mount Paektu bloodline.

Only his late grandfather and father, Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il, have held the position of grand marshal, the highest. North Korea is in the last few days in a festive atmosphere, not only ...

Once he was back, Kim started attending Kim Il Sung Military University with his older brother Kim Jong Chol. Although his father, Kim Jong Il, hadn't formally declared an heir, Kim Jong Un was ...

Cheong explained that Kim Jong-un's move to central Pyongyang was closely tied to the power shift between his grandfather, Kim Il-sung, and his father, Kim Jong-il, marking 1986 as a crucial ...

has secured the same absolute power enjoyed by Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung, the current leader’s grandfather and state founder. Despite massive economic shocks caused by draconian anti-virus ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been awarded with the Kim Il Sung Order, North Korea’s higher ... the order was awarded by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un personally. Kim said that the ...

the anniversary of the 1912 birth of the country´s founder Kim Il Sung, whose son Kim Jong Il succeeded him and grandson Kim Jong Un, the current leader, inherited power in turn. North Koreans ...