North of the 38th parallel: How to live in the DPRK
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North Korea, still incredibly classified, is no longer a black box to the world. The radical social experiment that began there in the 1940s seems to be coming to an end. And behind it are the fates of people - countless lives. Andrei Lankov, a well-known orientalist and publicist, tells us how these lives were lived and what is happening in the country now. The author has repeatedly visited North Korea and communicated with people from all walks of life. These are state security officers and smugglers, North Korean new rich and defectors, intellectuals (which seems to be prestigious but still dangerous) and chauffeurs (which is both safe and still prestigious).
The book is about technology (from exotic gas-generator engines to the North Korean Internet) and monuments to leaders, about houses and trains, about hunger and delicacies - about the everyday life of North Koreans, their worries, anxieties and joys. About how the DPRK is gradually and reluctantly opening up to the world.
The book is about technology (from exotic gas-generator engines to the North Korean Internet) and monuments to leaders, about houses and trains, about hunger and delicacies - about the everyday life of North Koreans, their worries, anxieties and joys. About how the DPRK is gradually and reluctantly opening up to the world.
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