North Korea: past and present of a closed state

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Interest in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is fueled by the established stereotype of it as the most closed country in the world, although there are many examples when tourists even from Western countries boasted that they were able to visit there. This means that the North Korean state can no longer be called closed. And after borders were closed globally since 2020 due to fear of COVID-19, other countries could compete for the title of “the most closed in the world, and to an even greater extent than North Korea.”
The uniqueness of the DPRK lies in the fact that for more than 70 years it has maintained its originality, independence and unchanged political and socio-economic course. The author of the book, a Korean scholar and international journalist, lived, studied and worked in the DPRK in the 80s and 90s of the twentieth century, visited this country in 2009, wrote news about North Korean reality throughout his professional career, starting in 1985 . This book is based on diaries and memoirs of all these years and covers both the socio-political aspects of life in the DPRK, as well as the culture, religion, traditions and customs of the North Koreans. It is of wide interest not only as a balanced account of an eyewitness and journalist, but also as a collection of materials for scientific research on Korean problems.

Barcode: 978-5-17-157756-8 SKU: 70177048 Category:
Publication language: Russian

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