Left side of the road

New Korea 1950-1958

Name changed to Korea Today in 1959. Published in Russian, Chinese and English.

1951

6 – June, 63 pages. Missing covers.

1957

6 – June, 38 pages.

Supplement, 13 pages. Missing pages 2-3. Includes an interesting decision of the DPRK government on supplying relief rice gratis to South Korean foodless peasants.

7 – July, 46 pages. Missing pages 34-35.

Supplement, 10 pages. Includes: ‘Visit of Delegation of USSR Supreme Soviet’, and ‘Statement of Government of DRPK’ (about U.S. threats to Armistice Agreement).

8 – August, 52 pages.

9 – September, 45 pages. [Missing pages 40-41 and back cover.]

Supplement, 13 pages. ‘Speech by Premier Kim Il Sung before Electorates of Moonduk Constituency’.

10 – October, 52 pages. Missing pages 48-49 and back cover.

Supplement, 22 pages. Includes: ‘Decisions of the Supreme People’s Assembly of the DPRK’, ‘Speech by Premier Kim Il Sung at the First Session of the Second Supreme People’s Assembly’, and ‘Speech by Premier Kim Il Sung at National Conference of Activists of Machine-building Industry’.

11 – November, 52 pages.

Supplement, 14 pages. Includes: ‘Joint Statement of the Government of the DPRK and the Government of the Bulgarian People’s Republic’, and ‘Statement of Minister of Foreign Affairs, DPRK, on Atrocities of U.S. Aggressive Army in South Korea’.

12 – December, 50 pages. Missing pages 48-49.

Index to Numbers 6-12, 1957, 4 pages.

Flora and fauna

Posted on 21/07/2021 by Michael

Revolutionary Opera Theatre

Flora and fauna

National symbols of the country and two flowers (an orchid and a begonia) named after the first two leaders of the DPRK.

Kimilsungia

Kimilsungia – aroma of a flower symbolic of a Great Man is everlasting, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 88 (1999), 102 pages.

Kimilsungia – Volume 1 – Plant in Full Bloom, State Administration for Quality Management, Pyongyang, Juche 94 (2005), 11 pages.

Encyclopedia of Kimilsungia, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 100 (2011), 340 pages.

Flower of the Supreme Leader Kim Il Sung, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 104 (2015), 34 pages.

Kimjongilia

Kimjongilia, the king flower has appeared and spread abroad, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 87 (1998), 98 pages.

Encyclopedia of Kimjongilia, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 100 (2011), 305 pages.

National Flower

Magnolia Sieboldii – Korea’s National Flower, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, 1992, 22 pages.

Magnolia, National Flower of the DPRK, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 109 (2020), 5 pages.

National Bird

Goshawk – National Bird of Korea, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 109 (2020), 28 pages.

Other plants

Pine, Bamboo, Sweetbrier, leaflet, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 108 (2019), 3 pages.

Culture

Posted on 20/07/2021 by Michael

Pyongyang Circus

Culture

This page presents documents that cover the very general topic of culture – from ancient history to sport to folk customs and old stories to the buildings that house gifts presented to DPRK leaders since the establishment of the Peoples’ Republic after the defeat of the US Imperialist led intervention which ended in 1953.

Tell O Forest! A revolutionary opera, libretto, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, 1974, 49 pages.

Tales of Pyongyang, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, 1988, 119 pages.

Korean Folk Customs, Pang Hwan Ju, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, 1990, 133 pages.

Legends of the Kumgang Mountains, translated by Ryom Chol Su, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, 1990, 137 pages.

On Hungbu and Nolbu, Korean folk tales, collected by Ho Won Gil, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, 1991, 119 pages.

Tangun Founder-King of Korea, collection of treatises, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, 1994, 215 pages.

Mass Gymnastics in Korea, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 91 (2002), 50 pages.

The guiding light of destiny, Ko Pong, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 92 (2003), 76 pages.

Successive Names of Korea and Their Derivations, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 98 (2009), 56 pages.

Turtle Ship, the world’s first iron-clad vessel, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 98 (2009), 41 pages.

Kimchi –Korean Speciality, introduction to and recipes for the national dish. Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 99 (2010), 36 pages.

Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, the Mausoleum of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 105 (2016), 56 pages.

Moran Hill, leaflet, the hill and park in the centre of Pyongyang, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 105 (2016), 2 pages.

Natural History Museum, leaflet, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 105 (2016), 2 pages.

Natural History Museum, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 105 (2016), 34 pages.

Ryongmun Cavern, leaflet, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 105 (2016), 2 pages.

Sinchon Museum, leaflet, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 106 (2017), 2 pages.

Acrobatics of Korea, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 106 (2017), 11 pages.

Pyongyang Piano J.V. Company, leaflet, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 106 (2017), 2 pages.

Korean Songs, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 107 (2018), 93 pages.

Table tennis queen in living memory, the story of Pak Yong Sun, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 107 (2018), 29 pages.

Legendary Tale about Chollima Football Team, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 107 (2018), 31 pages.

Smart Leg, the footballer Ho Juk San of the early days of the DPRK, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 107 (2018), 17 pages.

International Friendship Exhibition House, leaflet, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 108 (2019), 4 pages.

International Friendship Exhibition House, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 108 (2019), 21 pages.

Renowned figures in Korean history, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 108 (2019), 103 pages.

Traditional Food of Korea – Kimchi, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 108 (2019), 11 pages.

Monumental Edifices, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 108 (2019), 31 pages.

National Gifts Exhibition House, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 108 (2019), 9 pages.

Youth Movement Museum, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 108 (2019), 23 pages.

Cultural Heritage of the Korean Nation, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 109 (2020), 116 pages.

International Friendship Exhibition House 2, Gifts to Chairman Kim Jong Il, postcards, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 109 (2020), 22 pages.

International Friendship Exhibition House 3, Gifts to the Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un, postcards, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 109 (2020), 22 pages.

Kim Hong Do and His Paintings, postcards, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 109 (2020), 12 pages.

Old stories of Korea, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 109 (2020), 72 pages.

Folklore of Pyongyang, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 110 (2021), 92 pages.

Pyongyang seen from anecdotes and legendary tales, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 110 (2021), 74 pages.

Traditional foods of Korea – origins, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 110 (2021), 62 pages.

Traditional foods of Korea, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 110 (2021), 61 pages.

International Friendship Exhibition House – Gifts to President Kim Il Sung, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 110 (2021), 61 pages.

The Dream Comes True, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Juche 110 (2021), 49 pages.

Porcelains of Koryo (1), 11th – 14th century, postcards, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, ND, 11 pages.

Porcelains of Koryo (2), 11th – 14th century, postcards, Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, ND, 11 pages.

Pyongyang Soju, the national liquor of Korea, ND, 5 pages.

Korean short stories, FLPH, Pyongyang, 1986, 104 pages.

Sinuiju Biota of the Mesozoic in Korea, FLPH, Pyongyang, Juche 11 (2022), 63 pages.

Specialities of Korea, FLPH, Pyongyang, Juche 11 (2022), 28 pages.

The Tale of Chun Hyang, FLPH, Pyongyang, 1991, 73 pages.