A Blatant Lie: The North Korean myth of Kim Il-sung liberating the country from Japan

This article deals with one of the central historical constructs of North Korean official historiography: the myth of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army. North Korea claims that this army, led by the first ruler of North Korea Kim Il-sung, defeated the Imperial Japan. This claim is duly ref...

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Published inKorea observer Vol. 49; no. 2; pp. 219 - 238
Main Author Tertitskiy, Fyodor
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Seoul Institute of Korean Studies 01.06.2018
한국학술연구원
Subjects
Armed forces
Army
Biographies
Citizens
Encyclopedias
Guerrilla forces
Historiography
History
Japanese foreign relations
Kim Il Sung
Military policy
Mythology
North Korean foreign relations
Political parties
Politics
Presidents (Government)
Stalinism
Studies
정치외교학
Japan
North Korea
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics > USSR
China
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Summary:This article deals with one of the central historical constructs of North Korean official historiography: the myth of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army. North Korea claims that this army, led by the first ruler of North Korea Kim Il-sung, defeated the Imperial Japan. This claim is duly reflected in North Korean official publications and is taught to its citizens. The author examines origins, evolution and implications of this historical myth.
Bibliography:http://koreaobserver.or.kr/html/?pmode=subpage&smode=archive
ISSN:0023-3919
2586-3053
DOI:10.29152/KOIKS.2018.49.2.219