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The mystery of North Korea

How did a country emerge where Stalinism triumphed completely — and why did this experiment collapse? Renowned Korean studies scholar Andrei Lankov reveals the hidden mechanisms of power and everyday life in North Korea.
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THE CIVILIZATION OF RICE

Lecture 1. From Confucianism to Communism

~ 19 min read
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THE STAR OF KIM IL SUNG

Lecture 2. How the North Korean ruler's power began

~ 22 min read
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ONE MINUTE BEFORE NUCLEAR DISASTER

Lecture 3. War and Geopolitics of North Korea

~ 22 min read
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THE UNIVERSE OF JUCHE

Lecture 4. Ideology and Power in North Korea

~ 21 min read
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SOCIALISM WITHOUT A HUMAN FACE

Lecture 5: A Society of Control and Distribution

~ 21 min read
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THE PATH TO COLLAPSE OR TRANSFORMATION

Lecture 6. How the country came close to collapse

~ 14 min read

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