Apparent to me, North Korea’s Kim Jong Un’s personality cult seems to have entered a new phase. North Korea has seemed to increase his profile alongside that of his grandfather and father, which reflects the likeness between him and the two nation’s deities.
The released photos on Wednesday by state media showed Kim in talks with officials at Central Cadre Training School which is newly established. portrait himself, founder of the state Kim Il Sung and his father Kim Jong Il The school is set to become the “highest academy” for party cadres training said KCNA.
According to professional service NK News, this arrangement marks the first time that a photo of Kim Jong-un has been publicly displayed next to one of his predecessors in such manner. Whether these three portraits are also exhibited side-by-side elsewhere, such as homes all over the country is unclear.
“By placing alongside those of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, it does not take much imagination to see what Korea Center for Strategic Studies’ Senior Researcher Rachel Minyoung Lee said about what she meant when she stated: ‘has now joined them both’. They were perceived by indigenous people like her mother who will respond whenever someone does wrong while protecting their treasure including children at any cost so there may be some kind of reports which cannot be verified yet but for example what was happening four years ago when a woman had been charged with saving her child from a fire. It can be thought of as nothing but punishment.
“Propaganda-wise, given the significance signified by Kim Jong Un, putting his picture close next door” then “putting them in propaganda context is another step forward”. “What remains imprinted on people’s memories are how deeply etched into their collective consciousness images of DPRK and portraits of its leader – this portrait,” commented Lee, who worked as an analyst for nearly 20 years at CIA Open Source Enterprise Desk.
Somehow he has already spent over a decade in power without any kind of celebrations for his birthday, let alone even the fact that he was born. In the meantime, he appears to be repurposing some of his predecessor’s celebrations.
China-based Koryo Travel, one of North Korea’s main travel agencies, reported last month in its website that this word has been removed from Pyongyang’s list by North Korean partners as a day to commemorate the birth of North Korea. One of them festival.
At the new training school there were also found few pictures of Karl Marx and Lenin which shocked me making me think about closer collaboration with Russia in terms of military.
North Korea adopted Marxism-Leninism as its guiding ideology in the early years of Kim Il-sung’s reign but it is no more. Roughly 15 years ago, while promoting “unique style” socialism based on self-reliance principle known as Juche inherited from Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong-il’s army first policy for instance where references to communism were purged from its constitution.
The deputy assistant secretary of defense for space and missile defense, John Hill told members on Armed Services Committee Senate Tuesday that probably North Korea is supplying missiles to Russia to use against Ukraine as part of an agreement whereby Russia would provide technical support so that DPRK could “expand their war activities against Ukraine.” they are threats US and others can’t ignore.
There are claims that North Korea’s supposed supplies of weapons to Russia may value billions of dollars, and assistance from Moscow could be the largest aid to North Korean economy since Kim Jong Un ascended to power. Both Pyongyang and Moscow reject accusations of arms transfers.
