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Pierre rigoulot is one of the contributing editors to the black book of communism, an international bestseller that has been published in twentyeight languages. In economic terms, the country was going neck and neck with the south, and in pyongyang, the regimes privileged showcase, it seemed the partys talk of triumph and promise might actually hold true. Ten years in the north korean gulag paperback 9 feb. Kang cholhwan lives and works in seoul, where he is a staff writer for chosun ilbo, a daily newspaper in south korea. He is the author of numerous books on the history of political repression and contributed the north korean. Yair reiner north korea is today one of the last bastions of hardline communism. The aquariums of pyongyang parramatta city library. The aquariums of pyongyang is an autobiography of kang chol hwan, a defector currently living in seoul working as the director of his own nongovernmental organization providing research and services for north korean defectors in south korea. Nov 18, 20 north korea is known for its human rights abuses and communist rule.
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