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"During our time there we were never allowed to leave our hotel alone. So in the evenings I spent time reading George Orwell's 1984. It felt as though Kim Il Sung (the founder of Communist North Korea) and Kim Jong Il had followed Orwell's book as a guide to create a Korean version... more

Reviewed by indiglo Jan 16 2009, 11:37pm ( 20 reviews ) • urban-samurai.com

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Rated by connieandjim on Sep 29, 1:34pm

Intriguing!
Rated by katierica on Jul 01, 9:21am

What's it like to live in north korea??
Rated by arundhat1 on Jun 15, 4:27am

Nice to have a peek into North Korea, nice information and nice picture.
Rated by TianYi1 on May 06 2009, 10:10pm

Good information, good pictures.
Rated by TimPatterson on May 06 2009, 10:14am

Incredible.
Rated by deva14 on Apr 24 2009, 8:03am

Wow. Photo essay from a guided tour of North Korea.
Rated by ADP101 on Feb 01 2009, 3:15pm

interesting read
Rated by indiglo on Jan 16 2009, 11:37pm

"During our time there we were never allowed to leave our hotel alone. So in the evenings I spent time reading George Orwell's 1984. It felt as though Kim Il Sung (the founder of Communist North Korea) and Kim Jong Il had followed Orwell's book as a guide to create a Korean version of Oceania. The only real difference is that instead of focusing on building up the image of a governmental party controlling everything, they made their world one in which they are treated and viewed as gods amongst the citizens of DPRK."
Rated by ky-pie-78 on Jan 16 2009, 1:34pm

Wonderful Blog. Thanks to whoever stumbled it. A rare treat.

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