The secret history of Kim Jong Il
 

great great read of a russian prof who taught Kim jong il a long long time ago. Was so sad throughout the story :okay:

edit: very deep at his friend destorying thousands of lives and his family

The Secret History of Kim Jong Il - By Kim Hyun Sik | Foreign Policy

:seriously: almost 200 views and no one read it?

inb4 tl;dr

I would have liked the article a lot more if it focused on the person himself, rather than the actions of his party because there is not much on KJI (which I understand is hard to find).

"Before I grow so infirm that my experiences become useless, I would love to meet Kim Jong Il one last time and give him one last lesson. I, who became a university professor thanks to his father; I, who traveled to Russia, Seoul, and now Washington. I no longer loathe him. I pity him. Even though he killed my family, I have already forgiven him."

This is an excellent ending to his article. It shows that despite the censorship and propaganda that is North Korea, people who eventually become exposed to the outside world can still change.

I cannot begin to imagine how I would feel if I was the professor; watching KJI change from a shy student, to an absolute dictator. And to have the friends and colleagues admit to them that they were the ones responsible for the deaths of so many citizens. The burden of knowing such things would absolutely tear me apart.

Good read.

good read...but sooooo long

Good read, always interesting to see how the people in North Korea really lives, especially since there's very little primary source of information

good watch, was disgusted in part 4 on how they died. North Korea reminds me of russia

i just started reading, but this is way better than propaganda tv crying

Wow, good read. Can't believe I read all of that. At first, was like.. TD;LR.
But then I decided to read it anyway.

So let me get this straight..... Sik wrote about Il......I get it, kekekeke
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very interesting read, thanks