Andrei Lankov. Examination of North Korea's misery-producing dictatorship, why it
cannot last and how to replace it. A Russian historian who spent time in
North Korea as an exchange student and lived through his own country's
break with Soviet authoritarianism, Lankov (History/Koomkin Univ.,
Seoul; North of the DMZ: Essays on Daily Life in North Korea, 2007,
etc.) offers an astute look into the lethal absurdities of the North
Korean regime, from the time of Great Leader Kim Il-sung to grandson Kim
Jong-un. A well-reasoned survey by a
scholar who excels at long-term thinking. --KirkusSaturday, May 11, 2013
The Real North Korea: Life and Politics in the Failed Stalinist Utopia
Andrei Lankov. Examination of North Korea's misery-producing dictatorship, why it
cannot last and how to replace it. A Russian historian who spent time in
North Korea as an exchange student and lived through his own country's
break with Soviet authoritarianism, Lankov (History/Koomkin Univ.,
Seoul; North of the DMZ: Essays on Daily Life in North Korea, 2007,
etc.) offers an astute look into the lethal absurdities of the North
Korean regime, from the time of Great Leader Kim Il-sung to grandson Kim
Jong-un. A well-reasoned survey by a
scholar who excels at long-term thinking. --Kirkus
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