The culture history of the
People’s Democratic Republic of Korea (DPRK)

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Q & A: Christianity in DPRK
By Kim Son Hwi, People’s Korea, 20 July 1997. Some information on Christianity in the DPRK provided by an interview with two members of the Korean Christian Federation (KCF). There are more than l0,000 Protestants and about 5,000 Catholics in the DPRK.
Korean Musical Instruments
People’s Korea, 8 & 16 April 1998. The Korean people have created various kinds of musical instruments. The musical instruments recorded in the chronicles and documents from the primitive age up to now amount to 100 kinds. Here an illustrated description of some of the principal ones.
Profile of Yun I Sang, Great Korean Musician (1917-1995)
People’s Korea, 31 March 1999. Born on Sep. 17, 1917 in Chungmu, South Kyongsang Province, Yun I Sang carved out his niche in music and stood out as the first Korean artist loved, cherished and admired by the music circles all over the world.
Korean Titanic Amazes Moscow And Hong Kong Audience; To Be Exported to West
People’s Korea, 25 July 2001. A new DPRK film is drawing unprecedented attention and interest from non-Socialist nations. The film, Souls Protest, was shown for the first time in an international film festival in Moscow. The story is about the so-called Ukishima-Maru Incident of 1945.