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North Korean Propaganda Series: Supreme Leader Kim Jong-il

Posted by mstrum on July 26, 2009 2 comments

This is a continuation of the North Korean propaganda series. Click here for the table of contents.

Hurray for General Kim Jung-Il, the sun of the 21st century
21세기태양 김정일 장군 만세

Thank you to General Kim Jung-Il, our loving father
경애하는 아버지 김정일원수님 고맙습니다.

The General is our fate
장군님은 우리의 운명

Let’s honor and worship General Kim Jung-Il, the son of Mount Baek-du, for millions of years!
백두산의 아들 김정일장군을 천만년 높이 받들어 모시자!

Does anyone know if there is a special meaning to 총폭탄?

Let’s become ?bombs? that guard the Great Leader Kim Jung-Il with a do-or-die spirit!
위대한 령도자 김정일장군님을 결사옹위하는 총폭탄이 되자!

Kim Il-Sung: “The 21st Century will shine as the century of Kim Jung-Il.”
21세기는 김정일 세기로 빛날것입니다. 김일성

Become true loyal subjects who believe and follow the sincere Kim Jung-Il
일편 단심 김정일동 지만을 굳게 믿고 따르는 참된 충신이 되자!

Let’s become ?bombs? that guard the Great Leader Kim Jung-Il with a do-or-die spirit!
경애하는 김정일 장군님을 결사옹위하는 총폭탄이 되자!
(Guard the Leader) 수령옹위

Next we’re looking at more Juche and Seon-gun posters.

North Korean Propaganda Series: Anti-USA 3

Posted by mstrum on July 25, 2009 2 comments

This is a continuation of the North Korean propaganda series. Click here for the table of contents.

Let’s smash them with one blow!
단매에 때려눕히자!

This and the next picture are from a carnival-like area in North Korea

Javelin contest (창던지기)
?Hit? the American invaders!
미제침략자들을 ?조알하라?!

Anyone understand the meaning of the words on the left?
It seems like it might be previous invaders or something.

?야로.호비.대추장.톡발이?
Shoot your arrow (활총쏘기)

Top: Let’s gather the forces of South and North Korea to drive out the American invaders
남북이 힘을 합쳐 미제침략자들을 쓸 어버리고
and achieve independence and unification!
자주 통일을 이룩하자!
Bottom: 10 cents (10전)
North Korean postage stamp (조선우표)

Top: Let’s cut up the American imperialists wherever they are in the world!
세계 이르는 곳마다에서 미제의 각을 뜨자!
Logo: Pyongyang Anti-American World Journalist Conference
반미세계 기자대회 평양
Description: Fighting and opposing the American imperialist invasion
미제국주의침략을 반대하여 투쟁하는
international conference about the duty of journalists around the world
전세계 기자들의 과업에 대한 국제회의
Bottom: North Korean postage stamp (조선우표)
10 cents (10전)

The people’s army are soldiers, so save them!
인민군 장병들이여 구원하여 달라!

Next we’ll be looking at another set of Great Leader posters.

North Korean Propaganda Series: Other 2

Posted by mstrum on July 24, 2009 No comments

This is a continuation of the North Korean propaganda series. Click here for the table of contents.

Ring loudly the drum beat of pushing forward
총진격의 북소리드세차게울리자!
Flag: Seon-gun ideology (선군사상)

Party Founding 60th Anniversary (당창건60돐)
Let’s thoroughly attain the mind and ideology of Dong-gu-ho!
동구호의 사상과 정신을 철저히 관철하자!

Hold up the flag of the working class revolution whether you live or die!
살아도 죽어도 붉은기!

반제자주적립장을 확고히 견히하자!

Next I’m starting another set of posters I’ve found recently which I’ve added to the table of contents beginning with more anti-USA posters.

North Korean Propaganda Series: Other 1

Posted by mstrum on July 22, 2009 2 comments

This is a continuation of the North Korean propaganda series. Click here for the table of contents.

Notes needed to understand the posters:

Four Great Main Principles (4대제일주의) = Leader (수령) + Ideas (사상) + Army (군대)+ Regime (제도)
Three revolutions (3대혁명) = Culture revolution (문화혁명) + Technological revolution (기술혁명) + Ideology revolution (사상혁명)

“The Four Great Main Principles” is the eternal slogan
of the our strong country’s establishment!
4대제일주의는 강성대국건설의 영원한 구호!

Touch: Ideology (사상) Technology (기술) Culture (문화)
Let’s all march forward holding the Three revolutions banner high!
3대혁명의 기치 높이 총진군앞으로!

Top Flag: Juche ideology change of the whole society (온 사회의 주체사상화)
Next Flag: Three revolutions (3대혁명)
Let’s always live and work through the spirit and vigor of a strong stallion!
전후 천리마대고조시기의 그기세 그기백으로 살며일하자!

Learn and follow the Anti-Japanese patriotic mind and
항일의 애국주의 정신을 따라배워
devote yourself to Korea and become a passionate patriot
조국을 위하여 헌신하는 열렬한 애국자가되자!

Next, we’ll be looking at more assorted posters.