Comments on: North Korea in 1989 http://dprkforum.com/2007/10/24/north-korea-in-1989/ The crisis. The Enigma. The Controversy. Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:25:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Tukhachevsky http://dprkforum.com/2007/10/24/north-korea-in-1989/#comment-271 Tukhachevsky Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:29:17 +0000 http://localhost/2007/10/24/north-korea-in-1989/#comment-271 My pleasure SRS. According to Daniels' bio on Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Daniels_%28psychiatrist%29) "Utopias Elsewhere" is the title for the US market. The book was published in the UK under the title: "The Wilder Shores of Marx: Journeys in a Vanishing World." Enjoy! My pleasure SRS. According to Daniels’ bio on Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Daniels_%28psychiatrist%29) “Utopias Elsewhere” is the title for the US market. The book was published in the UK under the title: “The Wilder Shores of Marx: Journeys in a Vanishing World.” Enjoy!

]]> By: SRS http://dprkforum.com/2007/10/24/north-korea-in-1989/#comment-272 SRS Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:38:44 +0000 http://localhost/2007/10/24/north-korea-in-1989/#comment-272 Interesting videos - Found two more probably from the same series on the 1989 World Festival of Youth and Students: Covering the Opening Ceremony: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxJ6Ed5h65k north korean department store electrofunk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg0Ss-gszLM Tukhachevsky - thanks for the tip on the “Utopia’s Elsewhere.” book - looks very interesting and I will get it soon. Interesting videos - Found two more probably from the same series on the 1989 World Festival of Youth and Students:

Covering the Opening Ceremony:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxJ6Ed5h65k

north korean department store electrofunk:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg0Ss-gszLM

Tukhachevsky - thanks for the tip on the “Utopia’s Elsewhere.” book - looks very interesting and I will get it soon.

]]> By: hapo http://dprkforum.com/2007/10/24/north-korea-in-1989/#comment-273 hapo Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:57:38 +0000 http://localhost/2007/10/24/north-korea-in-1989/#comment-273 Looks like the festival had something to do with the failed attempt to co-host the 1988 olympics with Seoul: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_n2_v41/ai_7013498 Looks like the festival had something to do with the failed attempt to co-host the 1988 olympics with Seoul: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_n2_v41/ai_7013498

]]> By: Tukhachevsky http://dprkforum.com/2007/10/24/north-korea-in-1989/#comment-275 Tukhachevsky Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:33:41 +0000 http://localhost/2007/10/24/north-korea-in-1989/#comment-275 A great travelogue on several Communist Bloc countries, which includes a chapter on the author's visit to Pyongyang during the 1989 International Youth Festival, is Anthony Daniel's book "Utopia's Elsewhere." It is one of the best chapters in the book. His visit to a Pyongyang department store was very interesting. If I remember correctly, his impression -- after spending some time there -- was that North Korean patrons were paid (with socks, or some other product) to walk around for hours and "look busy." But they did not buy anything. When he decided to buy a ballpoint pen the North Korean patrons took an interest because someone was actually buying something. A great travelogue on several Communist Bloc countries, which includes a chapter on the author’s visit to Pyongyang during the 1989 International Youth Festival, is Anthony Daniel’s book “Utopia’s Elsewhere.” It is one of the best chapters in the book.

His visit to a Pyongyang department store was very interesting. If I remember correctly, his impression — after spending some time there — was that North Korean patrons were paid (with socks, or some other product) to walk around for hours and “look busy.” But they did not buy anything. When he decided to buy a ballpoint pen the North Korean patrons took an interest because someone was actually buying something.

]]> By: Jake http://dprkforum.com/2007/10/24/north-korea-in-1989/#comment-274 Jake Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:01:45 +0000 http://localhost/2007/10/24/north-korea-in-1989/#comment-274 I'm amazed at the freedom the tourists seemed to have back then. Good find :) I’m amazed at the freedom the tourists seemed to have back then. Good find :)

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