Wilson Center Digital Archive

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Collections contain selected sets of historical documents related to a specific topic, region, or event.

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Kim Il Sung-Tito Correspondences, 1973-1979
Korea at the United Nations

Until 1991, the United Nations was a key battleground in the inter-Korean struggle for legitimacy and global recognition.
Korean War Armistice

On July 27, 1953, the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed, ceasing hostilities and bringing an end to the Korean War.
Korean War Biological Warfare Allegations

In 1951 and 1952, the communist bloc alleged that the United States was conducting biological warfare (BW).
Korean War Origins, 1945-1950

Who started the Korean War? This collection adds context to the decisions that led to North Korea's invasion of South Korea on June 25, 1950.
Korean War, 1950-1953

When North Korean troops invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950, the inter-Korean conflict entered its most bloody phase: the Korean War
Korean Workers' Party Congresses

A collection documenting the Korean Workers' Party (KWP) Congresses held since 1946.
Long Live Mao Zedong Thought (1968)

Documents related to China's foreign affairs selected from "Mao Zedong sixiang wanui" (Long Live Mao Zedong Thought)
Making of the Sino-Soviet Alliance, 1945-1950

The road to the establishment of the alliance between the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union was rocky.
Mass Media and Censorship

Documents on propaganda and media control in the Soviet Union.
Mitrokhin Archive

Notes taken in the KGB archives by Vasili Nikitich Mitrokhin, a KGB officer who defected to the United Kingdom after the fall of the Soviet Union.
Nikita Khrushchev Collection

Documents containing the thoughts and opinions of Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev.
Non-Aligned Movement

This anti-colonial group of developing countries was spearheaded by several conferences and summits, the first held in Bandung in 1955
Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)

The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons is an international treaty developed to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons technology.
North Korea and the American Radical Left

In the midst of the diplomatic competition between the two Koreas, groups from the American radical left traveled to Pyongyang.
North Korea August 1956 Plenum Incident

The post-Korean War disputes and debates within the Korean Workers' Party culminated in the 1956 August Plenum.
North Korea's First Five-Year Plan, 1957-1961

North Korea's First Five-Year Plan emphasized the development of heavy industry
North Korean Military Adventurism

This collection of documents provides a historical record of North Korea's brinkmanship and military-diplomatic campaigns since 1968.