Collections
Collections contain selected sets of historical documents related to a specific topic, region, or event.
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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.
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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
335 Documents -
KOREAN WORKERS' PARTY CONGRESSES
A collection documenting the Korean Workers' Party (KWP) Congresses held since 1946.
91 Documents -
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.
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MASS MEDIA AND CENSORSHIP
Documents on propaganda and media control in the Soviet Union.
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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.
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NIKITA KHRUSHCHEV COLLECTION
Documents containing the thoughts and opinions of Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev.
42 Documents -
NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT
This anti-colonial group of developing countries was spearheaded by several conferences and summits, the first held in Bandung in 1955
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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.
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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.
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NORTH KOREA AUGUST 1956 PLENUM INCIDENT
The post-Korean War disputes and debates within the Korean Workers' Party culminated in the 1956 August Plenum.
128 Documents -
NORTH KOREA'S FIRST FIVE-YEAR PLAN, 1957-1961
North Korea's First Five-Year Plan emphasized the development of heavy industry
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NORTH KOREAN MILITARY ADVENTURISM
This collection of documents provides a historical record of North Korea's brinkmanship and military-diplomatic campaigns since 1968.
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NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR HISTORY
Formerly secret documents from the communist word reveal that North Korea's nuclear program began as early as the 1960s.
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NORTH KOREAN PUBLIC DIPLOMACY
Throughout the 1970s, North Korea waged an intensive diplomatic campaign to attract new supporters abroad, including in the United States.
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NORTH VIETNAMESE DECISION-MAKING, 1973-1975
A collection of published Vietnamese documents dealing with North Vietnam’s decision-making from January 1973-April 1975.
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NORTHERN LIMIT LINE DISPUTE
The Northern Limit Line (NLL) remains one of the most serious flashpoints for conflict on the Korean Peninsula.
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NUCLEAR DEBATE PAMPHLETS
Pamphlets from both pro- and anti-nuclear organizations published during the 1980 period of rising tensions and the decline of déténte.
27 Documents