1893-1976
Eastern Europe
(372) documents
The cityscape of Pyongyang, capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, August 2011.
Photograph by Dan Sloan (Flickr: dantoujours), August 28, 2011, Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0), https://flickr.com/photos/dantoujours/15213768896/
1920- 2010
1912- 1994
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1915- 1976
East Asia
South Korea
Switzerland
August 11, 1950
A report on the Korean War from June through August 1950, including discussions on the start of the conflict, news media in North and South Korea, the air war, and the North Korean occupation of Seoul.
October 9, 1950
Kim Il Sung requests that Koreans living in the Soviet Union be trained there for service in the Korean Army, explaining that the strong presence of the American military in Korea will not allow for on-site training. Shytkov attached his support of Kim’s request in this telegram to Stalin.
September 18, 1956
Mao Zedong and the Soviet Community Party Delegation exchanged views on Korean issues and a potential visit by Kim Il Sung to the PRC.
June 30, 1950
A report from the Korean People's Army on events in the Korean War from June 25 through June 30, 1950.
July 8, 1950
Telegram from Shtykov to Stalin (copied to the Soviet leadership) relaying a request from Kim Il Sung for military advisors.
