context of North Korea's political history. The museum illustrates Pyongyang's perspective on the Korean War as a "war of liberation" and the museum's role in the political education of the North Korean people, not simply as victims of American war atrocities but as "martyrs" and model ...
Of course, the trains on display in the Railway Museum are amazing, but another reason to be here is to see some absolutely spellbinding panoramas showing the struggles to build the national rail system, then to use it in the Korean War (trains carrying tanks and troops and so on), then...
Cold War North Korean Armor 323 Fire Support Vehicle with 76mm F-22 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Likely 1970s-Present) Light Self-Propelled Gun/Assault Gun – Unknown Number Built The KPA (Korean People’s Army), the standing military of North Korea, has a very peculiar ...
Korean Victorious War Museum & USS Pueblo: The USS Pueblo is a US ship that was conducting espionage but captures by North Korea. You can visit it! The museum educates you about the Korean wars. Birthplace of Kim Il-Sung: Just out of Pyongyang is the birthplace of Kim Il-Sung...
The Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum is North Korea’s museum dedicated to the Korean War. We were assigned a military guide for our visit with the highlight being a visit to the museum’s prize exhibit – the captured USS Pueblo –the only US Naval Ship still held captive by an...
A soldier (right) welcomes foreign reporters and officials at the doors of the War Museum during a government-organized tour in Pyongyang, October 9, 2015. Schoolchildren Randy Schmidt for CBS News Pyongyang school children are curious to meet Americans, Oct. 2016. ...
Behind the Grand Monument Statues, you can see the Korean Revolution Museum building. On the wall of this building is a large mosaic mural which presents Mount Paektu — a sacred site for the Korean people. On either side of the statues, there are two other monuments that line the sides...
The Korean Revolution Museum, which was on our itinerary, is nearby. I don't remember if we went inside or not. (I don't think we did; I have no photos.)Kim Il Sung Square Kim Il Sung SquareIf you've ever watched footage of CNN announcing North Korea's latest nuclear ambitions ...
showcased at the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum in Pyongyang. Note the photos above, one of the American ‘imperialists’ surrendering and the other a gruesome uncensored photo of an American pilot shot in the head. Schoolchildren visit here in groups to learn about the Korean War....
We will then visit the newly renovated Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum and the USS Pueblo in its new spot (the “American Spy Ship” captured in 1968). After lunch, learn about the DPRK’s defining ideology, the Juche philosophy, on a visit to the iconic Tower of Juche Idea. ...