The Juche idea is a philosophical ideology that focuses on the individual. Juche - the ideology of the Workers' Party of Korea Korea Juche

In 1955.

general information

Date of occurrence- 1955.

Etymology- In Korean, the word "Juche" means "master of the body"

Story

The concept of Juche was officially mentioned for the first time by Kim Il Sung in his work "On the Eradication of Dogmatism and Formalism in Ideological Work and on the Establishment of Juche" in 1955. Although the history of this term goes deep into the twenties of the last century. Since the organization was created in 1926. From that moment, the conception and development of the Juche idea began. There is a version that Kim Il Sung first uttered this word in 1930. In 1972, the "Juche" constitution was adopted in the DPRK. In 1980, Kim Il Sung devoted a number of scientific articles to this theory. After the death of Kim Il Sung, the Juche idea was enriched and advanced by his son.

Juche chronology

Since 1997, the Juche calendar has been adopted in the DPRK. The first year of which was the year of birth of Kim Il Sung - 1912.

Essence

The subject of the social movement is the masses.

A nation with a high sense of national pride and revolutionary dignity is invincible

Juche implies a socialist economy, which, unlike the capitalist economy, does not strive for profit, but works for the benefit of the people.

According to the Juche version, the people must fight against imperialism, aggression, enslavement, and protect their interests and the interests of the working people of the whole world.

The country must be strong, combat-ready, well-armed, and then the people will be able to resist the aggressors and invaders.

Revolution is the struggle of the people for their independence.

You can't sit idly by.

The Juche ideology provides for loyalty to the leader.

Man is the master of his destiny and the world.

Consciousness is the highest function of the human brain.

Nature is the object of labor and the source of man's material needs.

Monument to the Juche Idea

In 1982, on the occasion of Kim Il Sung's 70th birthday, was installed.

Current State

The Juche ideology is still the official ideology of the DPRK to this day. At the same time, North Korea remained the world's last stronghold of pure socialism. This is one of the only countries where free medicine, free housing, free education have been preserved. The DPRK is the fourth country in the world in terms of the number of armed forces (. The imperialists of all countries are fighting the DPRK, wanting to turn it into a miserable appendage of the West, which it already is. But the Korean people cannot be broken, not by tales of "hunger" and "Iron Curtain", nor all sorts of international sanctions and prohibitions.

Aleksei Petrovich Tsvetkov Although I am neither a communist nor a socialist, nevertheless, as a teenager, I was brought up initially on left-wing views and adhered to them for the time being, for the time being. That was until life forced me to correct them a little. Ukrainian events in late 2013-early 2014 contributed to my worldview." A piece of People's Korea
We want to carry in our hearts.
We go free space
To victory, to science, to the river!
And we sing our truth in unison.
And everyone is a little Juche!"

But I will never speak badly about people with leftist views, of whom there are many in our country, because I respect their opinion. It is normal when your interlocutor is in a different ideological camp, because in this case the need for a compromise will inevitably arise, but the main thing is that the Americans do not stand behind you. Anti-Americanism today is the main condition under which a compromise as such can be found. One example of a right-wing European anti-Americanist is Frank Rennicke, a well-known German bard who sings from a right-wing conservative position in his songs, despite the fact that he himself was brought up on a left-wing ideology. In addition, he supports the withdrawal of Germany from the NATO bloc (performing a song about the Bundeswehr, he shouts out the phrase: "Raus aus dem NATO!")

Therefore, in order to avoid ideological enmity between the right and the left, I dedicate this material. To begin with, let's turn to one of the forms of chronology.
The Juche calendar is the chronology in the DPRK. Used since July 8, 1997, along with the reckoning from the Nativity of Christ. The starting point in the Juche calendar is the year of Kim Il Sung's birth (1912), taken as the first year. There is no zero year in the Juche calendar. When writing dates in the DPRK, both chronologies are used together, namely in this form: "March 21, 104 Juche (2015)". This form of notation has an advantage in that it allows you to detect errors in dates by the difference between years, which should always be equal to 1911.
That is, in North Korea there are 2 forms of reckoning: generally accepted and its own.
And what is Juche?

The literal translation of the term means "master of the body." In dictionaries, the translation "main part", "originality" is found. Thus, "Juche" means a situation where a person is the master of both himself and the entire world around him.
Every tourist who comes to Pyongyang invariably stops at the monument to the Juche idea. At the foot is a 30-meter bronze sculptural group of three figures representing a peasant (sickle), worker (hammer) and labor intellectual (brush). These three symbols are reflected on the banner of the Workers' Party of Korea.

The artists drafted an emblem, on which the hammer, sickle and brush were connected by the ends of the handles in the form of an unfolded fan. According to the DPRK embassy, Kim Il Sung was personally involved in the creation of the emblem: he proposed to cross the handles of the tools and established their order.

For the first time the term is mentioned in the Middle Ages in the meaning of "a thing from the point of view of the subject." As an official ideology, Juche is considered a harmonious transformation of the ideas of Marxism-Leninism based on ancient Korean philosophical thought. Впервые термин «чучхе» прозвучал в речи Ким Ир Сена «Об искоренении догматизма и формализма в идеологической работе и об установлении чучхе» (кор. 사상사업에서 교조주의와 형식주의를 퇴치하고 주체를 확립할 데 대하여), произнесенной 28 декабря 1955 года . According to the official point of view of historians of the DPRK, for a long time it was believed that the Juche idea was proclaimed by Kim Il Sung in 1930 in the village of Kalun (China), but it is now believed that the Juche idea began to take shape from the moment the "Union to Overthrow Imperialism" was formed.
According to the Constitution, the DPRK is a sovereign and socialist state, which in its activities is guided by the ideas of "Juche", which means the solution of all issues of internal life from the standpoint of self-reliance. In a simple way, Juche in the common people means "we ourselves with a mustache." Many political scientists consider Juche to be a form of National Communism. In my opinion, this is a slight exaggeration. Historians believe that the main reason for the development of Juche was Kim Il Sung's desire to emphasize the independence of the DPRK from the influence of Stalinism and Maoism, as well as to give an ideological justification for his personal power and the power of his successors. The DPRK constitution enshrines the leading role of Juche in state policy, defining it as "a worldview centered on the individual and revolutionary ideas aimed at realizing the independence of the masses," which is a counterbalance to "imported Marxism." The ideology of North Korea is no longer so much like national communism, but more like social traditionalism, given that the state is proclaimed socialist in the Constitution, and agriculture is well developed in the country itself. Well, let's not forget that the DPRK is a member of the Nuclear Club, which is also enshrined in the first article of the Basic Law of the DPRK, which proclaims the country's nuclear status.

In a word, the Juche idea is the idea that the masses of the people are the masters of the revolution and the construction of a new society, that they have the strength to advance the revolution and construction; in other words, you are the master of your own destiny and you also have the power to decide your destiny. The Juche idea can be said to be a human-centered philosophical ideology, a revolutionary teaching and a political philosophy based on the Juche philosophy. Reflecting the aspirations of the era of self-reliance, when the masses became the masters of their own destiny, and the demands of the practice of the Korean Revolution, Juche philosophy put forward the place and role of man in the world as main question philosophy and shed light on the philosophical principle that man is the master of everything and he decides everything, on the basis of a philosophical explanation about man, that man is a social being with independence, creativity and consciousness. She also established a philosophical worldview, which says that the world is an object over which a person dominates and which he transforms, that one must treat the world based on the interests and activities of a person. The Juche idea illuminates the socio-historical principle that the masses of the people are the subject of history, that the socio-historical movement is an independent and creative movement of the masses, and that the independent consciousness of the masses plays a decisive role in the revolutionary struggle. The Juche idea re-established the philosophical principle and the socio-historical principle, and on that basis determined the basic principle and guiding principle of revolution and construction to adhere to an independent position, resolve all issues according to specific conditions, relying on the creative forces of the masses, giving priority to ideology.

So, the philosophical principle of the Juche idea, their propositions on socio-historical development, and their guiding principles are three of their components. The originality of the Juche idea is expressed not only in philosophical ideas, but also in the theory of revolution and in the method of leadership. The Juche theory of revolution puts the working masses at the center of attention, and it is a strategy and tactics based on the role of the working masses. It comprehensively summarizes the theory of national, class liberation and re-education of man, of the transformation of nature, society and man. The Juche idea raises the method of leadership in the revolutionary struggle as one of the main issues for its victory, and comprehensively clarified all the issues that arise in the leadership of the revolution and construction, from the guiding principle of the revolution to the method of conducting politics, the method and style of work. The Juche idea is based on a reflection of the demands of the reality of the Korean Revolution. They are enriched by her practice and experience. Correctly illuminating the path to solving the fate of the people, the masses, these ideas became the guiding ideology of the ruling party of this country, the WPK and the government, and the lifeblood of the Korean revolution.

At present, in the DPRK, Marxism in relation to the Juche is considered something of an outdated stage, approximately in the same way that Marxists looked at the social utopians Fourier and Owen. Or even more: Juche is declared to be a completely original philosophy. As Kim Jong Il himself writes: “The Juche philosophy is an original philosophy, it is a complex of developed and systematized own, peculiar only to it, provisions. Its historical contribution to the development of philosophical thought lies not in its development of Marxist dialectical materialism, but in the establishment of new philosophical principles. After the death of Kim Il Sung in 1994, Juche increasingly began to take on the features of a religious and mystical teaching. So, Kim Il Sung is declared "eternal president", who, as it were, continues to govern the country invisibly. Judge for yourself: the first head of the DPRK was at the helm of power for 46 years (1948-1994).

Kim Il Sung (1912-1994)

The Juche idea has been put into practice in Korean reality. Thanks to the Juche idea, the DPRK was able to follow the right track in the cause of independence. popular masses and achieved brilliant victories in the struggle for independence, independence and socialism, overcoming difficult trials and difficulties, admiring the whole world. Under the banner of the Juche idea, the Korean people put an end to the military occupation of Japan, which lasted more than 40 years, in a short time established a socialist system in which the masses of the people have taken the place of the master and play their role with dignity. In a land where exploitation and inequality, backwardness and poverty formerly reigned, a socialist power was erected, independent in politics, independent in the economy and self-defending in the defense of the country. The Juche idea is unthinkable apart from the name of President Kim Il Sung, and socialist Korea is unthinkable apart from the Juche idea. Thanks to the titanic efforts of the successor to the President of Korea, Kim Jong Il (and now Kim Jong Un), the Juche ideas are brilliantly inherited, developed, and an invincible vitality is manifested. The leader of Korea systematized the President's revolutionary ideas - the Juche idea - into a coherent system - ideology, theory, the Juche method, further develops and enriches them. His Songun ideas and his main method of conducting politics, Songun politics, which has now become the guiding ideology of socialist Korea, are also based on the Juche idea.

Of course, there are also demagogic statements in Juche about the "role of the masses" that do not play a practical role. The only practical significance is that a wise ruler dominates the country, relying in everything on his own strength, hence Juche takes the form of state nationalism, manifested in several aspects.

First, it is his vision of history. North Korean historians claim that in Korea before other countries Far East the state was formed. In their opinion, the legendary ancestor of the Koreans and the founder of the Korean state of Tangun, whom they consider a real historical person, lived several centuries before the mythical Chinese emperor Yao and a couple of millennia before the first Japanese emperor Jimmu. Moreover, they exalt their nation for “purity of blood”, which is not at all typical for Marxist-Leninists: “... the Korean nation was pure in blood and was able to become a single nation much earlier than other nations of the world.” In addition, the inhabitants of the DPRK are convinced that it was Kim Il Sung who liberated the country from Japanese occupation, and not the Soviet troops, as it really was. And then the same Kim Il Sung (without the support of the USSR and China) defeated the Americans and their allies in the Patriotic Liberation War, as the Korean War of 1950-53 is called.

However, I would not deny the role of the USSR in the events of those times on the Korean Peninsula. Rather, it was of an auxiliary (not paramount) nature, because the northerners requested support when their situation began to deteriorate; for the rest, they relied on themselves. Yes, and the Stalinist leadership did not burn with a special desire to get involved in another conflict, unlike the Americans. History decreed that Soviet Union I had to plant the Americans in that war as it should, contrary to their own unwillingness. We know the result very well. In general, to this day, the DPRK is grateful not only to its own, but also to our veterans of the war in the Far East.

President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin lays flowers at the Monument to the Soviet Liberator Army. Pyongyang, 07/20/2000

Monument to the Soviet Liberation Army in Pyongyang on a postage stamp dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the landmark event

Secondly, in the economic sphere it is autarky, which is quite logical, because a country dependent on international economic relations can easily be subjected to pressure from outside. However, in practice, autarky can be painless only for a great power whose subsoil is rich in minerals, and for the DPRK, with its meager resources, such a policy has led to significant difficulties.

Thirdly, the course towards the comprehensive strengthening of the armed forces, the concept of an "impregnable fortress". Of the 25.5 million population of the DPRK, more than 1.2 million serve in the army. The term of service in the ground forces for conscripts is 12 years, and there are no dodgers here, just as there are no "soldiers' mothers". North Korea produces tanks on its own, according to the characteristics approaching the Russian T-90. Currently, Kim Jong-un has up to 8 compact plutonium charges at his disposal, which can be installed on Nodon missiles with a range of more than 1,000 km. In addition to them, the arsenal includes the Taephodong-1 and Taepodong-2 Musudan missiles (4,000-6,000 km), as well as the Unha-2 and Unha-3 (8,000-10,000 km).

According to American experts, a possible war with North Korea will cost up to 100,000 American and South Korean soldiers (60,000 Americans died in the first war, which is comparable to the losses in Vietnam), not to mention civilian casualties.

This once again proves that the Americans are useless warriors; they are taught only to attack (and then, very badly, and at the same time using only a computer simulator), but they are completely incapable of defending; besides everything, most of their military developments are money thrown to the wind, and the "inventions" themselves are produced of absolutely filthy quality (but - show-offs!). If not, North Korea would have suffered the fate of Yugoslavia and Iraq long ago. For opponents of the DPRK, the situation is complicated by the fact that this country is monolithic in ethnic and ideological terms (dissidents, as Professor Lankov notes, are not even in the kitchens here), in contrast to Iraq, for the most recent period of history, torn apart by intercommunal contradictions.

Who knows, if the DPRK suddenly manages to hit the Yellowstone Caldera with a missile during the war ("Barkashov's scenario"), which also cannot be ruled out, then lumps will simply fly from the United States and the American "state" will finally cease to exist. So much for "Endlösung der US-Frage und globalen Versklavung" ("the final solution to the American question and the project of global enslavement")!

ICBM "Ynha-3"

Fourth, it is cultural anti-globalism, a complete rejection of Western mass culture. Pyongyang is perhaps the only capital in the world where there is not a single McDonald's

So, having analyzed the cause of the emergence and the constituent elements of the ideology of the DPRK, we can recall that a similar thing happened in our country, when in the 1920s and 1930s the idea of a “world revolution” was replaced by the construction of socialism in one, separately taken country, instead of the implementation of “ dreams of Vera Pavlovna” and Marxist utopias, a mighty power arose that embodied the archetypes of Russian statehood, and the party that once advocated “the defeat of its own country in the imperialist war” itself turned into a militant order of swordsmen. All this, which caused disappointment among the leftists, was fully approved and supported by the National Bolsheviks. A similar process of National-Bolshevik transformation in the DPRK has moved even further. Once a great Russian thinker and an ardent hater of gray-suited liberalism, Konstantin Leontiev wrote about the desirability of a synthesis of socialism and monarchy, now his dreams have come true on Korean soil. Marxism has successfully evaporated even in the form of a sham outer shell, leaving in the sediment exactly what is required: totalitarian statehood, thanks to which North Korea now presents a model that completely and antagonistically rejects Western liberal democracy. This explains the huge appeal of the North Korean model for many people who feel uncomfortable in the sweet capitalist paradise, despite all the negative information about this country. When in 2000 an exhibition of the DPRK was held in our city, I was surprised to find many favorable reviews in the visitor's book. Moreover, this attractiveness does not leave indifferent people who seem to be extremely far from the realities of the country of Juche. I had to read admiring reviews about North Korea even on Muslim sites, although, it would seem, what do Muslims have in common with people who worship statues of leaders and eat dog meat (both of which are haraam - strictly forbidden in Islam). However, a certain meta-ideology, a certain common spirit unites people over external differences.

Songun ideas, in a word, are the ideas of giving priority to military affairs in the struggle of the masses for independence, line, strategy and tactics, requiring that the main forces of the revolution be put forward in place of the main forces of the revolution, not the working class, but the army. In the 1990s, there was a fierce struggle on the world stage between supporters of independence and enslavement, between socialism and capitalism, which is concentrated in Korea. At the same time, Kim Jong Il, Chairman of the State Defense Committee of the DPRK, took over the leadership of the party and the state. He was deeply convinced that it is weapons that decide the fate of the country and people, the prospect of socialism, that it is possible to overcome serious trials and victoriously continue the work of the President only by relying on the army, and embarked on the long path of Songun leadership of the revolution. In the harsh practice of combating the most difficult trials, ahead of which the army stood, a philosophy of weapons was born: weapons are a revolution and the victory of socialism, the army is a party, state and people, and revolutionary provisions are justified - the cause of the independence of the masses is completed thanks to the pivotal and leading role of the army , the Songun ideas were formalized as unified revolutionary ideas, and the Songun politics were completed by the harmonious method of socialist politics. Songun ideas and policies regard the army as the driving force of the revolution and the backbone of the country, define the ideas and spirit of the revolutionary army as the main driving forces of the revolution of the present, and thus clearly illuminate the path to consistently protect and realize the independence of the masses by strengthening the subject of the revolution and radically elevating its role in demand of the Juche idea. Thanks to the ideas and policies of Songun, the DPRK, which was in the worst situation at the end of the last century, not only defended socialism, but also opened a bright path to building a mighty prosperous socialist power. AT modern world When imperialism became ultra-reactionary and extremely militarized, the greatest happiness for the Korean people is to have great revolutionary ideas and powerful political methods, like the ideas and policies of Songun, which reliably guarantee the cause of socialism and the victory of the cause of human independence.

Word "songun" it means monolithically strengthening the own forces of the revolution, reliably defending the motherland and strenuously advancing socialist construction as a whole, considering military affairs the most important in state activity and making the People's Army the main detachment of the revolution.

Songun elevates the Korean People's Army in the DPRK as an organization with state functions, which has a leading position in the DPRK government and society. It is a government structure that determines armed forces North Korea as the "Great Repository of Power". The North Korean government puts the Korean People's Army in high positions in the economy and resource allocation, and also makes it [the army] a role model for the whole society. Songun became a political concept after his elevation in 1994, which emphasized that the people's troops were above any other aspect of the state and society.
So, what conclusions can be drawn from all of the above?

Basic postulates:
— The masses are the subject of the social movement.

“A nation with a high sense of national pride and revolutionary dignity is invincible.

- Unlike the capitalist economy, striving for profit, the main goal of the socialist independent economy is to satisfy the needs of the country and the population.

— The people of each country are obliged to fight not only against aggression and enslavement, for the consistent defense of their independence, but also against imperialism and dominationism, encroaching on the independence of the peoples of other countries.

- To establish a nationwide and nationwide defense system, it is necessary to arm the entire people and turn the entire country into a fortress.

- A revolution is a struggle for the popular masses to realize their needs for independence.

- Sitting back, waiting for everything to ripen the necessary conditions, is tantamount to the rejection of the revolution.

- In order to develop a correct view of the revolution, it is imperative to put the feeling of selfless devotion to the leader as the basis of education.

General philosophical views:
- Man is the master of the world and the master of his own destiny;

Consciousness is the highest function of the human brain;

- Nature is the object of human labor and the material source of human life;

- A person infected with servility ceases to adequately perceive reality.

Juche and its perception in the world

The Juche idea received international recognition. Juche committees were established in 26 countries, and a thousand Juche circles were active in 67 countries. Lectures on Juche are given at 200 universities on five continents. Pyongyang hosts the annual Juche World Congress.
In Juche France, the Party of France (PJF) is based on the Juche ideology.
In Russia, the Union of Supporters of the Juche Ideas is engaged in the study, development and dissemination of the Juche idea.
In Japan, there is the International Institute for the Study of the Juche Idea, whose branches are societies for the study of different countries peace. The institute's website contains links to several dozen member societies on all continents except Australia and Antarctica.

"Independence does not contradict internationalism. On the contrary, it serves as the basis for its strengthening. Separation from the revolution in one's own country makes the world revolution unthinkable, just as internationalism is impossible without the manifestation of independence. International cohesion must be based on voluntariness and equality. International cohesion only on the basis of independence acquires character of voluntariness and equality, becomes genuine and firm.Our party defends the course aimed at supporting the national liberation movements in the colonial countries and the international labor movement, while fighting against imperialism, steadily advancing towards socialism and communism and, observing the principles of non-intervention, mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit, strengthen the cohesion of the socialist countries and the international communist movement.
Only under the faithful leadership of the party and the leader, the working class, the masses of the people are able to persevere in a serious and complex revolutionary struggle for the transformation of nature and society, achieve national and class liberation, successfully build a socialist and communist society and manage it.

Kim Jong Il. "On the Juche Idea"

The materials of the sites www.rossia3.ru, www.idea.juche.ru and Wikipedia were used

August 07, 2014 Older tourists who imagine a trip to North Korea as a trip to our recent, by historical standards, socialist past, are mistaken...

States with a socio-political system similar to that established in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula, on the territory former USSR It never happened. There is, and never has been, anything like it in other countries.

It is wrong to assume that the dominant ideology in North Korea is communist. In the country's constitution and in the policy documents of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), neither communism nor socialism is even mentioned. The official name of the country is the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The Juche theory, rooted in ancient philosophy, is the doctrine of self-sufficiency and self-reliance as the official ideology.

Juche

The basic principle of the Juche doctrine can be summed up in the formula "man decides everything and is the master of everything." Further from this principle follows the need to be independent, and since Korea is a country independent people She doesn't need anyone. The principle of "reliance on one's own strength" justifies the almost complete closeness of the country from the outside world. A typical example is that since 1997, the Juche calendar has been officially adopted in the DPRK. The new North Korean calendar begins in 1912, the date of birth of the country's first president, Kim Il Sung. He is also credited with the creation of the Juche theory itself.

In fact, the Juche theory is just an ideological entourage, a political cover. It allows the ruling WPK, headed by the Kim dynasty, which has not been replaced for more than sixty years, to completely subjugate the population of North Korea.

This is the main feature of the social structure of North Korea - complete absence any civil liberties, even formal ones, and the 100% priority of the collective over the individual. The Juche theory completely excludes personal material interest in labor. And at the same time, you will not hear the slightest hint of disagreement with the order in the country from a North Korean, even if he is a refugee and left the DPRK, fleeing hunger.

Cult

Worship of the leaders - Kim Il Sung and his son Kim Jong Il, who became the head of the country after the death of his father in 1994 and led it until his own death in 2011, has acquired a fantastic scale in the DPRK. This is a real religious cult, which even Christian Europe did not know during the Middle Ages. Portraits of the "two leaders" hang not only in every house, but also in every carriage of the Pyongyang subway. Sometimes they can be found in the most unexpected places, for example, next to a peasant field. The monuments erected all over the country must bow to the leaders, there are no exceptions for foreigners.

In every kindergarten North Korea has a separate room, in the center of it is a large model of Kim Il Sung's native village of Mangyondae, on the walls there are necessarily pictures from the childhood of the leader, his son and the official portrait of Kim Il Sung.

Before the start of classes, preschoolers and educators should bow to the portrait three times and at the same time repeat in a singsong voice: “Thank you, Marshal Father!”.

Many years of total and unquestioning adherence to the Juche ideas did not lead North Korea to economic prosperity. Isolation from the outside world and, as a result, a huge technological gap, monstrous military spending (since 2005, the DPRK has nuclear weapons), inefficient forced labor – these and many other manifestations totalitarian regime brought the country to the brink of economic collapse. One of the most terrible consequences of "following the Juche path" is the acute shortage of food in the DPRK.

No statistical data in the DPRK on the standard of living of the population is published. However, in 2000, the North Korean authorities officially admitted that between 1995 and 1999, "a large number of people" died of starvation in the country. European experts believe that up to three million people died of starvation in North Korea during these years. Now the situation has somewhat stabilized, not least due to international humanitarian assistance. But according to some reports, the facts of mass starvation still take place, especially among the population of remote rural areas countries.

The social system of North Korea is called "Juche", which translates as "the master of his own body and the whole world." Officially, this direction was introduced in the 50s of the last century, when the DPRK sought to get rid of the excessive influence of its neighbors - China and the USSR. At the same time, the term existed in the Middle Ages as a well-known philosophical concept of Confucianism.

Main Principles of Juche

After the collapse of the country in 1948, the northern part joined the socialist camp and adopted the dogmas developed under Stalin and Mao Zedong. However, by the mid-1950s, the government headed by Kim Il Sung realized that it was necessary to get rid of the cultural and political influence of the allies. That is why the ideologists began to develop the provisions of the new system, which combined the classical socialist teachings and the foundations of Confucianism, according to which Korea lived for almost half a millennium.

The new political direction did not take shape in a short time. It took years to develop it, and the main provisions were never compiled into a manifesto. The Juche ideas can be judged from the works of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, which have almost a thesis structure.

The main ideological provisions are the following statements:

The people adhere to a strict hierarchical structure, which is controlled by the leader.
The state established the priority of collectivism over individualism.
The main task of Juche is to satisfy the needs of the entire people, and not of its individual sections.
The system supports the positions of isolationism and anti-globalism.
The main principle of the state system is songun. It assumes the primacy of the army. At the same time, the troops are not opposed to the rest of the people, but are its armed part.

The notion of revolution is interpreted atypically by ideologues. It does not mean a form of coup d'état, but a struggle of a person with his weaknesses, as well as a continuous desire to improve the world around him. The political subtext in this case is not the main one, but it is also implied by the "world around". Labor is considered the best form of struggle - both in the domestic and in the military field.

Juche and North Korean foreign policy

The ideological system of this type has a militaristic coloring. According to the teachings of the leaders, the state should be a fortress that protects itself from external influence. This is supported by the policy of isolationism - all data on the political, economic and military life of the country are classified. In addition, the army was placed at the basis of the functioning of society. Each soldier must serve in such a way that he would give his life for the commander without hesitation.

This view of how life works affects North Korea's relations with other countries. They consider the republic to be aggressive and dangerous. However, the DPRK authorities are convinced that a continuous show of force is necessary in order to pursue a policy of "deterrence of aggression" aimed primarily at the United States.

For this, the following methods are used:

propaganda- for example, the creation of a video about dropping a nuclear bomb on the territory of America;
ideological education- North Koreans are taught from childhood that the United States is the main enemy of the nation;
test launches of ballistic missiles;
seizure of ships passing near the North Korean coast;
development and testing of nuclear weapons.

Such actions lead to retaliatory aggression - dozens of sanctions and trade bans have been introduced against the DPRK, undermining the already weak economy of the country. However, the rejection of propaganda methods of struggle will inevitably lead to the fall of the political system. International organizations looking for a way out of this situation, but it still worsens every year.

The idea of Juche in North Korea: the impact on everyday life

There are rumors about how people live in the DPRK, which are difficult to confirm due to the closed society. In most cases, they have an extremely negative connotation: the system is attributed to a totalitarian repressive policy and non-observance of basic human rights. Most of the data of this plan was obtained from South Korean intelligence services and refugees from the DPRK.

Only a few can be confirmed:

The people of the country are required to take an active part in political life – join the Labor Party and attend mandatory lectures on ideological education.
North Korea has universal conscription. Men serve from 5 to 12 years, women - 3 years.
Society is built on the class principle of songbun. From the origin and trustworthiness of a person depends on what benefits he can count on.
Residents prohibited leave the country, use the general access to the Internet, store Western and South Korean films and books.

Life in North Korea is subject to the general rhythm. The country has a normalized working day, after which volunteer work and labor meetings are held. The government determines the place of a person in society and sets the course of his life. Refugees who moved to South Korea, often complain that the most difficult thing for them in a new environment is to learn to live independently, without relying on party decrees.

Main Principles of Juche

The main ideological provisions are the following statements:

The people adhere to a strict hierarchical structure, which is controlled by the leader.
The state established the priority of collectivism over individualism.
The main task of Juche is to satisfy the needs of the entire people, and not of its individual sections.
The system supports the positions of isolationism and anti-globalism.
The main principle of the state system is songun. It assumes the primacy of the army. At the same time, the troops are not opposed to the rest of the people, but are its armed part.

The notion of revolution is interpreted atypically by ideologues. It does not mean a form of coup d'état, but a struggle of a person with his weaknesses, as well as a continuous desire to improve the world around him. The political subtext in this case is not the main one, but it is also implied by the "world around". Labor is considered the best form of struggle - both in the domestic and in the military field.

Juche and North Korean foreign policy

For this, the following methods are used:

propaganda- for example, the creation of a video about dropping a nuclear bomb on the territory of America;
ideological education- North Koreans are taught from childhood that the United States is the main enemy of the nation;
test launches of ballistic missiles;
seizure of ships passing near the North Korean coast;
development and testing of nuclear weapons.

Such actions lead to retaliatory aggression - dozens of sanctions and trade bans have been introduced against the DPRK, undermining the already weak economy of the country. However, the rejection of propaganda methods of struggle will inevitably lead to the fall of the political system. International organizations are looking for a way out of this situation, but it is still getting worse every year.

The idea of Juche in North Korea: the impact on everyday life

Only a few can be confirmed:

Residents of the country are obliged to take an active part in political life– join the Labor Party and attend mandatory lectures on ideological education.
North Korea has universal conscription. Men serve from 5 to 12 years, women - 3 years.
Society is built on the class principle of songbun. From the origin and trustworthiness of a person depends on what benefits he can count on.
Residents prohibited leave the country, use the general access to the Internet, store Western and South Korean films and books.

Life in North Korea is subject to the general rhythm. The country has a normalized working day, after which volunteer work and labor meetings are held. The government determines the place of a person in society and sets the course of his life. Refugees who have moved to South Korea often complain that the most difficult thing for them in the new environment is to learn to live independently, without relying on party decrees.