Kaeson Revolutionary Site

Kaeson Revolutionary Site
Location Moranbong, Pyongyang
Type Revolutionary Site
Designated 1987

Contemporary photograph of Kim Il-sung delivering his speech
Detail from the mural

Kaeson Revolutionary Site is a Revolutionary Site in Pyongyang. It marks the spot where Kim Il-sung delivered his victory speech after the liberation of Korea on 14 October 1945,[1] entitled "Every Effort for the Building of a New Democratic Korea".[2] At that time, the place was called the Pyongyang Public Ground.[1] There is a mural depicting the scene at the site.[1] A quotation from the speech is carved in stone reads: "To contribute positively to the work of building the state, let those with strength give strength, let those with knowledge give knowledge, let those with money give money".[3] The site is located in the Moranbong area,[4] west of the hill of the same name.[5]

The speech was the first opportunity for many to see Kim Il-sung in person, after he already had a reputation for his guerrilla activities. The rally at which Kim spoke was sponsored by the Soviets.[1] About people 300,000 took part.[6] Contemporary photographs show Kim surrounded by Red Army personnel and wearing Soviet medals.[1] These facts are not reproduced in the mural.[6][1]

The site was dedicated in 1987.[1] It is just across the street from the Arch of Triumph,[7] which is a related but more famous landmark,[1] marking the spot where Kim Il-sung entered Pyongyang in August 1945 when the city was liberated.[8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Corfield 2014b, p. 72.
  2. ↑ Dae-Sook Suh (1981). Korean Communism, 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System. Honolulu: University Press of Hawaii. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-8248-0740-5.
  3. ↑ Burdick 2010, p. 250.
  4. ↑ Corfield 2014c, p. 146.
  5. ↑ Hoare, James; Pares, Susan (2005). North Korea in the Twenty-first Century. Folkestone: Global Oriental. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-901903-96-6.
  6. 1 2 Cha, Victor (2012). The Impossible State: North Korea, Past and Future. London: Random House. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-4481-3958-3.
  7. ↑ Burdick 2010, p. 249.
  8. ↑ Corfield 2014a, p. 8.

Works cited

  • Burdick, Eddie (2010). Three Days in the Hermit Kingdom: An American Visits North Korea. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-5653-6.
  • Corfield, Justin (2014a). "Arch of Triumph". Historical Dictionary of Pyongyang. London: Anthem Press. pp. 8–11. ISBN 978-1-78308-341-1.
  • — (2014b). "Kaeson Revolutionary Site". Historical Dictionary of Pyongyang. London: Anthem Press. pp. 72–73. ISBN 978-1-78308-341-1.
  • — (2014c). "Moranbong". Historical Dictionary of Pyongyang. London: Anthem Press. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-78308-341-1.

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