More Works of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il published in Russia


Pyongyang, December 5 (KCNA) -- 4,500 volumes of different works including the President Kim Il Sung's reminiscences "With the Century" and General Secretary Kim Jong Il's work "The Juche Philosophy Is an Original Revolutionary Philosophy" and "Brief Biography of Kim Jong Il" were published in 7 countries including Russia, Cuba, Tanzania and Bulgaria on the occasions of the 5th anniversary of passing away of Kim Il Sung and the 51st anniversary of the foundation of the DPRK.

The "Paleya" Publishing House of Russia published "Brief Biography of Kim Jong Il" in Russian together with his portrait, and the first volume of the anti-Japanese revolution, part 1 of "With the Century," was brought out in Ethiopia and Bulgaria in their national languages respectively. The Minister of Information and Culture of Ethiopia at the book releasing ceremony of the President's reminiscences "With the Century" said that the President's reminiscences is a precious treasure for humankind.


Symposium on Kim Jong Il's work held in Russia


Pyongyang, November 8 (KCNA) -- A symposium of representatives from communist parties, left-wing social movements and organizations in maritime province of Russia on General Secretary Kim Jong Il's celebrated work "Socialism Is a Science" was held in Vladivostok on November 1.

Speeches were made at the symposium by the secretary of the maritime provincial committee and first secretary of the Vladivostok city committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.
They said that Kim Jong Il in his work stressed the need to rely on the socialist theory of Juche without fail if socialism is to be upheld and its final victory achieved, and comprehensively proved the scientific accuracy, truth, validity and vitality of socialism.

They praised his work as a historic declaration in the present times which proclaimed the revival of the socialist movement and a new advancement of the socialist cause based on the Juche idea.

Kim Jong Il not only theoretically proved that socialism is sure to revive and achieve final victory, but showed a practical example by smashing the vicious moves of the imperialist allied forces and wisely leading Korean socialism with his army-first policy and army-first revolutionary leadership.

A letter to Kim Jong Il was adopted at the symposium.

European Conference on Juche Idea and Issues of Socialism Held in Moscow


An European Conference  on  Juche Idea   and Issues of Socialism was held in Moscow, Russia on June 17-18, 1999.

It was held under the  auspices   of the  European  Regional Society for the Study of the  Juche Idea  and  the  Preparatory  Committee  for  the  European Conference. Participating  in  the conference were delegates from 18 European countries, delegates  and  delegations  from  Japan,  India,   the  DPRK  as  well as the delegation of the Intenational Institute of the Juche Idea, (IIJI).Its opening session was conducted on June 17.

An opening address was made by Deputy Director Alexandr Kapto at the Russian Institute of Socio-politics.  It was followed  by congratulatory speeches of Vice-speaker Pabrin S. N. of the State Duma lower house of Russia, chairman of the Russian People's Genaral Federation;  Secretary  Genaral Ogami  Kenichi of the IIJI; Secretary General Vishwanath of the "International Kim Il Sung Prize" Council;  and  First-Vice-Chairman Kim Chol Sik of the Korean Association of Social Scientists, the DPRK.

The  Keynote  Report  entitled   "People's  Cause  of  Independence, that of Socialism, Shall Not Perish" was made by Directer-General Edmond Jouve of  the Directors' Board of the European Regional Society for the  Study of  the Juche Idea, professor at Paris V, France. Speeches followed it: "On the Juche  Idea  and  Issuse  of Socialism in  the Peasent Situation" by Prof. Kovalev A. M.;  "What  Historical  Lesson  We Have Attained?"  by Karimov, secretary of Organization of the Central  Committee of the Tajikistan Communist Party;  and  "The  Future of Socialism Depends on the Formation of Subject of the Revolution"  by  Gueorgui Ratchev,  member  of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party.

Speeches continued on June 18, the following day: 

"Preference Should Be Given to the  Establishment  of the  Correct  Viewpoint  of Man"  by  Chairman  Aldo
Bernadimi of the Italian Committee for the Study of the Juche Idea,  professor at Teramo University, Italy; "The Ideal of  Socialism  Still Remains  Alive in the  Minds of the  European  People"  by  Prof.  Valeri  Kovalenko  at  Moscow University;  "How  Did Socialism in East European Countries Start to Change in Quality?" by Vice-Chairman Zafir Constantin of the  Central Committee  of  the Socialist Party of  Romania;  "Scialism - A Historical  Necessity"  by Chairman Keith Bennett of the Korea Friendship & Solidarity Campaign, Britain;"Scientific Socialism Tantamount to Massaes - centred Socialism" by Prof. Pachenko  V.Y.at Moscow Unversity;  and  "The  Movement  for Independence and Sovereignty,  and Democracy and Socialism in Europe Links with the Anti-imperialist Struggle" by Chairman Kostenko Dmitrii of the  Russian  Youth  Association for the Study of the Juche Idea.

The speeches continued:  "Fresh Upsurge in the Struggle for Independence and Social Development Taking Place  in  the  21st  Century"   by Rikard Stenberg, teacher at Marumo Secondary High School in Sweden; "The Cause of Socialism - a Cause  Led  to Victory  by  the  Great Idea and the Great Leadership" by Deputy
Director Pak Ryong of the  Institute  of  Social Science,  Korea University in Japan; "The Frustration of  'Socialism' in the Former  USSR  and East European Countries and the Socialism of Korean Style - The Juche Idea Which  Carves Out the  Future  of  Mankind - "   by  Emeritus  Prof.  Kamakura  Takao at Saitama 
University,  Japan;  "Independence  and  Unity  Indispensable  to  Achieve the Anti - imperialist  Struggle  and  Socialist  Movement"  by  Gennaji  Astahov, journalist of the "Pravda in Amurskaya";  and  "Let Us  Step Up the Activities for Studying and Disseminating the Juche Idea in Europe"   by  Mokhail Konkin, section  chief of the  Youth  Question  Committee under  Direct Control of the Russian Government.

In the afternoon of June 18, its closing session was conducted.

The European Conference adopted a declaration  entitled  "Let Us Continue to Uphold Aloft the Banner of Socialism" unanimously. A  closing  address  was  made  by  Secratary  Genaral  Bruno Amoroso of the 
Directors' Board of the European Regional Society for the  Study  of the Juche Idea, professor at Roskilde University, Denmark. Thus the conference  was held successfully.

In the evening after the conference a banquet was held,  where delegates who had taken part in the conference cultivated friendship. The European Conference on the Juche Idea and Issues of Socialism marked  an
important occasion in restoring socialism in the world.

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