Simple questions about North Korea

The video, featuring expert Andrey Lankov, covers a wide range of topics about North Korea. It begins with an introduction at 0:00, then asks “What is going on?” at 0:43. The host looks at North Korea from Seoul suburbs at 3:28, discusses the upcoming holiday at 6:39, and explores who lives close to the border at 9:02. Questions about Kim Jong Il being called Yura appear at 11:14, and the creation of North‑Korean myths at 12:17. The discussion moves to infrastructure, noting the lack of paved roads at 15:56, the daily maintenance of portraits at 18:47, and the reasons for entering North Korea at 21:34. It covers border crossings at 24:31, the reliability of sources at 29:39, the cost of escape at 33:25, and the presence of hunger at 38:02. Food habits are examined at 39:24 and 40:32, while adultery as a crime is discussed at 47:15. The video compares North and South Korea at 49:20, comments on Kim Jong Un’s feminism at 51:47, and addresses housing prices at 55:49. It then explores wealth creation at 1:00:12, the existence of millionaires at 1:02:54, swimming in the sea at 1:08:26, treatment of foreigners at 1:10:28, and refugees in South Korea at 1:13:37. The host questions kidnapping at 1:16:13, visits a university at 1:17:43, and evaluates the education system at 1:19:23. Internet access is discussed at 1:21:05, the danger of storing certain movies at 1:25:15, prison causes at 1:26:25, a kindergarten motto at 1:28:26, hackers at 1:31:54, language use at 1:33:57, Kim Jong Un’s Swiss studies at 1:36:13, his wife and successor at 1:39:16, execution of generals at 1:41:58, regular executions at 1:44:49, generals being eaten by dogs at 1:46:58, the GULAG at 1:47:49, emotional reactions to Kim at 1:51:20, the killing of Kim’s brother at 1:57:06, wages in Pyongyang at 2:03:05, wages in the province at 2:06:29, busting myths at 2:08:04, wage increases at 2:16:15, protests at 2:21:16, the meeting with Putin at 2:23:19, alliances at 2:26:37, China’s financing at 2:28:03, Mansky’s film at 2:31:52, Americans in North Korea at 2:35:20, reunions at 2:39:34, Russia’s similarity at 2:42:17, and finally a reflection on power at 2:55:43.