Household Gods A Guided Tour Through North Korea by Tom Luang Sobaka Contributor March 2, 2002 Like a mirage or bright hallucination, I looked out the windows in disbelief. Statues in bronze. Banners unfurled in the wind. And Kim Il Sung, North Korea's Great Leader, hulking everywhere. A golden soldier, frozen in ecstatic joy, one hand curled around the DPRK flag and the other imploring me to follow him. Lone citizens in dark suits walking with an erect gait to here or there... read more » Sobaka Itinerary: East Asia Archive: Guest Contributors

			Household Gods A Guided Tour Through North Korea by Tom Luang - March 2, 2002 in Sobaka

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