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Choe, Chang-ik

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Pyongyang photographed in March 20212

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North Korea

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North Korea August 1956 Plenum Incident

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Soviet Union. Embassy (Korea : North)

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Puzanov, A. M.

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Pak, Chang-ok

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Ivanov, Vasily Ivanovich

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Kim Il Sung, 1978

Kim, Il Sung

1912- 1994

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Eastern Europe

Soviet Union

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North Korea's First Five-Year Plan, 1957-1961

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Eastern Europe

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Heungnam

Soviet Union-North Korea Relations

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East Asia

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The Palace of the Republic (Palast der Republik) in Berlin

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North Korea-China friendship celebrated at the DPRK mass games

China-North Korea Relations

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May 12, 1957	Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK A.M. Puzanov for 12 May 1957 During a one-on-one conversation between Puzanov and Pak Jeong-ae, Pak justifies North Korea's efforts in agricultural collectivization and claims that the KWP CC is not waging a campaign against Soviet Koreans. Then the two discuss prominent DPRK officials and how they are assessed in the party.
April 9, 1957	Journal of Soviet Ambassador to the DPRK A.M. Puzanov for 9 April 1957 During his conversation with Puzanov, Kim Il Sung discusses the five-year plan to develop the DPRK's economy, the KWP's efforts to improve the standard of living for the North Korean people, factionalism and the eventual consolidation of KWP members under the official party line, Stalin's cult of personality, and problems in the North Korean judiciary.
May 6, 1958	Note concerning the August Group, Developed on the Basis of Party Documents, as well as on the Basis of Unofficial Sources of Information The August Group criticizes Kim Il Sung cult of personality and many DPRK officials are removed from their positions.
December 28, 1956	Communist Party of the Soviet Union Central Committee Report on the Situation in the Korean Workers' Party and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea The Soviet embassy in Pyongyang provides a description of the events leading up to the 1956 August Plenum,the strained relations between the DPRK and the PRC following the joint Sino-Soviet intervention, and North Korean development strategies.
June 8, 1956	Memorandum of Conversation with Choe Chang-ik Deputy Prime Minister of DPRK, Choe Chang-ik, discuss the unhealthy situation in the Korean Worker's Party and the North Korean government. Choe argues that there is nepotism within the personnel selection process and that a cult of personality exists within the KWP. Choe also expresses concern regarding the difficult economic situation in the DPRK.
June 7, 1956	Memorandum of Conversation between Kim Sung-hwa and Ambassador Ivanov Kim Seung-hwa and Ivanov set up a meeting between Ianov and Choe Chang-ik.
June 5, 1956	Memorandum of Conversation with Choe Chang-ik Ambassador Ianov and Choe Chang-ik discuss the visit of the DPRK government delegation to Eastern Europe and the USSR and the policies of the Korean Worker's Party.