They were supposed to be a top-secret assassination squad tasked with attacking the residence of North Korea's then-leader Kim Il Sung.

It was during Kim Il Sung’s rule that North Korea began actively pursuing a nuclear program, laying the groundwork for what would become a central pillar of its strategic doctrine.

When North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung was alive, he’d celebrate his birthday by imprisoning hundreds of thousands of “ideological offenders” or unveiling a blueprint ...

W hen North Korea ‘s founder Kim Il Sung was alive, he’d celebrate his birthday by imprisoning hundreds of thousands of “ideological offenders” or unveiling a blueprint for a “communist ...

“There can be little doubt,” writes Fyodor Tertitskiy, that Kim Il Sung “is the darkest figure in all of Korea’s history.” If this Lord of Darkness has any competition at all, it comes ...

Selected by the Soviets to run what was supposed to be a minor puppet regime, Kim Il Sung created his own cult of personality in North Korea.