Inside North Korea, recent photos

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I Am The Jaw
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Check the following link, it contains comments and many photos taken by a Russian who recently visited North Korea. Shows the daily life and living conditions of the general populance. Maybe interesting for some of you.

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/s ... gle.com.au
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Amazing, thanks a lot! One place I'd love to discover, though I reckon it wouldn't be easy to get a proper view as he did.
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Most enjoyable and enlightening
Many thanks
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Glad you found it interesting Obviousman and Million Voices!

Korea is a really fascinating place with a complex history.

I always got the impression that Eldritch seriously studied the cold war and military/political matters... so I thought that these North Korean photos were vaguely appropriate for a Sisters forum.

Maybe Eldritch should make his next grandiose music video in North Korea, I'm sure it would be a good backdrop for him! I can imagine him doing "Lucretia" or "Dominion" style poses in the deserted streets of Pyongyang! Or maybe a "Detonation Boulevard" style cruise through the military zone on the border of North and South Korea!
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Thanks for posting, very interesting.
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thanks for link, i saw few documentaries about NK but there's always not enough of that kind singularities.
it's strange that rest of the world can't do something to help regular people in countries like Burma, Belarus, NK or Cuba. :|
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Thanks ... very interesting impressions from that country ... :D ...
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nice find - that abandoned hotel contruction looks amazing
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And a few "Hot Dogs" on dessert,- favorite Korean food.. :?

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Sorry to censor in A North Korean stylee but that is just not nice.
Feel free to repost the links.

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Can you please make that URLs instead of IMG ? :evil:

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Thanks for that comment Izzmeister! :roll:
Ruins the beauty of this post for which I like to thank Jaw! :notworthy:
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Western journalists visiting North Korea. Seriously weird atmosphere... gives you an idea of how controlled everything is, you can also see some of the propaganda that they bombard people with.

This youtube video has 14 parts. Might take you a while but it's worth it! There's a great part when they sing the Sex Pistols 'Anarchy in the UK' at a North Korean Karaoke Party.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6ixGYzbLz0&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQEcpDvd-T0&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VffFXAItQQ&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa2DX0U1Ei4&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4NAuwBDCuM&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XsWb_ObOpM&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHwd-aiJ1ik&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL8juxPi0gc&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARWP8V8Ufjc&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uJrWXiaf0k&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeUt1qSxl0g&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUA64Bnwdwk&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9Ulrc-r5xk&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm0hIaVSbWg&NR=1
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