Juche incorporates the historical materialist ideas of Marxism–Leninism but also strongly emphasizes the individual, the nation state, and national sovereignty. Juche posits that a …

Feb 28, 2025 · Juche, state ideology of North Korea and official ideology of the Workers Party of Korea. Typically translated as “self-reliance,” Juche was developed by the founder of the North …

Jun 18, 2018 · Juche, which roughly translates as “self-reliance,” is an odd blend of several different ideas. It borrows much of its language from Marxism but also draws on Confucianism, …

Jul 9, 2018 · The Juche ideology emphasizes North Korea's political, economic, and military self-reliance. It became the state ideology and sole guiding principle of the government following …

The Juche calendar (Korean: 주체력) was the system of year-numbering used in North Korea between 1997 and 2024. Named after a key concept of North Korea's state ideology, it begins …

Feb 17, 2018 · Juche, or Korean socialism, is a political ideology first formulated by Kim Il-sung (1912–1994), the founder of modern North Korea. The word Juche is a combination of two …

The political philosophy known as juche became the official autarkic state ideology of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in 1972.1 Although foreign scholars often …

On the Juche Idea (Korean: 주체 사상에 대하여; MR: Chuch'e sasang'e taehayŏ) is a treatise attributed to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il on the North Korean Juche ideology. It is …

Some critics call Juche a successful, but vaguely defined, piece of propaganda that allows North Korea to energize its citizens with a nationalistic rallying cry amid a barrage of sanctions while …

Juche literally means "main body" or "subject;" it has also been translated in North Korean sources as "independent stand" and the "spirit of self-reliance." Juche theory is a type of …