"The Snowstorm in the Tropics," a comic book published in 2001.
"The Snowstorm in the Tropics," a comic book published in 2001.
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Pages from "The Snowstorm in the Tropics" show North Korean doctors on their way home from a medical mission in Africa.
Pages from "The Snowstorm in the Tropics" show North Korean doctors on their way home from a medical mission in Africa.
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A 2004 comic book entitled "Underwater Struggle," which is set during the Korean War.
A 2004 comic book entitled "Underwater Struggle," which is set during the Korean War.
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A candy box showing the Red Flag train, which travels along North Korea's east coast.
A candy box showing the Red Flag train, which travels along North Korea's east coast.
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A postcard showing soldiers helping workers construct a dam, with the slogan, "Let's make the people and army unity as hard as steel."
A postcard showing soldiers helping workers construct a dam, with the slogan, "Let's make the people and army unity as hard as steel."
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A postcard featuring a traditional North Korean artisan at work.
A postcard featuring a traditional North Korean artisan at work.
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A toy gun that fires plastic bullets. The packaging features a heroic Korean hedgehog cartoon character shooting a US soldier character depicted as a wolf. The slogan reads, "One is the match for 100."
A toy gun that fires plastic bullets. The packaging features a heroic Korean hedgehog cartoon character shooting a US soldier character depicted as a wolf. The slogan reads, "One is the match for 100."
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A box of candies from the 1990s.
A box of candies from the 1990s.
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A North Korean sweet wrapper is just one of the common items featured in the new book "Made in North Korea: Graphics From Everyday Life in the DPRK."
A North Korean sweet wrapper is just one of the common items featured in the new book "Made in North Korea: Graphics From Everyday Life in the DPRK."
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In 2006 North Korean defense minister Kim Il Chol said in a speech: "Comrades, we can live without candies but we can't live without bullets."
In 2006 North Korean defense minister Kim Il Chol said in a speech: "Comrades, we can live without candies but we can't live without bullets."
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Stamps featuring Princess Diana celebrate the birth of Prince William, in 1982. Stamps such as these would have been made for foreign collectors and not used by the North Korean public.
Stamps featuring Princess Diana celebrate the birth of Prince William, in 1982. Stamps such as these would have been made for foreign collectors and not used by the North Korean public.
Credit: Collection Nicholas Bonner
A packet of cigarettes by the Rakwon brand. It features images of Pyongyang structures including a statue of the Chollima: a mythical winged horse.
A packet of cigarettes by the Rakwon brand. It features images of Pyongyang structures including a statue of the Chollima: a mythical winged horse.
Credit: Collection Nicholas Bonner