Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Kim Il Sung" in English language version.
Kim Il Sung was a godlike figure within the DPRK but his personality cult struggled to extend beyond the North Korean borders.
Although periodically closed when cross-border tensions rise, Tumen's bridge over to Namyang is also an attraction, one I was initially uncertain about visiting given the proximity of uniformed border guards and beaming portraits of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on a building on the other side.
Outside the city of Yanji, near the Tumen River, South Korean tourists could pay the local Chinese residents for a picture taken against the backdrop of North Korea, just across the water, with the giant portrait of the late leader, Kim Il Sung, looming large (Lawrence, 1999).
Kim Il Sung was a godlike figure within the DPRK but his personality cult struggled to extend beyond the North Korean borders.
Although periodically closed when cross-border tensions rise, Tumen's bridge over to Namyang is also an attraction, one I was initially uncertain about visiting given the proximity of uniformed border guards and beaming portraits of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on a building on the other side.
Outside the city of Yanji, near the Tumen River, South Korean tourists could pay the local Chinese residents for a picture taken against the backdrop of North Korea, just across the water, with the giant portrait of the late leader, Kim Il Sung, looming large (Lawrence, 1999).
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