Kulloja Explained

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Category:	Political magazine
Frequency:	Monthly
Country:	North Korea
Based:	Pyongyang
Language:	Korean
Oclc:	9516938

Kulloja (; pronounced as /[kɯːlod͡ʑa]/) is a political magazine published in North Korea. Launched in 1946 it is published monthly and is an official publication of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.

History and profile

Kulloja was first published on 25 October 1946 in Soviet Korea.^[1] It is published on a monthly basis.^{[1] [2]} The magazine is an official organ of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea,^{[2] [3]} and covers articles on political science.^[4]

Major contributors of Kulloja have included: Kim Chol and Ryom Kyong-yun.^[5] North Korean human rights experts also published articles in the magazine, including Kim Chang-ryul, Ahn Myung-hyuk and Kim Young-guk.^[6]

Editors-in-chief

• Tae Song-su (October 1946 – November 1947)
• Pak Chang-ok (November 1947 – March 1948)
• Ki Sok-bok (March 1948 – 1950)

See also

• Rodong Sinmun – Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea daily
• Qiushi – Chinese Communist Party equivalent

Notes and References

1. Book: North Korea Handbook. Armonk, NY; London. 2002. M.E. Sharpe. 978-0-7656-3523-5. 929.
2. Book: The Europa World Year: Kazakhstan - Zimbabwe. Europa Publications. 2. 2004. 978-1-85743-255-8. 2483. London; New York.
3. Hyungsub Choi. Rationalizing the Guerilla State: North Korean Factory Management Reform, 1953–61. History and Technology. 2004. 20. 1. 67. 10.1080/0734151042000202054. 154503263.
4. Wha-In Kim. The Media-government Relations: Comparative Analysis of the United States, South Korea and North Korea's Media Coverage of Foreign Policy. PhD. Rutgers University. 978-1-109-05643-3. 23. 2007. 429412646.
5. Song Jiyoung. The Right to Survival in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. European Journal of East Asian Studies. 2010. 9. 1. 87–117. 10.1163/156805810X517689. 143997202.
6. Robert Weatherley. Song Jiyoung. The Evolution of Human Rights Thinking in North Korea. 2008. 24. 2. Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics. 273–274. 10.1080/13523270802003111. 143231124. free.