In the DPRK’s history of socialist construction, there are the glorious annals recorded as the Chollima era.
In the period the Korean people performed such miracles as producing 120 000 tons of steel materials with the blooming mill with a capacity of 60 000 tons and 270 000 tons of pig iron with the iron-making facility with a capacity of 190 000 tons, building a flat in a matter of 14 minutes, raising the gross industrial output value by 36.6 percent on a yearly average between 1957 and 1960 and realizing socialist industrialization in a matter of 14 years.
Such a world-startling era was ushered in on this land under the leadership of President Kim Il Sung.
In the arduous postwar period Kim Il Sung decided to overcome the difficulties by mobilizing the people with absolute trust in them and visited the then Kangson Steel Works (Chollima Steel Complex at present) in December 1956 to encourage its workers to take the lead in a great revolutionary upsurge, saying that the country would be relieved if it had 10 000 tons of more steel materials.
And he visited the then Hwanghae Iron Works (Hwanghae Iron and Steel Complex at present) in January the following year and many other industrial establishments and farms across the country to arouse all the people to the grand Chollima advance.
His absolute trust in the people and energetic leadership served as the motive power in performing miracles and feats uninterruptedly in socialist construction.
Under the slogans "Charge at the speed of Chollima!" and "One for all and all for one!", all the economic sectors including the metallurgical and machine industries made signal achievements and the collectivist spirit prevailed throughout the country.
The spirit of Chollima Korea was also displayed in the fields of sports and art and literature.
Russia criticizes confrontational policy of the US and the West
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryavkov censured the US’ confrontational policy at an international forum held at Moscow
April 23, 2024
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryavkov censured the US’ confrontational policy at an international forum held at Moscow
