In the first period of his revolutionary activities, Kim Il Sung keenly felt the importance of ideological work and paid special attention to the education through literature and art.
Chairman Kim Jong Il said.
“Our Party’s revolutionary tradition of literature and art, this deep and strong root and eternal foundation of our Juche literature and art, shines ever more brilliantly thanks to the immortal classics which the leader himself created.”
As written by Kim Il Sung in his reminiscences “With the Century”, the art in the period of the anti-Japanese revolution acted not only as a light which dispels darkness but as drum beats which mobilize the people to the struggle.
It was Kim Il Sung’s principle that a piece of excellent poem, play or story can stir up thousands of the masses and that a revolutionary song can pierce the enemy’s heart even at a place which is beyond the reach of bayonets.
Kim Il Sung wrote himself the immortal classic masterpieces not only in the period of his early revolutionary activities but during the difficult days of fighting a bloody battles against the Japanese imperialists, thus creating a brilliant example of ideological work through literature and art.
During the days of his energetic activities to open up a path of the Korean revolution after forming the “Down-with Imperialism Union”, the first communist revolutionary organization in Korea in October 1926, Kim Il Sung wrote himself the immortal classic masterpieces such as revolutionary song Song of Korea, revolutionary dramas An Jung Gun Shoots Ito Hirobumi, Three Pretenders, Blood at an International Conference and The Mountain Shrine, singing and dancing Pride of Thirteen Provinces and Unity Pole, etc.
Even in the busy days of clarifying the path of the Korean revolution at the historic Kalun meeting held in summer of 1930, revolutionizing rural villages of vast areas and organizing and leading the work of forming the anti-Japanese armed ranks, Kim Il Sung wrote revolutionary opera The Flower Girl and revolutionary drama A Letter from a Daughter.
In the days of organizing and leading the anti-Japanese armed struggle after founding the Anti-Japanese People’s Guerrilla Army in April 1932, Kim Il Sung wrote himself the revolutionary dramas The Sea of Blood, The Fate of a Self-defence Corps Man and Celebrations and the revolutionary songs Song of the Korean People’s Revolutionary Army, Song of Anti-Japanese War, Song of “Punitive” Operation, Song of the Sea of Blood and Song of the Ten-Point Programme of the Association for the Restoration of the Fatherland, thus remarkably developing and enriching a treasure house of the Juche literature and art.
Masterpieces of different themes written by Kim Il Sung in the period of the anti-Japanese revolutionary struggle were not simple works. They were the effective ones that awakened the broad masses to class consciousness and inspired them to the revolutionary struggle, the essence of the revolutionary literature and art and the eternal lifeline that enabled to carry forward the tradition of the Juche literature and art.
That Kim Il Sung created the tradition of the Juche literature and art in the bloody days against the Japanese imperialists is a noteworthy event that ushered in a new era of the development of the Juche-oriented revolutionary literature and art for the first time in the long human history of literature and art and an immortal revolutionary exploit that provided an eternal foundation for guaranteeing the development and flourishing of the Korean literature and art.
More From KASS (EN)
The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un advanced the Regional Development 20×10 Policy in January 2024 in order to hasten the
March 10, 2025
The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un advanced the Regional Development 20×10 Policy in January 2024 in order to hasten the
One October day in 2020 the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un gave a field guidance to a site of reconstructing the areas in North
March 10, 2025
One October day in 2020 the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un gave a field guidance to a site of reconstructing the areas in North
Original ideal of the founding of the Workers’ Party of Korea are to build up the powerful vanguard of the revolution capable of t
March 05, 2025
Original ideal of the founding of the Workers’ Party of Korea are to build up the powerful vanguard of the revolution capable of t
In his discourse Officials Should Become Communist Revolutionaries Who Are Possessed of the Party’s Original Ideals and Spirit as
March 05, 2025
In his discourse Officials Should Become Communist Revolutionaries Who Are Possessed of the Party’s Original Ideals and Spirit as
Briefing on the 11th Plenary Meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea and photo exhibition showing
March 03, 2025
Briefing on the 11th Plenary Meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea and photo exhibition showing
Preparatory committees for celebrating the 83rd birth anniversary of Chairman Kim Jong Il were formed in Tanzania, Switzerland,
March 03, 2025
Preparatory committees for celebrating the 83rd birth anniversary of Chairman Kim Jong Il were formed in Tanzania, Switzerland,
One April day in 2019, the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un visited the construction site of the Yangdok Hot Spring Resort and told
March 01, 2025
One April day in 2019, the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un visited the construction site of the Yangdok Hot Spring Resort and told
In March 2024 the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un visited the construction site of the Central Cadres Training School of the
March 01, 2025
In March 2024 the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un visited the construction site of the Central Cadres Training School of the
It was when the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un visited the construction site of Rungna People’s Recreation Ground. Acquainting
February 25, 2025
It was when the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un visited the construction site of Rungna People’s Recreation Ground. Acquainting
One July day in 2018 when he visited the construction sites of Samjiyon City of Ryanggang Province, the respected Comrade Kim Jong
February 25, 2025
One July day in 2018 when he visited the construction sites of Samjiyon City of Ryanggang Province, the respected Comrade Kim Jong
One December day in 2019 the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un looked round with great satisfaction different places of newly-built Ya
February 03, 2025
One December day in 2019 the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un looked round with great satisfaction different places of newly-built Ya
On January 27 2022, the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un sent a letter to those attending the 9th Congress of the Union of
January 31, 2025
On January 27 2022, the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un sent a letter to those attending the 9th Congress of the Union of
In the middle of March 1980 the officials concerned in the sectors of legislation and public health presented the draft of the Law
January 27, 2025
In the middle of March 1980 the officials concerned in the sectors of legislation and public health presented the draft of the Law
On September 6, 2019, the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un had a photo session with the participants in the 14th National Conference
January 27, 2025
On September 6, 2019, the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un had a photo session with the participants in the 14th National Conference
On September 8, 2021, the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un met the senior official of Kim Chaek University of Technology who
January 24, 2025
On September 8, 2021, the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un met the senior official of Kim Chaek University of Technology who
On August 9, 2024, the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un met the flood victims in Uiju County of North Phyongan Province and clarified
January 24, 2025
On August 9, 2024, the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un met the flood victims in Uiju County of North Phyongan Province and clarified
Early in August 1926, President Kim Il Sung and other progressive young people in Hwasong Uisuk School, at the news of a
January 22, 2025
Early in August 1926, President Kim Il Sung and other progressive young people in Hwasong Uisuk School, at the news of a
In a programmatic conclusion On Forcefully Promoting the Implementation of the Party’s “Regional Development 20×10 Policy” made at
January 20, 2025
In a programmatic conclusion On Forcefully Promoting the Implementation of the Party’s “Regional Development 20×10 Policy” made at
Once the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un visited Samilpho Specialties Factory. Kim Jong Un looked round different production
January 20, 2025
Once the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un visited Samilpho Specialties Factory. Kim Jong Un looked round different production
Giving field guidance to the construction sites of regional-industry factories on August 24 and 25, 2024, the respected Comrade Ki
January 17, 2025
Giving field guidance to the construction sites of regional-industry factories on August 24 and 25, 2024, the respected Comrade Ki
More Articles