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DUK10058298_048
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_017
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_015
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_049
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_053
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_052
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_050
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_030
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_024
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_023
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_022
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_020
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_018
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_016
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_003
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_002
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_055
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_054
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
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REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_009
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_019
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUKAS_20187250_REX
Mynah birds line up on backs of antelopes, Rajasthan, India - 15 Aug 2011
Manadatory Credit: Photo by Chhotu Khan/Solent News / Rex Features (1438517D)
I Hope You Don't Mynah ...
If you scratch my back I'll scratch yours.
These antelope appear more than happy to offer a convenient resting place to dozens of Mynah birds.
The birds alighted on their antelope perches - forming a near-unbroken long line from head to tail - during feeding time at the Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan, India.
While the antelope happily cropped the grass the Mynahs got busy cleansing them of any fleas or mites.
Photographer Chhotu Khan said the antelopes did not appear to be bothered by the birds pecking at their fur.
He said: "I was there to do some bird-watching when I saw a flock of bank mynas fly from nearby trees and land on the nilgais' backs. They landed on all the nilgai - including the juveniles.
"The birds fed on fleas and other bugs, cleaning the nilgai of these harmful insects. The photographs show a happy relationship where both species benefit.
"The birds sat there for 20 to 25 minutes and I was very happy to get this shot because it does not happen very often. It was a rare phenomena to watch all these birds in this way.
"The nilgai do not get irritated because they know that the birds are doing them good. I did not see them making much of an effort to get away from the birds.'
Mr Chhotu, who lives in the park, added: "Wildlife is so unpredictable and you never know what you may experience and that is the beauty of this.
"I was very happy to be able to capture the birds and the relationship between the species. Wildlife photography is my passion".
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Chhotu Khan / Solent News / Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/VVGYXHSAP (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Mynah birds line up on backs of antelopes, Rajasthan, India - 15 Aug 2011
Manadatory Credit: Photo by Chhotu Khan/Solent News / Rex Features (1438517C)
I Hope You Don't Mynah ...
If you scratch my back I'll scratch yours.
These antelope appear more than happy to offer a convenient resting place to dozens of Mynah birds.
The birds alighted on their antelope perches - forming a near-unbroken long line from head to tail - during feeding time at the Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan, India.
While the antelope happily cropped the grass the Mynahs got busy cleansing them of any fleas or mites.
Photographer Chhotu Khan said the antelopes did not appear to be bothered by the birds pecking at their fur.
He said: "I was there to do some bird-watching when I saw a flock of bank mynas fly from nearby trees and land on the nilgais' backs. They landed on all the nilgai - including the juveniles.
"The birds fed on fleas and other bugs, cleaning the nilgai of these harmful insects. The photographs show a happy relationship where both species benefit.
"The birds sat there for 20 to 25 minutes and I was very happy to get this shot because it does not happen very often. It was a rare phenomena to watch all these birds in this way.
"The nilgai do not get irritated because they know that the birds are doing them good. I did not see them making much of an effort to get away from the birds.'
Mr Chhotu, who lives in the park, added: "Wildlife is so unpredictable and you never know what you may experience and that is the beauty of this.
"I was very happy to be able to capture the birds and the relationship between the species. Wildlife photography is my passion".
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Chhotu Khan / Solent News / Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/VVGYXHSAP (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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DUKAS_20187239_REX
Mynah birds line up on backs of antelopes, Rajasthan, India - 15 Aug 2011
Manadatory Credit: Photo by Chhotu Khan/Solent News / Rex Features (1438517A)
I Hope You Don't Mynah ...
If you scratch my back I'll scratch yours.
These antelope appear more than happy to offer a convenient resting place to dozens of Mynah birds.
The birds alighted on their antelope perches - forming a near-unbroken long line from head to tail - during feeding time at the Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan, India.
While the antelope happily cropped the grass the Mynahs got busy cleansing them of any fleas or mites.
Photographer Chhotu Khan said the antelopes did not appear to be bothered by the birds pecking at their fur.
He said: "I was there to do some bird-watching when I saw a flock of bank mynas fly from nearby trees and land on the nilgais' backs. They landed on all the nilgai - including the juveniles.
"The birds fed on fleas and other bugs, cleaning the nilgai of these harmful insects. The photographs show a happy relationship where both species benefit.
"The birds sat there for 20 to 25 minutes and I was very happy to get this shot because it does not happen very often. It was a rare phenomena to watch all these birds in this way.
"The nilgai do not get irritated because they know that the birds are doing them good. I did not see them making much of an effort to get away from the birds.'
Mr Chhotu, who lives in the park, added: "Wildlife is so unpredictable and you never know what you may experience and that is the beauty of this.
"I was very happy to be able to capture the birds and the relationship between the species. Wildlife photography is my passion".
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Chhotu Khan / Solent News / Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/VVGYXHSAP (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Corset piercing craze sees ribbon 'sewn' onto backs, ribs and thoroats, Southampton, Hampshire, Britain - 3 May 2011
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Solent News / Rex Features ( 1315304k )
The Latest Craze? Of Corset Is
A bizarre new craze called 'corset piercing' is sweeping the UK.
The painful trend involves sticking hoops into the skin and then threading them with ribbon to give a 'corset' effect.
The 'decoration', which can cost up to GBP 300, can be applied to any area of the body where the skin is loose enough to pinch in order to thread a needle through.
Popular areas include the back, ribs and, in some cases, even the throat.
Anyone who wants the unusual decoration must endure an hour of pain to achieve the effect.
However, it's only temporary as after a few weeks of wear the hooks simply grow out, leaving scars in their place.
The craze is the latest in the 'body modification' phenomenon, which has seen people going to extraordinary levels in a bid to stand out from the crowd.
Today it's possible to be branded, scarred and even have silicone implanted under the skin to create bumps and 'horns'.
Kooky popstar Lady Gaga is just one celebrity who's jumped on the bandwagon. She sported bizarre flesh-coloured 'horns' on her face during a television interview in February this year.
According to piercing experts, the 'corset' modification is growing in popularity as more and more brave the pain.
But consultant plastic surgeon Kevin Hancock, a council member of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons who works at Spire Murrayfield Hospital, Merseyside, warned of the problems it can cause.
He added: "I can't believe it's something that people would be attracted to.
"Any piercing, superficial or otherwise, produces a scar and different people scar in different ways.
"For some, the scarring may be slight but for others it can produce problems where the tissue overgrows and you end up with a red lump which is permanent.
"In some cases this can...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/QMXGGL
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DUK10058298_013
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_006
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_014
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_007
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_008
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_012
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_029
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_043
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_033
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_060
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_058
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_040
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_036
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_039
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_038
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_028
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_027
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_045
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_035
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_026
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_034
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_057
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_011
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_001
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058298_047
REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!
Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.
You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.
You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.
You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.
In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.
(c) Dukas -
