kim il-sung

What sort of conditions could turn a civil war in North Korea, prior to the 2000's, into a distinct possibility? I've read a few years back that Kim Jong-Il was depressed at the death of his father and the pressure put on him to be an effective heir that he was considering suicide for some days...

what if Kim Il-Sung was the leader of the Republic of Korea instead of Syngman Rhee as the Democratic Dictator and Syngman Rhee as the Communist Dictator of the People's Republic of Korea instead of Kim Il-Sung? What would happen to the Kim Dynasty?

In a scenario where the North Koreans won the Korean War, what would a Korea united under their leadership look like? Would a DPRK which encompasses the entire Korean Peninsula still be the totalitarian nightmare which it is IOTL? Or would it mellow out over time? What becomes of Kim il-Sung in...

Let's suppose Kim Il-sung dies before he can consolidate power or simply gets outmanoeuvred by one of the other factions in the Workers' Party of Korea in the power struggle of the early 50s. That means no cult of personality and no Kim Dynasty, as Kim Jong-il is still way a kid and way too...

WI: The 'Kim Dynasty' of Kim Il-sung was overthrown in North Korea during the late 80's, but Nicolae Ceaușescu and his family kept control of Romania during the breakdown of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact and still rule Romania in the present day?

In the 70s, North Korea proposed the formation of a confederal republic to achieve Korean reunification. This state would be known as Confederal Republic of Koryo and allow both countries to retain their individual political systems while uniting the country. WI such a plan was realized?