1950년대 중반 북한의 경제난과북소 관계의 균열

Abstract

The relationship between North Korea and Soviet Union is a keyword that should not be overlooked in understanding North Korea's history. After liberation, North Korea's state-building was carried out with the active support of the Soviet Union. Not only Soviet advisers were involved deeply in North Korea's politics, but the Soviet systems were transplanted into North Korea in all fields including politics, economy, society, culture and so on. Those systems have survived in North Korea to this day. Even after the establishment of DPRK, Soviet Union exerted great influence on North Korean society. The Soviet embassy and Soviet Koreans were used as channels for Soviet Union to exert influence over North Korea. However, after Stalin's death, conflicts began to develop in relationship between North Korea and Soviet Union. The attitudes of the Soviet Union, which criticized North Korea's economic policies and imposed a policy of peaceful coexistence aroused antipathy from North Korea. Conflict between the two countries is a factor that has brought about dynamism in North Korean politics since the 1950s. Around August 1956, various politicians who opposed the cult of Kim Il-sung took advantage of the conflict to confront the leadership of the Korean Workers' Party with the support of the Soviet Union. This study aims to examine the background and development of conflict between North Korea and Soviet Union that had profound impacts on North Korea's domestic politics and external relations since the 1950s.