Tuesday, October 07, 2003
COMRADE KIM IL SUNG OUTSTANDING LEADER OF WORLD REVOLUTION
COMRADE KIM IL SUNG -- OUTSTANDING LEADER OF THE WORLD
REVOLUTION
From: Kim Il Sung: Biography (III) by Baik Bong. (Miraisha, Tokyo, Japan,
1970)
Part I of: "Thorough Internationalist Position"
"The activities of Comrade Kim Il Sung are commanding wide attention throughout
the world. His many writings, his addresses given at many conferences, his teachings
give to the people at on-the-spot guidance sessions and his brief discussions
with foreign guests--all are evoking international interest. Foreign guests
who visit Korea consider it a great pleasure to meet Comrade Kim Il Sung.
"The world's revolutionary peoples and representatives of their revolutionary
organizations and parties, chiefs of state of Asian, African and Latin American
countries, including newly independent states and neutral nations, pay warm
respect to Comrade Kim Il Sung with high esteem.
"This is because he is more than the great Leader of the 40 million Korean
people; he is one of the outstanding leaders of the international communist
movement and working-class movement and all his political activities have
powerful worldwide repercussions.
"Always, Comrade Kim Il Sung has thought of the world, even while thinking of
Korea, and as he thought of the world he gave himself to deep thought about
Korea; he always pondered world revolution even while leading the Korean
revolution to its great victory.
"This derives from his Marxist-Leninist understanding that the revolutionary
struggle of the working class in every country is essentially international,
and that only in that direction is ultimate victory possible both for the
national and the international cause.
"So from the days of his early revolutionary struggle, he thought it his first
duty as a real Communist and revolutionary, not only to carry the Korean
revolution to completion but to give positive support to the world revolution.
He said:
'It is the duty of all communists of the world to remain infinitely loyal to
the revolution in their respective countries, and at the same time to fight for
ultimate victory of the world revolution.'
"His life and work are a living example of boundless loyalty to such
proletarian internationalist duties in all his revolutionary activities. He
continued to lead the Korean revolution to victory as its Leader, and as a real
Communist and Leader of a victorious proletarian state he has always linked the
Korean revolution to world revolution, and done everything in his power to
develop the international communist movement and working-class movement.
"Back to the 1930s, Comrade Kim Il Sung made the Korean revolution a link in
the chain to promote the world revolution, developing the anti-Japanese
national liberation struggle of the Korean people to its sharpest form, the
anti-Japanese armed struggle.
"The aggressive purpose of the Japanese imperialists in their occupation of
Korea was not merely to rule Korea as a colony and to plunder it, but to
assault the Asian continent and the Soviet Union, using Korea as a bridgehead.
"Comrade Kim Il Sung thoroughly and successfully linked the national task of
independence and the liberation of Korea with the internationalist duty of
checking the advance of the Japanese imperialist aggressors, one of the main
forces of world fascism, in expansion over the continent by means of aggressive
war, by carrying on the great anti-Japanese armed struggle against these
aggressive forces of Japanese imperialism, and so assisting world revolution.
"Using the proletarian internationalist slogans, 'Let us defend the Soviet
Union by arms!' 'Let the Korean and Chinese peoples unite to overthrow the
common enemy, Japanese imperialism!' he defended and supported the
revolutionary struggles of the peoples of the Soviet Union and of China by
force of arms. In this course, he set a prime example of thorough proletarian
internationalism."
Part II of: "Thorough Internationalist Position"
"Comrade Kim Il Sung's complete proletarian internationalist thought and his
achievements at the time of the anti-Japanese armed struggle form an important
part of the brilliant revolutionary traditions inherited by the Workers' Party
of Korea and the people after liberation.
"When liberation had been won, Comrade Kim Il Sung continued to uphold the
revolutionary principles of proletarian internationalism in keeping with the
new historical conditions and actively supported the world revolution, closely
relating all national tasks to the international task.
"First he firmly maintained the position that making a success of the Korean
revolution and construction by the Korean Communists and the people themselves
was a positive contribution to the world revolutionary cause.
"He said:
'Those born in Korea are duty bound to carry through the revolution and build
socialism and communism in Korea. The Korean revolution is an internationalist
duty assigned to Koreans. So if the Korean people carry the Korean revolution
through with credit, they faithfully discharge their internationalist duty.'
"This Juche and revolutionary position of Comrade Kim Il Sung is genuine
proletarian internationalism, and has nothing in common with national egoism.
National egoism thinks only of national interests and utterly disregards the
development of the international struggle.
"His starting point is the concept that ultimate victory of the world
revolution can be achieved only by the victory of socialism and communism in
each country, the world being divided into so many nation-states.
"How the success of the revolution and construction in one country contributes
to the international revolutionary movement he made very clear. He taught:
First, every victory strengthens the respective front in the socialist camp and
the international communist movement, so strengthening and developing the
socialist camp and the international communist movement as a whole; it also
enables fraternal parties and peoples to direct more energies to development of
the revolution in their own respective countries and in other countries, by
relieving them of any burden to the successful country; in the third place it
makes it possible for the Party and people of the country concerned to give
more active support to the revolutionary struggle of fraternal parties and
peoples, because of the firm material foundation built up in the country.
"Looking at his task in this way, Comrade Kim Il Sung victoriously guided
Korea's socialist revolution and socialist construction, thus making a major
contribution to world revolution.
"Throughout the whole course of the revolution and construction, he maintained
his Juche position and the revolutionary principle of self-reliance. He held
that this would save a heavy burden being imposed on fraternal parties and
peoples, and would serve to strengthen and develop the socialist camp and the
international communist movement in the long run.
"He taught the Party and the people that it was their duty to do more work for
the world revolution because the world struggle is yet to be won.
"More than 20 years have passed since Korea was liberated. It was a very
difficult time. The Korean people had to endure unprecedentedly arduous war
and two periods of reconstruction. But this did not deter Comrade Kim Il Sung
from quickly building Korea into a socialist power, independent in politics,
self-supporting in the economy and self-defensive in national defense, using
the independent strength of the Korean people. On these principles Korea was
converted into a powerful citadel, able to safeguard the eastern outpost of the
world revolution, a dependable base with a solid foundation of material
support."
Part III of: "Thorough Internationalist Position"
"In helping the world revolution, Comrade Kim Il Sung never ceased to give
great significance to the role of the socialist countries as the base for world
revolution. He stressed that the socialist countries which had succeeded in
the revolution must, firstly, inspire constantly the revolutionary struggle of
peoples of the world through their own example in socialist construction;
secondly, unite all forces opposed to imperialism and help materially and
morally in all the struggles, including armed struggle, against imperialism;
thirdly, make no compromises with any plans of the imperialists that are
contrary to the rights and needs of the peoples, frustrate all intrigues of the
imperialists to export counterrevolution and never separate the struggle for
peace from the struggle against imperialism.
"Comrade Kim Il Sung stated that only by maintaining such a revolutionary stand
can the socialist camp fulfill its role as the base for the world revolution
both in name and fact.
"His stand is based on this unshakable proletarian internationalist attitude,
and out-and-out revolutionary stance, positively supporting the world
revolution, with everything possible done to help it.
"While resolutely struggling for the unity of the socialist camp and cohesion
of the international communist movement, he set about the development of
relations of friendship and cooperation with newborn countries of Asia, Africa
and Latin America, and vigorously tried to positively assist in the anti-
imperialist national liberation struggle of the peoples in these regions, and
the revolutionary movement of people all over the world, opposing the policy of
aggression and war of the imperialists, in particular the ringleader, U. S.
imperialism, and defending world peace and promoting human progress.
"The most shining example in this struggle is his constant and resolute support
given to the revolutionary struggle of the peoples of the world against the
policy of aggression and war followed by the U. S. imperialists.
"He carefully observed the maneuvers of the U. S. led imperialists for
aggression and war and gave his unconditional support to the peoples of all
countries subject to their aggression. He gave strong support to the struggle
of the United Arab Republic people against the British and French imperialists'
invasion of the Suez Canal in 1956, and the struggle of the Cuban people
against the U. S. imperialist provocations in the Caribbean incident in 1962,
giving great encouragement to the peoples of these countries as a living
example of proletarian internationalism."
COMRADE KIM IL SUNG
OUTSTANDING STRATEGY FOR WORLD REVOLUTION
PART FIVE
"Comrade Kim Il Sung clearly set before the communists and the revolutionary peoples of the world, the position and role of the socialist forces, the national liberation movement, the working-class movement and the democratic movement, which together make up the world revolutionary forces, and announced the specific tasks by which to strengthen these forces. He set this out as one of the important components of the strategy of world revolution.
"For a strong advance of world revolution, the first demand was for unity in the socialist camp and cohesion in the international communist movement, plus increased might and an enhanced role for the socialist camp as the base for world revolution. In this connection he set forth a series of principles to be observed by the parties of the socialist countries.
"He stated that in order to boost the power of the socialist camp, the party of each socialist country must maintain loyalty to its national duty undertaken before the international communist movement, by successfully carrying out the revolution in its own country and strengthening the might of the country in every way.
"This strengthening of every socialist country is a precondition to the strengthening of the total power of the socialist camp, for the whole socialist camp can be consolidated only by strengthening every socialist country, the basic unit of the socialist camp, and by then pooling the strength of the socialist countries.
"Comrade Kim Il Sung stressed the role of every country of the socialist camp in the implementation of world revolution.
"Most important in this connection, he taught, is for the Communist Party or the Workers' Party of every socialist country not to be content with success in its own country, but to thoroughly uphold the revolutionary stand of proletarian internationalism by carrying the struggle on to final victory in the world revolution.
"He declared that the parties of the socialist countries must adopt the most resolute attitude first towards all imperialism, in particular U. S. imperialism, the main target of struggle in the world revolution.
"Comrade Kim Il Sung said:
'The position of each Communist or Workers' Party at the present period is judged in large measure by its approach to U. S. imperialism. Communists should never depart from the principled stand of opposing imperialism, U. S. imperialism above all. Particularly at this time when the U. S. imperialists are expanding aggression in Vietnam, all socialist countries should take a still colder and tougher attitude towards them'
"He warned that any move to shun the struggle against U. S. imperialism and enter into compromises with it, claiming that independence and revolution are fine but peace is more precious, would result in helping the aggressive maneuvers of imperialism and in really increasing the danger of war. His position here is that it is impossible to bring about real peace without victory over the peace-destroyers and opposition to slavish peace, and the overthrow of the rule of the oppressors.
"He pointed out that it was one kind of compromise in an inverse form to vociferate against imperialism but be fearful to actually fight it, and added that this and that side issue had nothing to do with the genuine anti-imperialist struggle, but would only encourage the imperialist policy of aggression and war.
"Socialist countries can have diplomatic relations with imperialist powers, he said, but he reminded them that they must not terminate the anti-imperialist struggle because of that, must maintain always the class principle, bring pressure to bear upon the U. S. imperialists, expose and denounce the war policy of aggression and war and struggle to smash it by actual deeds.
"The socialist countries must take a principled stand on war, he stated.
"He said:
'It is a principle of foreign policy for the socialist countries to struggle against the imperialist policy of aggression and war and for world peace and security. While fighting to prevent war, however, we Communists should never fear it, but should thoroughly annihilate the aggressors when they use arms against us.'
"As historical experience shows, if one surrenders to the aggressive demands of the imperialists, wanting to prevent war, this will only make them more arrogant, promote their aggressive designs and increase the danger of war, contrary to one's intention. So, only when one holds fast to the principled position against the imperialists and wages the resolute anti-imperialist struggle, can one expect to smash the aggression of the imperialists and protect peace. This is his teaching.
"He told the socialist countries too that they must firmly tighten solidarity with all forces opposed to imperialism, and assist positively in all types of anti-imperialist struggle, including armed struggle, both materially and morally.
"The socialist countries must express class solidarity with the working class of the whole world fighting to topple capitalist society in a revolutionary way, and must provide every kind of assistance to the liberation struggle of the oppressed peoples of Asia, Africa and Latin America fighting to break the iron chains of imperialism and colonialism."
COMRADE KIM IL SUNG
OUTSTANDING STRATEGY FOR WORLD REVOLUTION
PART SIX
"Comrade Kim Il Sung stated in clear-cut terms the questions of highest principle arising in the development and strengthening of the anti-colonial, national liberation movement.
"He attached great strategic value to the anti-colonialist national liberation movement in carrying out world revolution.
"Right and 'Left' opportunists within the ranks of the communist movement were underestimating the revolutionary meaning of the anti-colonialist, national liberation movement, or criticizing it as 'movement for the dead' accompanied by the danger of war, branding it as a bourgeois movement, but Comrade Kim Il Sung valued it highly as a great revolutionary force to drive against imperialism, the closest ally of the international working class. This is a proper evaluation. In his article 'Let us intensify the anti-imperialist, anti-U. S. struggle,' Comrade Kim Il Sung made the following statement on the strategic importance of the anti-colonialist, national liberation movement in the development of world revolution:
"The anti-imperialist, anti-colonialist struggle of the peoples of Asia, Africa and Latin America is a sacred liberation struggle of millions of oppressed and humiliated people, and at the same time, it is a great struggle which can cut this life line of world imperialism. This struggle and the revolutionary struggle of the international working class to achieve socialism, constitute the two major revolutionary forces of our times. These struggles are united into one stream which will carry imperialism to its grave.'
"Attaching such high value to the anti-imperialist, anti-colonialist struggle in the world revolution, Comrade Kim Il Sung indicated the unmistakable road of anti-imperialist, anti-colonialist struggle to be followed by those countries under colonialist oppression, where independence remains yet to be won, and by the newborn countries which have already won national independence.
"He declared that there is no other way but to fight imperialism if oppressed peoples are to achieve national liberation.
"In the same treatise he warned that the nature of imperialism could not and never would change, so imperialism would continue to exploit, oppress and plunder the peoples until its death, preventing the colonial peoples from winning independence. He said:
'The oppressed peoples can liberate themselves only through struggle. This is a simple and clear truth confirmed by history. It is necessary to expose the false propaganda of the imperialists and thoroughly dissipate the illusion that the imperialists will give away their positions in the colonies and dependent countries with good grace. Where there is oppression, there always is resistance.
'It is inevitable that the oppressed peoples must fight for their emancipation. So long as imperialism plunders and oppresses small and weak nations by force, it remains the inalienable right of the oppressed peoples to rise and fight against the aggressors with arms in hand.'
"In fighting against imperialism, the peoples of the three continents have to concentrate the spearhead of their attack on U. S. imperialism, the ringleader of world imperialism, and must form an anti-U. S. united front against this common enemy. This is of primary importance in the teaching of Comrade Kim Il Sung.
"Again in the same work he made his view specific, that the peoples of Asia, Africa and Latin America had common interests in the anti-imperialist, anti-U. S. struggle. He said:
'Until Africa and Latin America are free, Asia cannot truly be free; when the U. S. imperialists are driven out of Asia, the liberation struggle of the African and Latin American peoples will benefit.'
"Elucidating the dialectical correlationships between the tricontinental peoples in the anti-imperialist, anti-U. S. struggle, he stressed that differences in social systems and political ideas should never be allowed to be an obstacle in joint struggle and concerted action against U. S. imperialism. He said that no one must be allowed to split the anti-U. S. united front or refuse to take part in joint action, attaching primary importance to one's own specific national or partisan interests.
"This teaching of Comrade Kim Il Sung's is entirely appropriate as an appraisal of the anti-U. S. struggle of the tricontinental peoples, and is the correct guide in the national liberation struggle of the peoples in these regions.
"He showed the clear road of those countries that have become newly independent, breaking the yoke of imperialism."
"Emphasizing that the peoples of the countries which have got rid of the bondage of imperialism must take the road of socialism, Comrade Kim Il Sung said:
'The capitalist path is the path of exploitation and oppression, slavery and ruin, while the socialist path leads to the abolition of class exploitation and national oppression, to the freedom and happiness of the entire people and complete independence and prosperity of the country.'
"Comrade Kim Il Sung set forth a series of social and economic tasks to be undertaken by the newly independent countries.
"He called the attention of the peoples of newly independent countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America to the fact that today the imperialists were not only suppressing the national liberation struggle in the three continents, but were also engaged in subversive activities aimed at stealing the newborn countries away from the anti-imperialist front one by one, and warned that the imperialists are plotting to penetrate the newly independent countries, interfere in their internal affairs and undermine them from within, either by the naked use of violence or 'aid.'
"U. S. imperialism bribes and whips together the reactionaries of these countries, pitting them against the progressive forces and sets newly independent countries adrift towards the Right. Its aim is to have these countries suppress the revolutionary forces internally, and then externally oppose the socialist countries and disorganize the anti-imperialist forces.
"Comrade Kim Il Sung exposed these maneuverings of the imperialists, especially of the U. S. imperialists. In 'Let us intensify the anti-imperialist, anti-U. S. struggle,' on the road for the newly independent countries to follow, he said:
'All people who have achieved independence should struggle to crush both the subversive activities of the foreign imperialists and the domestic forces of reaction, tear up their economic footholds, strengthen the revolutionary forces, set up a progressive social system and build an independent national economy and their national culture. Only by so doing can they safeguard the gains of the revolution, achieve the prosperity of their country and their people, and contribute to the common struggle of the peoples of the whole world to bury imperialism.'
"So he always taught the peoples of the newly independent countries to carry the national liberation revolution through to the end and carry on the anti-imperialist, anti-U. S. struggle thoroughly, wholeheartedly supporting and backing up their revolutionary cause.
"This thorough execution of the tasks of the national liberation revolution presented by him is, at the same time, the road to socialism. Only by taking the road to socialism can the newly independent countries eliminate all national inequalities and achieve real freedom and prosperity.
"The days have gone when the anti-colonialist national liberation movement of each country had to direct the spearhead of its struggle against its suzerains. As Comrade Kim Il Sung said, all oppressed peoples and the peoples of the newborn countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America must solidly unite with the international working class moving towards socialism, organize the anti-U. S. united front and beat down U. S. imperialists everywhere and, after winning independence, continue the revolutionary struggle to build the socialist and communist society where exploitation and oppression will be liquidated for all time and all people will be able to be free and equal.
"If U. S. imperialism, the head of imperialism, is defeated in the three continents, the position of imperialism will be greatly weakened as a whole in these areas, and with imperialism weakened, it will greatly benefit the struggle of the working class of capitalist countries for the final overthrow of the rule of capital.
"Capitalism will be completely destroyed on a worldwide scale when the socialist camp has further increased its power, when more colonial dependent countries are free of the ruling system of imperialism and march towards socialism, and when the working class and peoples of capitalist countries rise in a decisive struggle for socialism and against capital."
OUTSTANDING STRATEGY FOR WORLD REVOLUTION
PART EIGHT
"The revolutionary ideas of Comrade Kim Il Sung have become a mighty ideological and theoretical power which firmly equips the Korean people and the revolutionary peoples of the whole world with the correct strategy and tactics for the world revolution, and a fully revolutionary position, leading them strongly to fresh victories. They serve as a splendid example to crush Right and 'Left' opportunism in terms of ideas and theory, and defend and develop Marxism-Leninism.
"Comrade Kim Il Sung's establishment of this world revolutionary strategy means that Marxism-Leninism has entered a new stage of development in this latter half of the 20th century.
"Today, Marxism-Leninism has been developed and enriched by none other than Comrade Kim Il Sung, in this new historical stage of world revolution, the era of the complete collapse of imperialism and total victory for socialism. This is a result of his fierce struggle against the Right and 'Left' opportunism of all hues.
"For one to solve new questions of strategy and tactics in a new historical stage of revolution, one must take a resolute stand towards the anti-imperialist struggle, an outstanding Marxist-Leninist view, have rich experience in the anti-imperialist revolutionary struggle and so on.
"It is precisely because Comrade Kim Il Sung is equipped with this extraordinary and indomitable revolutionary fighting spirit, a profound understanding of Marxism-Leninism, a creative attitude towards it and rich experience in the revolutionary struggle, that he has been able to put forth this great strategic ideology, representing precisely the objective needs of the new historical stage of the development of the world revolution.
"The peoples of the world are fighting today, treasuring Comrade Kim Il Sung's outstanding strategy for the world revolution as their guiding compass, and drawing deep courage and strength from the distinguished leadership of Comrade Kim Il Sung.
"The revolutionary peoples, communists and revolutionaries of all the world are calling Comrade Kim Il Sung, the great Leader of the 40 million Korean people, 'an outstanding strategist of the international revolutionary movement,' 'the leader of the liberation movement of the whole world,' 'a distinguished leader of the tricontinental peoples' and 'a symbol of anti-imperialist struggle.' They speak of him with boundless respect and veneration.
"To gain deep knowledge and mastery of his strategy for world revolution, they are widely engaged in the study of his immortal works: the treatise 'Let us intensify the anti-imperialist, anti-U. S. struggle'; the report at the Conference of the Workers' Party of Korea 'The present situation and the tasks of our Party'; the Political Program of the Government of the DPRK 'Let us embody more thoroughly the revolutionary spirit of independence, self-sustenance and self-defense in all fields of state activity.' In these they find the one and only guiding compass for achieving national and social emancipation and winning the final triumph of the world revolution.
"So his treatise 'Let us intensify the anti-imperialist, anti-U. S. struggle' is praised by them as 'most appropriate and most concrete application of Marxism-Leninism in the prevailing international situation, and a document of top level in the present-day world in terms of theory and practice' as 'a document to be used as a textbook giving boundless courage and confidence to the fighting revolutionaries of the world, and a bomb to the enemy imperialists.' They all say: 'The treatise of Comrade Kim Il Sung, outstanding Leader of the tricontinental peoples is an invaluable document which provides the revolutionaries of the world with renewed revolutionary fighting will.'"
REVOLUTION
From: Kim Il Sung: Biography (III) by Baik Bong. (Miraisha, Tokyo, Japan,
1970)
Part I of: "Thorough Internationalist Position"
"The activities of Comrade Kim Il Sung are commanding wide attention throughout
the world. His many writings, his addresses given at many conferences, his teachings
give to the people at on-the-spot guidance sessions and his brief discussions
with foreign guests--all are evoking international interest. Foreign guests
who visit Korea consider it a great pleasure to meet Comrade Kim Il Sung.
"The world's revolutionary peoples and representatives of their revolutionary
organizations and parties, chiefs of state of Asian, African and Latin American
countries, including newly independent states and neutral nations, pay warm
respect to Comrade Kim Il Sung with high esteem.
"This is because he is more than the great Leader of the 40 million Korean
people; he is one of the outstanding leaders of the international communist
movement and working-class movement and all his political activities have
powerful worldwide repercussions.
"Always, Comrade Kim Il Sung has thought of the world, even while thinking of
Korea, and as he thought of the world he gave himself to deep thought about
Korea; he always pondered world revolution even while leading the Korean
revolution to its great victory.
"This derives from his Marxist-Leninist understanding that the revolutionary
struggle of the working class in every country is essentially international,
and that only in that direction is ultimate victory possible both for the
national and the international cause.
"So from the days of his early revolutionary struggle, he thought it his first
duty as a real Communist and revolutionary, not only to carry the Korean
revolution to completion but to give positive support to the world revolution.
He said:
'It is the duty of all communists of the world to remain infinitely loyal to
the revolution in their respective countries, and at the same time to fight for
ultimate victory of the world revolution.'
"His life and work are a living example of boundless loyalty to such
proletarian internationalist duties in all his revolutionary activities. He
continued to lead the Korean revolution to victory as its Leader, and as a real
Communist and Leader of a victorious proletarian state he has always linked the
Korean revolution to world revolution, and done everything in his power to
develop the international communist movement and working-class movement.
"Back to the 1930s, Comrade Kim Il Sung made the Korean revolution a link in
the chain to promote the world revolution, developing the anti-Japanese
national liberation struggle of the Korean people to its sharpest form, the
anti-Japanese armed struggle.
"The aggressive purpose of the Japanese imperialists in their occupation of
Korea was not merely to rule Korea as a colony and to plunder it, but to
assault the Asian continent and the Soviet Union, using Korea as a bridgehead.
"Comrade Kim Il Sung thoroughly and successfully linked the national task of
independence and the liberation of Korea with the internationalist duty of
checking the advance of the Japanese imperialist aggressors, one of the main
forces of world fascism, in expansion over the continent by means of aggressive
war, by carrying on the great anti-Japanese armed struggle against these
aggressive forces of Japanese imperialism, and so assisting world revolution.
"Using the proletarian internationalist slogans, 'Let us defend the Soviet
Union by arms!' 'Let the Korean and Chinese peoples unite to overthrow the
common enemy, Japanese imperialism!' he defended and supported the
revolutionary struggles of the peoples of the Soviet Union and of China by
force of arms. In this course, he set a prime example of thorough proletarian
internationalism."
Part II of: "Thorough Internationalist Position"
"Comrade Kim Il Sung's complete proletarian internationalist thought and his
achievements at the time of the anti-Japanese armed struggle form an important
part of the brilliant revolutionary traditions inherited by the Workers' Party
of Korea and the people after liberation.
"When liberation had been won, Comrade Kim Il Sung continued to uphold the
revolutionary principles of proletarian internationalism in keeping with the
new historical conditions and actively supported the world revolution, closely
relating all national tasks to the international task.
"First he firmly maintained the position that making a success of the Korean
revolution and construction by the Korean Communists and the people themselves
was a positive contribution to the world revolutionary cause.
"He said:
'Those born in Korea are duty bound to carry through the revolution and build
socialism and communism in Korea. The Korean revolution is an internationalist
duty assigned to Koreans. So if the Korean people carry the Korean revolution
through with credit, they faithfully discharge their internationalist duty.'
"This Juche and revolutionary position of Comrade Kim Il Sung is genuine
proletarian internationalism, and has nothing in common with national egoism.
National egoism thinks only of national interests and utterly disregards the
development of the international struggle.
"His starting point is the concept that ultimate victory of the world
revolution can be achieved only by the victory of socialism and communism in
each country, the world being divided into so many nation-states.
"How the success of the revolution and construction in one country contributes
to the international revolutionary movement he made very clear. He taught:
First, every victory strengthens the respective front in the socialist camp and
the international communist movement, so strengthening and developing the
socialist camp and the international communist movement as a whole; it also
enables fraternal parties and peoples to direct more energies to development of
the revolution in their own respective countries and in other countries, by
relieving them of any burden to the successful country; in the third place it
makes it possible for the Party and people of the country concerned to give
more active support to the revolutionary struggle of fraternal parties and
peoples, because of the firm material foundation built up in the country.
"Looking at his task in this way, Comrade Kim Il Sung victoriously guided
Korea's socialist revolution and socialist construction, thus making a major
contribution to world revolution.
"Throughout the whole course of the revolution and construction, he maintained
his Juche position and the revolutionary principle of self-reliance. He held
that this would save a heavy burden being imposed on fraternal parties and
peoples, and would serve to strengthen and develop the socialist camp and the
international communist movement in the long run.
"He taught the Party and the people that it was their duty to do more work for
the world revolution because the world struggle is yet to be won.
"More than 20 years have passed since Korea was liberated. It was a very
difficult time. The Korean people had to endure unprecedentedly arduous war
and two periods of reconstruction. But this did not deter Comrade Kim Il Sung
from quickly building Korea into a socialist power, independent in politics,
self-supporting in the economy and self-defensive in national defense, using
the independent strength of the Korean people. On these principles Korea was
converted into a powerful citadel, able to safeguard the eastern outpost of the
world revolution, a dependable base with a solid foundation of material
support."
Part III of: "Thorough Internationalist Position"
"In helping the world revolution, Comrade Kim Il Sung never ceased to give
great significance to the role of the socialist countries as the base for world
revolution. He stressed that the socialist countries which had succeeded in
the revolution must, firstly, inspire constantly the revolutionary struggle of
peoples of the world through their own example in socialist construction;
secondly, unite all forces opposed to imperialism and help materially and
morally in all the struggles, including armed struggle, against imperialism;
thirdly, make no compromises with any plans of the imperialists that are
contrary to the rights and needs of the peoples, frustrate all intrigues of the
imperialists to export counterrevolution and never separate the struggle for
peace from the struggle against imperialism.
"Comrade Kim Il Sung stated that only by maintaining such a revolutionary stand
can the socialist camp fulfill its role as the base for the world revolution
both in name and fact.
"His stand is based on this unshakable proletarian internationalist attitude,
and out-and-out revolutionary stance, positively supporting the world
revolution, with everything possible done to help it.
"While resolutely struggling for the unity of the socialist camp and cohesion
of the international communist movement, he set about the development of
relations of friendship and cooperation with newborn countries of Asia, Africa
and Latin America, and vigorously tried to positively assist in the anti-
imperialist national liberation struggle of the peoples in these regions, and
the revolutionary movement of people all over the world, opposing the policy of
aggression and war of the imperialists, in particular the ringleader, U. S.
imperialism, and defending world peace and promoting human progress.
"The most shining example in this struggle is his constant and resolute support
given to the revolutionary struggle of the peoples of the world against the
policy of aggression and war followed by the U. S. imperialists.
"He carefully observed the maneuvers of the U. S. led imperialists for
aggression and war and gave his unconditional support to the peoples of all
countries subject to their aggression. He gave strong support to the struggle
of the United Arab Republic people against the British and French imperialists'
invasion of the Suez Canal in 1956, and the struggle of the Cuban people
against the U. S. imperialist provocations in the Caribbean incident in 1962,
giving great encouragement to the peoples of these countries as a living
example of proletarian internationalism."
COMRADE KIM IL SUNG
OUTSTANDING STRATEGY FOR WORLD REVOLUTION
PART FIVE
"Comrade Kim Il Sung clearly set before the communists and the revolutionary peoples of the world, the position and role of the socialist forces, the national liberation movement, the working-class movement and the democratic movement, which together make up the world revolutionary forces, and announced the specific tasks by which to strengthen these forces. He set this out as one of the important components of the strategy of world revolution.
"For a strong advance of world revolution, the first demand was for unity in the socialist camp and cohesion in the international communist movement, plus increased might and an enhanced role for the socialist camp as the base for world revolution. In this connection he set forth a series of principles to be observed by the parties of the socialist countries.
"He stated that in order to boost the power of the socialist camp, the party of each socialist country must maintain loyalty to its national duty undertaken before the international communist movement, by successfully carrying out the revolution in its own country and strengthening the might of the country in every way.
"This strengthening of every socialist country is a precondition to the strengthening of the total power of the socialist camp, for the whole socialist camp can be consolidated only by strengthening every socialist country, the basic unit of the socialist camp, and by then pooling the strength of the socialist countries.
"Comrade Kim Il Sung stressed the role of every country of the socialist camp in the implementation of world revolution.
"Most important in this connection, he taught, is for the Communist Party or the Workers' Party of every socialist country not to be content with success in its own country, but to thoroughly uphold the revolutionary stand of proletarian internationalism by carrying the struggle on to final victory in the world revolution.
"He declared that the parties of the socialist countries must adopt the most resolute attitude first towards all imperialism, in particular U. S. imperialism, the main target of struggle in the world revolution.
"Comrade Kim Il Sung said:
'The position of each Communist or Workers' Party at the present period is judged in large measure by its approach to U. S. imperialism. Communists should never depart from the principled stand of opposing imperialism, U. S. imperialism above all. Particularly at this time when the U. S. imperialists are expanding aggression in Vietnam, all socialist countries should take a still colder and tougher attitude towards them'
"He warned that any move to shun the struggle against U. S. imperialism and enter into compromises with it, claiming that independence and revolution are fine but peace is more precious, would result in helping the aggressive maneuvers of imperialism and in really increasing the danger of war. His position here is that it is impossible to bring about real peace without victory over the peace-destroyers and opposition to slavish peace, and the overthrow of the rule of the oppressors.
"He pointed out that it was one kind of compromise in an inverse form to vociferate against imperialism but be fearful to actually fight it, and added that this and that side issue had nothing to do with the genuine anti-imperialist struggle, but would only encourage the imperialist policy of aggression and war.
"Socialist countries can have diplomatic relations with imperialist powers, he said, but he reminded them that they must not terminate the anti-imperialist struggle because of that, must maintain always the class principle, bring pressure to bear upon the U. S. imperialists, expose and denounce the war policy of aggression and war and struggle to smash it by actual deeds.
"The socialist countries must take a principled stand on war, he stated.
"He said:
'It is a principle of foreign policy for the socialist countries to struggle against the imperialist policy of aggression and war and for world peace and security. While fighting to prevent war, however, we Communists should never fear it, but should thoroughly annihilate the aggressors when they use arms against us.'
"As historical experience shows, if one surrenders to the aggressive demands of the imperialists, wanting to prevent war, this will only make them more arrogant, promote their aggressive designs and increase the danger of war, contrary to one's intention. So, only when one holds fast to the principled position against the imperialists and wages the resolute anti-imperialist struggle, can one expect to smash the aggression of the imperialists and protect peace. This is his teaching.
"He told the socialist countries too that they must firmly tighten solidarity with all forces opposed to imperialism, and assist positively in all types of anti-imperialist struggle, including armed struggle, both materially and morally.
"The socialist countries must express class solidarity with the working class of the whole world fighting to topple capitalist society in a revolutionary way, and must provide every kind of assistance to the liberation struggle of the oppressed peoples of Asia, Africa and Latin America fighting to break the iron chains of imperialism and colonialism."
COMRADE KIM IL SUNG
OUTSTANDING STRATEGY FOR WORLD REVOLUTION
PART SIX
"Comrade Kim Il Sung stated in clear-cut terms the questions of highest principle arising in the development and strengthening of the anti-colonial, national liberation movement.
"He attached great strategic value to the anti-colonialist national liberation movement in carrying out world revolution.
"Right and 'Left' opportunists within the ranks of the communist movement were underestimating the revolutionary meaning of the anti-colonialist, national liberation movement, or criticizing it as 'movement for the dead' accompanied by the danger of war, branding it as a bourgeois movement, but Comrade Kim Il Sung valued it highly as a great revolutionary force to drive against imperialism, the closest ally of the international working class. This is a proper evaluation. In his article 'Let us intensify the anti-imperialist, anti-U. S. struggle,' Comrade Kim Il Sung made the following statement on the strategic importance of the anti-colonialist, national liberation movement in the development of world revolution:
"The anti-imperialist, anti-colonialist struggle of the peoples of Asia, Africa and Latin America is a sacred liberation struggle of millions of oppressed and humiliated people, and at the same time, it is a great struggle which can cut this life line of world imperialism. This struggle and the revolutionary struggle of the international working class to achieve socialism, constitute the two major revolutionary forces of our times. These struggles are united into one stream which will carry imperialism to its grave.'
"Attaching such high value to the anti-imperialist, anti-colonialist struggle in the world revolution, Comrade Kim Il Sung indicated the unmistakable road of anti-imperialist, anti-colonialist struggle to be followed by those countries under colonialist oppression, where independence remains yet to be won, and by the newborn countries which have already won national independence.
"He declared that there is no other way but to fight imperialism if oppressed peoples are to achieve national liberation.
"In the same treatise he warned that the nature of imperialism could not and never would change, so imperialism would continue to exploit, oppress and plunder the peoples until its death, preventing the colonial peoples from winning independence. He said:
'The oppressed peoples can liberate themselves only through struggle. This is a simple and clear truth confirmed by history. It is necessary to expose the false propaganda of the imperialists and thoroughly dissipate the illusion that the imperialists will give away their positions in the colonies and dependent countries with good grace. Where there is oppression, there always is resistance.
'It is inevitable that the oppressed peoples must fight for their emancipation. So long as imperialism plunders and oppresses small and weak nations by force, it remains the inalienable right of the oppressed peoples to rise and fight against the aggressors with arms in hand.'
"In fighting against imperialism, the peoples of the three continents have to concentrate the spearhead of their attack on U. S. imperialism, the ringleader of world imperialism, and must form an anti-U. S. united front against this common enemy. This is of primary importance in the teaching of Comrade Kim Il Sung.
"Again in the same work he made his view specific, that the peoples of Asia, Africa and Latin America had common interests in the anti-imperialist, anti-U. S. struggle. He said:
'Until Africa and Latin America are free, Asia cannot truly be free; when the U. S. imperialists are driven out of Asia, the liberation struggle of the African and Latin American peoples will benefit.'
"Elucidating the dialectical correlationships between the tricontinental peoples in the anti-imperialist, anti-U. S. struggle, he stressed that differences in social systems and political ideas should never be allowed to be an obstacle in joint struggle and concerted action against U. S. imperialism. He said that no one must be allowed to split the anti-U. S. united front or refuse to take part in joint action, attaching primary importance to one's own specific national or partisan interests.
"This teaching of Comrade Kim Il Sung's is entirely appropriate as an appraisal of the anti-U. S. struggle of the tricontinental peoples, and is the correct guide in the national liberation struggle of the peoples in these regions.
"He showed the clear road of those countries that have become newly independent, breaking the yoke of imperialism."
"Emphasizing that the peoples of the countries which have got rid of the bondage of imperialism must take the road of socialism, Comrade Kim Il Sung said:
'The capitalist path is the path of exploitation and oppression, slavery and ruin, while the socialist path leads to the abolition of class exploitation and national oppression, to the freedom and happiness of the entire people and complete independence and prosperity of the country.'
"Comrade Kim Il Sung set forth a series of social and economic tasks to be undertaken by the newly independent countries.
"He called the attention of the peoples of newly independent countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America to the fact that today the imperialists were not only suppressing the national liberation struggle in the three continents, but were also engaged in subversive activities aimed at stealing the newborn countries away from the anti-imperialist front one by one, and warned that the imperialists are plotting to penetrate the newly independent countries, interfere in their internal affairs and undermine them from within, either by the naked use of violence or 'aid.'
"U. S. imperialism bribes and whips together the reactionaries of these countries, pitting them against the progressive forces and sets newly independent countries adrift towards the Right. Its aim is to have these countries suppress the revolutionary forces internally, and then externally oppose the socialist countries and disorganize the anti-imperialist forces.
"Comrade Kim Il Sung exposed these maneuverings of the imperialists, especially of the U. S. imperialists. In 'Let us intensify the anti-imperialist, anti-U. S. struggle,' on the road for the newly independent countries to follow, he said:
'All people who have achieved independence should struggle to crush both the subversive activities of the foreign imperialists and the domestic forces of reaction, tear up their economic footholds, strengthen the revolutionary forces, set up a progressive social system and build an independent national economy and their national culture. Only by so doing can they safeguard the gains of the revolution, achieve the prosperity of their country and their people, and contribute to the common struggle of the peoples of the whole world to bury imperialism.'
"So he always taught the peoples of the newly independent countries to carry the national liberation revolution through to the end and carry on the anti-imperialist, anti-U. S. struggle thoroughly, wholeheartedly supporting and backing up their revolutionary cause.
"This thorough execution of the tasks of the national liberation revolution presented by him is, at the same time, the road to socialism. Only by taking the road to socialism can the newly independent countries eliminate all national inequalities and achieve real freedom and prosperity.
"The days have gone when the anti-colonialist national liberation movement of each country had to direct the spearhead of its struggle against its suzerains. As Comrade Kim Il Sung said, all oppressed peoples and the peoples of the newborn countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America must solidly unite with the international working class moving towards socialism, organize the anti-U. S. united front and beat down U. S. imperialists everywhere and, after winning independence, continue the revolutionary struggle to build the socialist and communist society where exploitation and oppression will be liquidated for all time and all people will be able to be free and equal.
"If U. S. imperialism, the head of imperialism, is defeated in the three continents, the position of imperialism will be greatly weakened as a whole in these areas, and with imperialism weakened, it will greatly benefit the struggle of the working class of capitalist countries for the final overthrow of the rule of capital.
"Capitalism will be completely destroyed on a worldwide scale when the socialist camp has further increased its power, when more colonial dependent countries are free of the ruling system of imperialism and march towards socialism, and when the working class and peoples of capitalist countries rise in a decisive struggle for socialism and against capital."
OUTSTANDING STRATEGY FOR WORLD REVOLUTION
PART EIGHT
"The revolutionary ideas of Comrade Kim Il Sung have become a mighty ideological and theoretical power which firmly equips the Korean people and the revolutionary peoples of the whole world with the correct strategy and tactics for the world revolution, and a fully revolutionary position, leading them strongly to fresh victories. They serve as a splendid example to crush Right and 'Left' opportunism in terms of ideas and theory, and defend and develop Marxism-Leninism.
"Comrade Kim Il Sung's establishment of this world revolutionary strategy means that Marxism-Leninism has entered a new stage of development in this latter half of the 20th century.
"Today, Marxism-Leninism has been developed and enriched by none other than Comrade Kim Il Sung, in this new historical stage of world revolution, the era of the complete collapse of imperialism and total victory for socialism. This is a result of his fierce struggle against the Right and 'Left' opportunism of all hues.
"For one to solve new questions of strategy and tactics in a new historical stage of revolution, one must take a resolute stand towards the anti-imperialist struggle, an outstanding Marxist-Leninist view, have rich experience in the anti-imperialist revolutionary struggle and so on.
"It is precisely because Comrade Kim Il Sung is equipped with this extraordinary and indomitable revolutionary fighting spirit, a profound understanding of Marxism-Leninism, a creative attitude towards it and rich experience in the revolutionary struggle, that he has been able to put forth this great strategic ideology, representing precisely the objective needs of the new historical stage of the development of the world revolution.
"The peoples of the world are fighting today, treasuring Comrade Kim Il Sung's outstanding strategy for the world revolution as their guiding compass, and drawing deep courage and strength from the distinguished leadership of Comrade Kim Il Sung.
"The revolutionary peoples, communists and revolutionaries of all the world are calling Comrade Kim Il Sung, the great Leader of the 40 million Korean people, 'an outstanding strategist of the international revolutionary movement,' 'the leader of the liberation movement of the whole world,' 'a distinguished leader of the tricontinental peoples' and 'a symbol of anti-imperialist struggle.' They speak of him with boundless respect and veneration.
"To gain deep knowledge and mastery of his strategy for world revolution, they are widely engaged in the study of his immortal works: the treatise 'Let us intensify the anti-imperialist, anti-U. S. struggle'; the report at the Conference of the Workers' Party of Korea 'The present situation and the tasks of our Party'; the Political Program of the Government of the DPRK 'Let us embody more thoroughly the revolutionary spirit of independence, self-sustenance and self-defense in all fields of state activity.' In these they find the one and only guiding compass for achieving national and social emancipation and winning the final triumph of the world revolution.
"So his treatise 'Let us intensify the anti-imperialist, anti-U. S. struggle' is praised by them as 'most appropriate and most concrete application of Marxism-Leninism in the prevailing international situation, and a document of top level in the present-day world in terms of theory and practice' as 'a document to be used as a textbook giving boundless courage and confidence to the fighting revolutionaries of the world, and a bomb to the enemy imperialists.' They all say: 'The treatise of Comrade Kim Il Sung, outstanding Leader of the tricontinental peoples is an invaluable document which provides the revolutionaries of the world with renewed revolutionary fighting will.'"
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