Report of Online Seminar ‘People’s Korea and anti-revisionism “ 04.02.2023

Report of Online Seminar ‘People’s Korea and anti-revisionism “ 04.02.2023

On the  4th of February at 1500 hours GMT The British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea held a seminar on the subject of “People’s Korea and anti-revisionism ‘ with Dr Joe Pateman of the University of Sheffield as the guest speaker. Participating in the seminar were members of the British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea and KFA UK from London, West of England and Staffordshire, also a director of the European Regional Society for the Study of the Juche Idea and Juche idea followers from Germany, Canada, US and South Africa.

Dr  Dermot Hudson Chairman of the British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea introduced the meeting by pointing out that the history of the Korean revolution was the history of the struggle against imperialism and revisionism.

Dr Joe Pateman of the University of Sheffield gave a most detailed and comprehensive account of the principled opposition of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Workers Party of Korea to revisionism, which was a retreat from and dilution of socialist ideas and principles. The DPRK’s opposition to revisionism had either been ignored or grossly understated by some.

   Dr Pateman said that President KIM IL SUNG, Chairman KIM JONG IL and Marshal KIM JONG UN all opposed revisionism whilst developing original theories. In recent years the DPRK has maintained socialist principles despite the complex and changing situation. Some people have spread theories about ‘economic reform ‘, ‘marketisation ‘ etc in the DPRK but such theories are based on exaggeration.

Alan Bolon KFA UK Organisation Secretary said that “I like to point out, that it is important to note that the anti-revisionist role and activities of the DPRK have been underestimated and very often undervalued in the world communist movement”

A special advisor to the British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea made reference to the work of comrade KIM JONG IL made reference to the work of comrade KIM JONG IL  “On The Reactionary Nature Of Modern Revisionism And Our Party's Revolutionary Stand Against Revisionism” which was written when comrade KIM JONG IL was studying at KIM IL SUNG university.

Dr Hudson read out a paper sent by the DPRK Embassy titled’ Kim Jong Un and His Ideological and Theoretical Activities’ which stressed that comrade KIM JONG UN is carrying forward the revolutionary ideas of preceding leaders.

Dr Hudson made a short presentation on the subject of the DPRK’s opposition to revisionism in which explained that “indeed People’s Korea and the Workers Party Party of Korea always strongly opposed modern revisionism but from an independent position.’

The conclusion of the meeting was that the DPRK had played a big role in opposing revisionism and today is the bastion of anti-revisionism.

A short film “.Kim Jong Il - Analysis of modern Imperialism and Revisionism” was shown.

The meeting finished at 17.15 hours.