Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism

                                                             

Kim Jong Un, supreme leader of the DPRK, formulated the revolutionary ideas of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, which have been recognized as the great ideology guiding the era of independence, as Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism. This is an event of a historic significance for the world progressives as well as Koreans, who struggle for independence and socialism.

In the early 1930s Kim Il Sung, the founding father of socialist Korea, with a deep insight into the demands of the new era when the oppressed and maltreated people emerged as masters of their own destiny, authored the Juche idea and the Songun idea.

Kim Jong Il added brilliance to Kim Il Sung’s revolutionary ideas through his energetic ideo-theoretical activities. He developed in depth, integrated and systematized the Juche idea and thus burnished it as the great ideology guiding the era of independence.

And he formulated Kim Il Sung’s Songun idea, developed the theory of Songun politics and advanced the theory of building a thriving socialist nation. The revolutionary ideas of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il are inseparably related to each other and, therefore, it is quite natural to call them Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism.

Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism is an integral system of the idea, theory and method of Juche.

The Juche idea constitutes a major component and quintessence of Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism. It elucidates that man is the master of his own destiny and has the power to shape it. It consists of man-centred philosophical principle, socio-historical principle and guiding principles of the revolution and construction.

On the basis of the new philosophical understanding of man that independence, creativity and consciousness constitute the essential attributes of man, a social being, the Juche idea established the world outlook centred on man.

From this point of view, it clarified the philosophical principle that man is the master of everything and decides everything. The man-centred outlook on the world shed a fresh light on the nature of society and the law governing the socio-historical movement: Society is an organized group of people, the motive force of social history is the masses of the people, and the socio-historical movement is an independent, creative and conscious struggle of the people.such is the socio-historical outlook of Juche.

The Juche idea also elucidates comprehensively the guiding principles of the revolution and construction including the problem of maintaining the independent stand, applying the creative method and placing the main stress on ideology.

Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism clarifies, on the basis of the Juche idea, the revolutionary theory, strategy and tactics for the era of independence in an integral way. It is the crystallization of all the issues ranging from the general principle of the revolution to the tasks and ways for achieving independence in all the stages and sectors of the revolution, the strategy and tactics to be maintained in socialist construction and the theory of world revolution.

It raised the problem of method of leadership as an independent component of the revolutionary ideas for the first time in history and systematized it comprehensively.

The essential features of the Juche-oriented method of leadership are that it enables the working masses to hold the position of masters of the revolution and construction and play their role as such.

On this basis, the essence and principle of the revolutionary leadership, the revolutionary leadership system and work method and the people-oriented style of work are clarified.

The theory of Songun politics and the theory of building a thriving socialist nation that have been advanced in reflection of the demands of the developing revolution in the present times hold an importance place in Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism.

The Songun idea is rooted in the Juche idea and based on the principles that the revolution is pioneered, promoted and consummated by force of arms; and the army is precisely the party, the state and the people. Its essence is that precedence is given to military affairs in the revolution and construction and the overall revolutionary movement is pushed ahead dynamically with the revolutionary army as the main force.

The theory of Songun politics based on this idea is an all-powerful sword that makes it possible to defend the dignity and sovereignty of the country and nation and push ahead with the construction of an independent society dynamically.

Korea’s Songun politics is the basic political mode of socialism that gives top priority to military affairs and defends the country, the revolution and socialism, and promotes overall socialist construction dynamically with the revolutionary army as the core, the main force.

The goal of Songun politics is to defend the country, the revolution and socialism, achieve final victory in the anti-imperialist showdown and step up overall socialist construction on the strength of a powerful army to build a thriving socialist country.

The Songun idea illumines the correct way of building a thriving socialist country.

That a country, whose national strength is strong and in which everything prospers and the people live happily with nothing to envy in the world is a thriving socialist country was defined by Kim Jong Il.

True to the theory clarified by the Songun idea, Korea is accelerating the building of an economic power while consolidating its status of a politico-ideological and military power. Kim Jong Un, who is creditably carrying forward Kim Jong Il’s cause of building a thriving nation, gave a classic definition that single-hearted unity and invincible military might plus the industrial revolution in the new century together make a thriving socialist country.

Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism has clearly proved its correctness and vitality through the past and present history of the DPRK resplendent with victory and glory.

Korean people are full of conviction and will to follow to the end the road of independence, the road of Songun and the road of socialism as indicated by Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism.