A day of entertainment and amusement in Pyongyang. By Stary Shakhtyor Gosh, it turned out that our chaperones loved the song Shaman (Russian singer) performed at the Russian-Korean friendship concert. Not the ‘I am Russian’ one, but the ‘Let’s Stand Up’ one. Who wrote this beautiful song? – they ask. I advised them to listen to the industrial project Laibach, ...

Street life, a museum of gifts, Korean leader’s poetry and somewhat weird Russian comments. By Stary Shakhtyor – How does that translate? – It’s ‘One for all and all for one!’ What a beautiful slogan! As I walk along, I ask the girl from the escort how this or that slogan is translated. Slogans in the form of red hieroglyphics ...