The Juche Idea, sometimes spelled Chuch'e is a thesis of Kim Il-sung, which says that the Korean masses are the masters of the country's development. From the 1950s to the 1970s, Kim elaborated the Juche Idea into a set of principles that the government uses to justify its policy decisions. The name comes from juche, meaning "main body", "subject", or "mainstream," and is sometimes translated in North Korean sources as "independent stand" or "spirit of self-reliance."
According to Kim Il-sung, the Juche Idea is based on the belief that "man is the master of everything and decides everything."
This is the Juche monument in Pyonyang.
According to Kim Il-sung, the Juche Idea is based on the belief that "man is the master of everything and decides everything."
This is the Juche monument in Pyonyang.
