Historical Investigation Part D: Analyze

Soviet exploitation of Korean nationalism caused by the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917, together with Soviet mobilization of Siberia-based Koreans, thus producHised the first Korean political movement to operate under Red banners. This abrupt inflow of “Communism” into Korean in the early era was precarious so even the concept of Communism was hazy for most of people in North Korea. (Scalapino / Lee 4). Moreover, even the some of members in a communism party in North Korea in the late of 1930s didn’t seized what Communism is because they were convinced by his schoolmate, closest friends, or brothers to do so; “Kim mentioned that the majority of the new members did not understand the party and the meaning of communism when they joined it. It was only afterwards that they could be educated.” (Koon 66) Although the Communism Parties’ leaders tried to instruct the new recruits who predominantly were consisted of peasants or workers about principle of democratic centralism, it didn’t work out well because there were even no divergence of ideologies. (Koon 66) The peasants and farmers purpose was possessing their own land since Korea was a agrarian country without knowledge of Communism. (Scalapino / Lee 44-45) Therefore, when Kim Il-sŭng started the collectivization of lands, there were lots of discontent with that, even in the Communism party; “The Korean peasants' desire to possess land was so deep-rooted that the Korean communists raised only the banner, "Land to Tillers!" Never before had they advocated collectivization in which the peasants would turn into employees of the state……Recognizing the deep desire of the peasants to remain landowners, "some comrades" in the party, as acknowledged by Kim Il-sŭng, opposed even the thought of collectivization.” (Koon 107) While some Communism parties are not unified well, however, there were also a pure Communism party called, The Communist Party of Korea (KCP) that think Communism as a primary value; “the KCP had remained essentially a “thought society,” that is, is consisted of people who were busy thinking about Communism rather than engaging in the struggle against imperialism and feudalism.” (Scalapino Lee 118). However, there were just few intellectuals who had learned about Communism, the party didn’t appeal to citizens in the North Korea.