INTRODUCTION

I. CHAPTER-THE MEETING
The roots of the North Korea and Hungary relations
The Korean War and Hungary
The emergence of the Kim Il-Sung Elementary School in Budapest
The age of the first “Korean Wave” in Hungary
North Korean university students in Hungary
More student groups arrive
The emergence of the Park Jong-ae Institute in Budapest
The integration of the young Koreans in Hungary
Disillusion with the Stalinist regime in Hungary
Personal memories of the North Koreans from Hungarian individuals

II. CHAPTER-BREAK-AWAY
The year 1956
Internal affairs in the Pyongyang regime
The Hungarian revolution and the North Korean students
·Moricz Zsigmond square in Budapest
·Szena square
·Tuzolto street
Korean medical students in the revolution
The provincial city of Veszpr?m
The division between the North Korean students
The repatriation of the North Korean students
The future lives of the North Korean students who were sent back to the DPRK
North Korean students who crossed the border between Hungary and Austria
The memories of Mr. Zang Gi Hong
The memories of Dr. Rim Zang Dong
Internal situation in the Pyongyang regime after the Hungarian revolution

III. CHAPTER-DIVERGENCE
Attempts to escape from the other East European Countries
The later lives of the students who were repatriated from Hungary
Campaign to break up international marriages
Restriction of the movement of foreign diplomats in North Korea
Provocations against the embassies of the “fraternal countries”
The emergence of the modern “Hermit Kingdom”

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APPENDIX
INDEX