31 October 2007

Kimilsungism? Nah...


Under this mundane headline the following intriguing text was hiding:
Meetings were held in Russia, Moldova and Guinea from Oct. 8 to 11 on the occasion of the 62nd founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea.Present at the meetings were figures and members of the International Alliance of Societies for the Study of the Juche Idea and Songun Policy in East European and Central Asian Regions, the All-Russia Society for the Study and Dissemination of Kimilsungism, the Russian Youth Society for the Study of the Songun Policy, the Russian Society for the Promotion of the Study and Dissemination of Comrade Kim Jong Il's Works and the Russian Women's Union Named after Kim Jong Suk, the Moldovan Songun Youth Union for the Study of the Juche Idea and the Kim Il Sung Institute of Agricultural Science in Guinea.
You have to agree that a tripod based on Russia, Moldova and Guinea must be somewhat lopsided. But this is not the issue, the issue is that neologism "Kimilsungism" used for the "All-Russia Society for the Study and Dissemination of Kimilsungism".

You see, the Russian folks would hardly buy into a term as long and as hard on one's tongue as "Kimilsungism". There is another, much shorter and much more suitable word they will definitely use re the "All-Russia Society for the Study and Dissemination of Kimilsungism". It's "херня".

Look it up yourself.

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