North Korea's 'organizational life' in decline

North Korea's 'organizational life' in decline: Since the 1950s, weekly indoctrination and mutual criticism sessions have done more to instill the greatness of the Kim family into the North Korean psyche than state-run media, with local committees also more active in punishments than political police. However, as Kim Il-sung's "national Stalinism" is eroded and the black economy explodes, "organizational life" is increasingly seen as a troublesome formality. - Andrei Lankov (May 22, '12)