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Grand People's Study House
The Study House, constructed in traditional Korean style in April 1982, commemorates Kim Il Sung's 70th birthday. Positioned in Pyongyang's Central District, it serves as a crucial backdrop for national events and major media coverage. With a vast floor space of 100,000 square meters and 600 rooms, it can house up to 30 million books, including writings by Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il. The library, a center for Juche studies, follows Kim Il Sung's 'study while working' philosophy, encouraging socialist training, lifelong learning, and reverence for the Kim family. The Grand People's Study House, facing the Juche Tower, symbolizes the relationship between the people and Juche communism, embodying the nation's identity and the principles of the Eternal President.
In his analysis of North Korean libraries, Marc Kosciejew emphasizes their multifaceted roles as ideological, personality cult, governmental, and social places. These libraries, exemplified by the Grand People's Study House, serve to reinforce Juche communist control through tightly managed information, collections, events, and exhibitions. Despite being instruments of state control, the fact that they provide some access to information is noteworthy in a country known for its secrecy. Although not officially the national library, the Grand People's Study House functions as a quasi-national library alongside the official National Central Library.
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