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{{Politics of North Korea}}
Officially, the [[Workers' Party of Korea]] (WPK){{snd}}the ruling party of [[North Korea]] (Democratic People's Republic of Korea){{snd}}is a [[communist party]] guided by Kimilsungism–Kimjongilism, a synthesis of the ideas of [[Kim Il Sung]] and [[Kim Jong Il]].{{sfn|Kim|2021}} The party is committed to ''[[Juche]]'', an ideology attributed to Kim Il Sung which promotes national independence and development through the efforts of the
The WPK maintains a leftist image,{{sfn|Myers|2011|pp=9, 11–12}} and normally sends a delegation to the [[International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties]], where it has some support.{{sfn|KKE|2011}} The WPK's party rules say it upholds "the revolutionary principles of Marxism–Leninism".{{sfn|Yonhap News Agency|2021}} However, a number of scholars argue that the WPK's ideology is better characterized as nationalist or far-right.{{sfn|Myers|2011|pp=9, 11–12}}{{sfn|Becker|2005|p=66}}{{sfn|Suh|1988|p=313 & 139}}
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{{see also|Korean nationalism}}
[[Karl Marx]] and [[Friedrich Engels]] did not clarify the
The revival of the term "state" in the Soviet Union under Stalin led to the revival of the term "nation" in North Korea under Kim Il Sung.{{sfn|Cheong|2000|p=141}} Despite official assertions that the Soviet Union was based on "class" rather than "state", the latter was revived during the 1930s.{{sfn|Cheong|2000|p=141}} In 1955, Kim Il Sung expressed a similar view in his speech, "On Eliminating Dogmatism and Formalism and Establishing Juche in Ideological Work":{{sfn|Cheong|2000|p=141}} {{blockquote|What we are doing now is not a revolution in some foreign country but our Korean revolution. Therefore, every ideological action must benefit the Korean revolution. To fulfil the Korean revolution, one should be perfectly cognizant of the history of our national struggle, of Korea's geography, and our customs.{{sfn|Cheong|2000|p=141}}}}
From then on, he and the WPK stressed the roles of "revolutionary tradition" and Korea's cultural tradition in its revolution.{{sfn|Cheong|2000|p=141}} At party meetings, members and cadres learned about North Korea's national prestige and its coming rejuvenation.{{sfn|Cheong|2000|p=141}} Traditional customs were revived, to showcase Korean-ness.{{sfn|Cheong|2000|p=141}} By 1965, Kim Il Sung stated that if communists continued
Although WPK theoreticians were initially
{{blockquote|True nationalism (genuine nationalism) is similar to [[patriotism]]. Only a genuine patriot can become a devoted and true [[Proletarian internationalism|internationalist]]. In this sense, when I say communist, at the same time, I mean nationalist and internationalist.{{sfn|Cheong|2000|p=143}}}}
=== Allegations of xenophobia and racism ===
{{see also|Korean ethnic nationalism}}
{{quote box|width=25em|align=right|bgcolor=ivory|quote=Whatever the name and however elaborate his claim, Kim's ''Juche'' idea is nothing more than
During the 1960s
In his book ''[[The Cleanest Race]]'' (2010), [[Brian Reynolds Myers]] dismisses the idea that ''Juche'' is North Korea's leading ideology. He
== North Korean class analysis ==
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