The relations between Poland and North Korea in 1948–1961
The relations between Poland and North Korea in 1948–1961

Summary/Abstract: Even though Poland and North Korea both belonged to the Communist bloc, their relations were changing during the years 1948–1989. Undoubtedly, the increasing cooperation between these two countries might be observed in 1950s, when Polish authorities decided to help in the post-war reconstruction of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Poland contributed to the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission and the Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission in Korea, and accepted a group of more than one thousand children and teenagers from North Korea. The aim of this article is to show the multidimensional character of the Polish-North Korean relations in the above-mentioned decade, including political, economic and cultural cooperation between these two countries. What is more, the article explains how some events, e.g. the 1956 events, the ideological changes introduced in the entire Eastern Bloc, or the growing conflict between the Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China, influenced the relations between Poland and North Korea.

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