Chollima Movement

Chollima Movement
	The Chollima Statue on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang symbolizes the advance of Korean society at the speed of the mythical Chollima.
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	천리마운동
Hancha	千里馬運動
Revised Romanization	Cheollima undong
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'ŏllima undong

The Chollima Movement (Korean: 천리마운동; Hancha: 千里馬運動) was a state-sponsored Stakhanovite movement in North Korea intended to promote rapid economic development. Launched in 1956 or 1958,^[1] the movement emphasized "ideological incentives to work harder" and the personal guidance of Kim Il Sung rather than rational modes of economic management.^[2]

^ Many sources cite 1956. However, B.R. Myers states that the movement actually started in 1958, but that "North Korean historians backdated the start of this movement to 1956 to make it seem less like a copy of its Chinese counterpart," and that "even conservative South Korean researchers now uncritically accept 1956 as the year the movement began." Meyers, B.R. The Cleanest Race. Melville House, 2011. p41.
^ Jeffries, Ian (2006). North Korea: A Guide to Economic and Political Developments. Psychology Press. p. 66.

[1] Many sources cite 1956. However, B.R. Myers states that the movement actually started in 1958, but that "North Korean historians backdated the start of this movement to 1956 to make it seem less like a copy of its Chinese counterpart," and that "even conservative South Korean researchers now uncritically accept 1956 as the year the movement began." Meyers, B.R. The Cleanest Race. Melville House, 2011. p41.

[Jeffries-2] Jeffries, Ian (2006). North Korea: A Guide to Economic and Political Developments. Psychology Press. p. 66.

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