The Juche-oriented theory of revolution clarifies the essence and principle of the revolutionary movement, cause of revolution and fundamental factor of its victory and the fundamental principles to be maintained in the revolution and construction with the popular masses as the centre.
The Juche-oriented theory of revolution clarifies the essence of the revolution with the popular masses as the centre.
President Kim Il Sung said.
“The revolution is essentially an organized struggle for defending and realizing the independence of the masses.”
Revolution is the struggle to defend and realize independence of the popular masses.
Revolutionary struggles are diversified in form and different in task and method, but their aim is to defend and realize the independence of the masses free from all sorts of national and class subordination and legacies of the old society.
Revolution is an organized struggle of the popular masses.
Revolution is the struggle waged by the popular masses who are rallied as one political force around the revolutionary organization led by the leader.
The popular masses’ struggle for the cause of independence, the cause of socialism is the highest form of organized struggle of the popular masses that are firmly rallied organizationally and ideologically around the Party and the leader.
The Juche-oriented theory of revolution also clarifies the fundamental principle of the revolution and the principles of Songun revolution with the popular masses as the centre.
Fundamental principle of revolution is the basic principle that clarifies the fundamental principle of revolution in an intensive way and regulating other principles of revolution.
The fundamental principle of the revolution is that the popular masses are the masters and driving force of the revolution and construction. It clarifies the popular masses’ position and role in the revolution and construction.
The fundamental principle of the revolution clarifies the principle of carving out the popular masses’ destiny.
That the popular masses are the masters of the revolution and construction means that they are the masters of their own destiny, and that they are the driving force of the revolution and construction means that they have the strength for carving out their destiny.
Thanks to the fundamental principle of the revolution, basis for newly evolving the people-centered theory, strategy and tactics of revolutionary has been laid required by our times.
The principles of Songun revolution include the principle that the revolution is started, advanced and completed by force of arms and the principle that the army is the Party, the state and the people.
The principle that the revolution is started, advanced and completed by force of arms means that the revolutionary struggle is started by the method of armed struggle and the revolutionary cause of completely realizing the popular masses’ independence is implemented successfully by dint of powerful military capabilities.
That revolution is started, advanced and completed only by force of arms is because the masses’ independence is realized only when the counterrevolutionary violence of imperialists, reactionary exploiting and ruling class is defeated.
The principle that the army is the Party, the state and the people clarifies the role of the revolutionary army in implementing the cause of socialism. It is concretized by the principle that the revolution is started, advanced and completed by force of arms.
This means that the revolutionary army decides the existence and development of the revolutionary party, that the political power is established and kept by force of arms, and that the popular masses can defend their independent position and dignity and lead independent and creative life only when they have the revolutionary army.
Thanks to the Juche-oriented principles of Songun revolution the law governing the start, advance and development of the revolutionary movement for the popular masses’ independence could be newly clarified and the guideline for successfully advancing the revolution and construction by putting forward new theory, strategy and tactics of the revolution with the revolutionary army as the core and the main force as required by the Songun era.
The Juche-oriented theory of revolution also newly clarifies the cause of the revolution and the fundamental factor of its victory with the popular masses as the center.
Revolution is caused and propelled by the independent aspiration and demand, and creative ability of the popular masses.
The popular masses cause and push forward the revolution for independence as they have the independent aspiration and demand of living as masters freeing themselves from all sorts of subordination and restriction and the creative ability to realize them.
Direct cause of the revolution is the popular masses’ high consciousness of independence and political preparedness.
Revolution takes place and advances victoriously in any unfavorable conditions and circumstances only when the popular masses armed with high consciousness of independence prepare themselves as the powerful political force.
The fundamental factor of victory in the revolution is to strengthen the subject of the revolution and enhance its role.
Experiences of the Korean revolution that has advanced under the banner of great Juche idea and Songun idea prove that, when the subject of the revolution is strengthened and its role enhanced, the revolution can emerge victorious not only by making good use of given objective conditions but by turning the unfavorable objective conditions into favorable ones, misfortune into blessings.
As the cause of the revolution and the fundamental factor of its victory were explained originally, perfect scientific understanding on the general law of the revolution could be made and the correct guideline for successfully settling all theoretical and practical issues in the revolution and construction provided.
The Juche-oriented theory of revolution also newly clarified the fundamental guidelines to be maintained in the revolution and construction with the popular masses as the center.
The fundamental guidelines has the guideline of thoroughly defending and realizing the popular masses’ independent demands and interest, the guideline of maintaining Juche character and national identity and the guideline of Songun revolution.
The guideline of thoroughly defending and realizing the popular masses’ independent demands and interests requires valuing the working masses’ independent aspiration and demands in the revolution and construction and actively struggling for their realization.
The guideline of maintaining Juche character and national identity requires making the popular masses the masters to carve out destiny of their country and themselves independently and creatively, preserve and develop peculiar and excellent features of their nation and apply them in all fields of social life.
The guidelines of Songun revolution include the guideline of giving priority to the military and the guideline of putting the army before the working class.
The guideline of giving priority to the military is the one that gives top priority and direct the biggest efforts to the military of all other affairs in pushing ahead with the revolution and construction. The guideline of putting the army before the working class is the one that puts forward the revolutionary army as the main force in the revolution and construction.
Like this, the Juche-oriented theory of revolution clarifies the fundamental principle and guidelines with the popular masses as the centre, thus enabling to advance the revolution victoriously on the basis of the most correct strategy and tactics.
Truthfulness of the Juche-oriented theory of revolution evolved with the working masses as the centre was proved through the Korean revolution that has recorded only victory with the theory as its guideline.
