Theses on the Socialist Rural Question in Our Country
book by Kim Il-sung
Theses on the Socialist Rural Question in Our Country (Korean: 우리나라사회주의농촌문제에관한 테제), also known as the Rural Theses or Theses on the Socialist Agrarian Question in Our Country, is a 1964 treatise by Kim Il Sung, the first leader of North Korea. The work lays out the most influential statement on North Korean agricultural policy and its implementation transformed the country's agriculture from a traditional into a modern one. Crop yields were increased, but some environmental problems like deforestation ensued.
The Theses set out an application of Kim Il Sung's Three Revolutions Movement on agriculture. The three revolutions are: ideological, cultural, and technological advancements in the agricultural field. The piece has become iconic and has been referred to in other important texts including the leaders' works.
Overview
The Theses laid out a framework for the first North Korean agricultural and environmental policy that was indigenous and ideological. Much of that policy has remained the same ever since. The Theses were a change of paradigm in the way North Korean agricultural policy was thought, and remains Kim's most referenced work on the subject. It is considered one of his most important works.
“Theses on the Socialist Rural Question in Our Country” enters the record as book by Kim Il-sung. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Theses, Socialist and Rural can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Object files, edition statements, performance records and contemporary criticism preserve different stages of the work’s history. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 13, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q23307419. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1964.
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