Ceausescu visit in Pyongyang (20 may 1978)

[jheit2]

Kim Il-Sung looks so happy to be with Ceaușescu

[dmgetz14]

The best part is that the North Koreans will never be able to see this.

[Fergrad]

Dude.....wut?

[Cristi7319]

One more thing to consider is that at least at that time someone considered Romania

If you'll compare with this days you'll be ........

Doesn't mater

[jobezee78]

You've got to admire one aspect of all this. There is some SERIOUS choreography going on here.

[szaboistvan007]

LOL @4:43

[barbelotta]

romania avea petrol si mancare, eram granarul europei, si corea de nord ne-au respectat ca erau si acolo interese economice

[DionysosLM]

4:38 - Nyan cat in the background

4:43 - "Wtf dude, let go of my hand... seriously?"

[DLarson1083]

I wonder if Ceausescu felt this special when him and his wife were dragged into that courtyard and shot like the dogs they were?

[DLarson1083]

Wow, a murdering dictator honoring a murdering dictator. Anyone else notice the irony? Hey weren't hitler and mussolini friends?

[keoke]

wow, Kim Il Sung really did his best to honour Ceausescu there. I wonder what he got in return.

[bubadebub]

As mentioned, the two black limos carrying the leaders and their spouses are U.S. made Lincoln Continentals. These are the exact same cars used decades later during Kim Il-sung's funeral in 1994 and his son Kim Jong-il's funeral in 2011.

Finally, five songs are featured. I can't identify #1 and #3, but #2 is "Song of General Kim Il-sung" (0:29), #4 is "Welcome the Leader" (2:56) and #5 is "Partidul, Ceauşescu, România". They can be found on YouTube.

[Tokopol]

@bubadebub Songs #1 and #3 are both Romanian songs as well. I dont know which songs they are (a user named @lenin502 has an account with a wealth of Ceaucescu-related songs, so I'll research it), but it fits into the alternating pattern of Ceaucescu/Kim il-Sung songs.

[chevinspeisi]

@Tokopol

WRONG.

ARE NOT ROMANIAN SONGS.

[TheGroveling]

Whatte fuck just happened?

[oneofusall]

They are one organism. "Extraterrestrial life"

[TheFinlandnator]

Impressive.

[avenger9898]

siick some brainwashed koreans

[JohnKulo]

this is sick...

[UK31337]

Apparently Kim Il Sung was physically sick with worry when Ceaucescu was executed, because he had to come to terms with the fact that the same thing could happen to him.

[dragosmaxx]

Pana si Ceausescu era socat :)))

[KatanaMasta88]

i wanna infiltrate and steal those lincolns back who's with me?

[kokelburg]

Is this real???!!!

[MoviesRullezForever]

@kokelburg Yes it is real.

[dragossh]

How could you not be impressed by such a show? No wonder he wanted to get the people at home under control after he saw this...

[jebes909090]

This makes the best of hollywood look like a cable access show. Thats fucking unbelievable. I hope the north korean people have some actual prosperity now. Time will tell.

[MrUnidyne]

@jebes909090 There's a saying about family owned businesses (and maybe even countries): The first generation builds it, the second generation expands it, the third generation ends it. All I can say if there's a North Korean general on TV saying that Kim Jung-un has been "detained", expect to see a version of "King Lear" with live artillery.

[lwnamr]

4:44...epic Ceausescu face...rupe manaaaa!

[ByronMH]

imagine all that money was spent on food...instead of a parade about one guy...wait arent they supposed to be communists?...

[MoviesRullezForever]

@ByronMH Imagine alot of Bankers, tycoons or corrupt leaders from America or Europe spending money in a right way... you dont see that too often... both systems are corrupted... yeah but i must admit that at least in a capitalist-democrat world we have a broader view of the world, we have more goods, traveling is easier and thats great.

[Mrdie]

@ByronMH Keep in mind that this was in 1978. Back then the DPRK actually had a *better* economy than the South and trade with the USSR ensured that hunger was quite remote.

[FinnishFuturist]

@ByronMH No country has ever been truly communist.

[am1966ath]

@ByronMH in that time(1978 the DPRK didn t have famine, they lived of the USSR..when USSR vanished in 1991, they started to go hungry, because they arent self-sufficient.

[koiejcsvn]

I'd like to know how the hell they even managed to pull something like this off.

[truffxhurtz]

@koiejcsvn remember this is when the USSR was strong.

[KommunistenFrank]

@truffxhurtz

Actually not... The economical system of Soviet stagnated under this period, there is no way that the Soviet could have financed this or so however do anything to help...

[truffxhurtz]

@KommunistenFrank The Soviet union was still providing financial aid to N. Korea during this time as well as other communist states

[rcmontecalvo]

so staged and so fake. like when someone points a gun to your head and tells you to smile.

[chris7toronto]

Absolutely unbelievable!

[Microbrewhound]

4:44 shows their true relationship

[ThePandaBareGuy]

shiiiittttt, this is so epic. North Korea for the summer Olympics!! the opening ceremony would be the greatest ever with this labor.

[metamorfoza1000]

circlejerking at its best

[RonBurgundy161]

This is truly incredible.

[elusi0nx]

i would live to hear the actual sound of the atmosphere there..

[gmcman30]

thnaks, this is so loud Im deaf now

[FourthCubix]

Though there are many things one can say about the negative aspects of the North Korean government, one has to admit that they can harness mass human energy and creativity to create these powerful and beautiful displays like no other country I've ever seen. If only we could harness this energy for the greater good of mankind.

[CadenRolland]

@FourthCubix Nazi Germany has them all beat. I see a trend here

[DickCheneyXX]

@CadenRolland The North Koreans are more hardcore than the nazis ever dreamnt of. Hitler was a softy compared to some Asian dictators like Kim Il sung and Pol Pot.

[DickCheneyXX]

@FourthCubix Yeah making people fear you more than death itself can get things done...

[thecoopmeister]

FUCK YOU NORTH KOREA. LOSERS.

[CorvidTabard]

4:43 "cheer like this, see? you see? do what i'm doing. yeah"

[NWDC1]

what an amazing country, i plan on moving to north korea soon, god bless pyongpang

[Beeht]

@NWDC1 They don't believe in your God there. Their leader is considered a God in the flesh and worthy of all praise and worship. If you think that it is really an amazing country then you need to tell that to the millions of North Koreans starving to death under the fear of torture and death.

[NWDC1]

@Beeht i was joking loser

[Beeht]

@NWDC1 I was suppose to determine your sarcasm, over the internet through text, how exactly? There are real people who use the same reasoning you did and actually mean it. They are usually North Korean officials that spread propaganda over the internet and pro-North-Korean Chinese. You're welcome for this information. ;P

[NWDC1]

@Beeht thanks dude, you are the best

[draoi99]

What really gives those rotten reptiles a boner is having all those people under their control. They're not even able to enjoy the colours.

[Club1848]

Cantecul care incepe de la minutul 3:30 se numeste "PARTIDUL, CEAUSESCU, ROMANIA" , pentru cine intreba

[teoandre]

tão lindo ver a espontaneidade desse povo em homenagear uma figura tão popular como essa! heahehhae

[marmotabobak]

como arrumaram um tradutor romeno-coreano?

[Tete1973ful]

My god, how awful ... poor people of North Korea, compelled to praise this butcher.

[pokeshark]

beautiful and rotten. good riddance to both of them!

[AtheismCentral]

Sadly Ceausescu was killed, I believe he was couped. 

[VKostta]

the biggest LCD ever...:'')))



[heliwithH]

Ceausescu is a legend, now Romania is in collapse...

[rhadoo32]

@heliwithH idiot...

[Loccoor]

L-a luat marfa pe Ceausescu cand a fost la astia in vizita...

[robertheius]

Fantastica parada! Pacat ca acum poporul Korean sta izolat. Asa cum se vede natiunile comuniste se respectau intre ele si mai mult se ajutau. Acum totul este aiurea si suntem vanduti .... si nu stiu cui! :))

[ginomango]

@robertheius Amice esti complet idiot!

[rhadoo32]

@robertheius idiot...



[mightydillo]

Amazing indeed, yet horrifying.

[TheRantingCabbie]

Kim Il Sung: Lets get together in December of 89 Ceausesc: Okay

[marius5641]

ma tot gandesc cat de greu este sa organizezi un astfel de spectacol

[MariusRF]

@marius5641 da. super spectacol. astazi nici daca ii platesti nu iese asa ceva....

[NerdsCanBeCommunist]

First time i see a communist parade colorfully designed.

[jxhensley]

What is the song 1:16 - 2:54?

[EazyShow]

@jxhensley i don't know...is some kind of patriotic song...

[pdjutr]

sclavie zici nu...? ei bine uitate tu cum a fost primit ceausescu si uitate in prezent cum a fost primit stimabilul boc bagalas undeva

[dima1996marius]

nu am cuvinte sa descriu cat de frumos este...

[c05m1nvl]

sclavie..



[EazyShow]

@c05m1nvl total de accord, am postat-o ca sa le arat la coreenii aia ca si la noi s-a facut un "Human LCD"... si asta cu mult inainte sa existe LCD-uri :))

[ccdanro]

@EazyShow

interesanta chestia, nu am mai vazut asta... dar vezi ca asta e in coreea de nord, nu in romania... de acolo s-a inspirat ceausescu...

[EazyShow]

@ccdanro parada asta a fost in Romania, ala e fostul stadion 23 august.

[EazyShow]

@bubadebub ur right...after several research's I realized that I am wrong.

[Tokopol]

@bubadebub This can't be 1971, because those Lincoln Continentals are variants of a body style made from 1975 to 1978.

[bubadebub]

@Tokopol Indeed. Ceauşescu visited DPRK in 71, 78 and 82. This is May 1978 visit.

He landed at Sunan airport with his 1974 Boeing 707-3K1C (still used by Romanian presidency today). At 0:01 the motorcade parades on Chilsongmun street (Chollima Statue), then circles around Kim Il-sung Square (1:08). Mass games at Moranbong Stadium (2:46), renovated in 1982 and renamed "Kim Il-sung Stadium" to mark KIS's 70th birthday (other gifts were Arc of Triumph, Juche Tower and Grand People's Study House).

[ginomango]

@EazyShow Si asiaticele alea cu ochii mici erau din Ferentari... inteligentule...