North Korea: Images of patriotism, propaganda

North Koreans dance together beneath a mosaic painting of the late leader Kim Il Sung during a mass folk dancing gathering in Pyongyang, April 11, 2013, to mark the anniversary of the first of many titles of power given to leader Kim Jong Un after the death of his father Kim Jong Il.

A flag of the April Spring People's Art Festival hangs on the stage at the East Pyongyang Grand Theater in Pyongyang, North Korea, April 11, 2013.
The festival opened Thursday to mark late president Kim Il Sung's birthday on April 15, known in North Korea as the Day of the Sun. Portraits in the background show Kim Il Sung, left, and his son Kim Jong Il.

A North Korean Air Koryo attendant wears a pin showing portraits of the late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, while she prepares the cabin before take off for Pyongyang from Beijing airport, in China, April 11, 2013.

A woman runs to catch a trolley bus in Pyongyang, North Korea, April 11, 2013.
A sign behind the bus reads: "Let's Uphold the Military First Revolutionary Leadership of the Great Comrade Kim Jong Un With Loyalty."

A man and a woman stand in front of a planetarium at the Three Revolutions Exhibition Hall in Pyongyang, North Korea, April 11, 2013.

North Koreans dance together beneath a mosaic painting of the late leader Kim Il Sung during a mass folk dancing gathering in Pyongyang, April 11, 2013, to mark the anniversary of the first of many titles of power given to leader Kim Jong Un after the death of his father Kim Jong Il.

A North Korean flag hangs on a light pole as a pedestrian passes by along a Pyongyang street, April 9, 2013.

North Koreans dance together beneath a mosaic painting of the late leader Kim Il Sung during a mass folk dancing gathering in Pyongyang, April 11, 2013, to mark the anniversary of the first of many titles of power given to leader Kim Jong Un after the death of his father Kim Jong Il.

An apartment block stands among the buildings in central Pyongyang, North Korea at dusk, April 10, 2013.

An Air Koryo attendant offers North Korean newspapers and magazines before take off for Pyongyang from Beijing airport, in China, April 11, 2013.

Passengers disembark from North Korea's Air Koryo flight as they arrive at the Pyongyang International airport, April 9, 2013.

North Korean performers on stage at the opening of the April Spring People's Art Festival at the East Pyongyang Grand Theater in Pyongyang, North Korea, April 11, 2013.
The festival opened Thursday to mark late president Kim Il Sung's birthday on April 15, known in North Korea as the Day of the Sun.

A traffic policewoman stands in the center of a junction near a sign, which reads "Defend to the death," as vans pass by in Pyongyang, North Korea, April 11, 2013.

A North Korean soldier stands beneath roadside propaganda which reads "Let's Uphold the Military First Revolutionary Leadership of the Great Comrade Kim Jong Un With Loyalty" in Pyongyang, April 9, 2013.

A boy in-line skates near the Juche Tower in Pyongyang, North Korea, April 11, 2013.

Performers sing a song about yearning for North Korea's late leader Kim Jong Il at the opening of the April Spring People's Art Festival at the East Pyongyang Grand Theater in Pyongyang, North Korea, April 11, 2013.
The festival opened Thursday to mark late president Kim Il Sung's birthday on April 15, known in North Korea as the Day of the Sun.

A woman dressed in traditional attire rubs her face after participating in an official cultural event while another talks on her mobile phone as they walk down a street at dusk in Pyongyang, North Korea, April 11, 2013.

Members of the Korean Children's Union, chat while spectators take their seats at a stadium before a ceremony to induct children into the union, the first political organization for North Koreans, in Pyongyang, North Korea, April 12, 2013.

North Korean children hold up red scarves to be tied around their necks during an induction ceremony into the Korean Children's Union in Pyongyang, North Korea, April 12, 2013.

Retired North Korean military members tie red bandanas around the necks of children during an induction ceremony into the Korean Children's Union in Pyongyang, North Korea, April 12, 2013.

North Korean children stand waiting while officers tie red bandanas around their necks during a ceremony to induct children into the Korean Children's Union, the first political organization for North Koreans, at a stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, April 12, 2013.