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...When she was a child in the coastal North Korean town of Kyongsong, Ryu and her five siblings enjoyed a comfortable life. Her father was second-in-command of a battalion, and four of the kids went to college. Ryu, now 35, majored in electrical engineering and even studied English. "Happy family," she says, remembering a few faltering words of English. In 1996, however, two years after North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung died, the famines worsened and Ryu's family was soon reduced to one meal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Buy Freedom | 11/17/2003 | See Source »

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