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Revolutionary Soldier Spirit and Songun Revolutionary Literature and Art

KCNA

    Pyongyang, October 28 (KCNA) -- The might of the Songun revolutionary literature and arts which grip the hearts of people, kindle the flame of revolution and struggle and give a powerful shove to the stream of the era with its great attraction and influence is immediately the might of revolutionary soldier spirit. Rodong Sinmun today says this in a signed article, which reads in part:
    Revolutionary soldier spirit is the ideological and moral core and source of Songun revolutionary literature and arts.
    Our revolutionary literature and arts are constantly developing to a new, higher stage under the wise leadership of Kim Jong Il in the Songun era today.
    The spirit of guarding the leader with one's very life, the spirit of devotedly carrying out his instructions and the spirit of heroic sacrifice are embodied in all literary and art works and new characters with revolutionary soldier spirit are created.
    This is the characteristics of Songun revolutionary literature and arts, the ideological and emotional essence of the great Songun policy.
    Revolutionary soldier spirit is the ideological and moral source of Songun revolutionary literature and arts in creating new typical human model of our era and a powerful motive force in bringing new miracles and innovations in the creation of literary and art works.
    The revolutionary army songs such as "The 7th Regiment Is in Our Van Still Today" and "We Will Defend the Headquarters of Revolution with Our Lives" which were produced by the Merited Chorus of the Korean People's Army and performances given by company art groups and art squads of the KPA, and art groups of servicemen's families are brilliant fruits of revolutionary soldier spirit and militant traits of creation.
    The great vitality of Songun revolutionary literature and arts lies in that the entire army and people get the unshakable conviction of guarding the leader with one's very life and the will to devotedly carry out his instructions from the spiritual world of heroes of literary and art works to perform heroic feats in the building of a great prosperous powerful nation with the strength of unity between the army and people.