Scenes of everyday life in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang and Kaesong, near the border with South Korea.
© RIA Novosti . Marc BennettsA typical Monday afternoon on Pyongyang's Kim il-Sung Square
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A typical Monday afternoon on Pyongyang's Kim il-Sung Square
© RIA Novosti . Marc BennettsA small boy practices his marching on Pyongyang's Kim il-Sung Square
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A small boy practices his marching on Pyongyang's Kim il-Sung Square
© RIA Novosti . Marc BennettsEternal President Kim il-Sung looks on as a girl enjoys an ice-cream in Pyongyang
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Eternal President Kim il-Sung looks on as a girl enjoys an ice-cream in Pyongyang
© RIA Novosti . Marc BennettsA female traffic controller walks past a building site in downtown Pyongyang
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A female traffic controller walks past a building site in downtown Pyongyang
© RIA Novosti . Marc BennettsA playground in downtown Pyongyang
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A playground in downtown Pyongyang
© RIA Novosti . Marc BennettsNorth Koreans queue up for food on Party Day in downtown Pyongyang
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North Koreans queue up for food on Party Day in downtown Pyongyang
© RIA Novosti . Marc BennettsNorth Koreans queue up for food on Party Day in downtown Pyongyang
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North Koreans queue up for food on Party Day in downtown Pyongyang
© RIA Novosti . Marc BennettsNorth Koreans on Party Day in downtown Pyongyang
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North Koreans on Party Day in downtown Pyongyang
© RIA Novosti . Marc BennettsChildren run through the streets of Pyongyang
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Children run through the streets of Pyongyang
© RIA Novosti . Marc BennettsAn disabled person in downtown Pyongyang
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An disabled person in downtown Pyongyang
© RIA Novosti . Marc BennettsA newly-wed couple visit the Kim il-Sung statue in Kaesong, a short drive from the border with South Korea.
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A newly-wed couple visit the Kim il-Sung statue in Kaesong, a short drive from the border with South Korea.
© RIA Novosti . Marc BennettsA traffic controller in Kaesong, a short drive from the border with South Korea.
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A traffic controller in Kaesong, a short drive from the border with South Korea.
© RIA Novosti . Marc BennettsChildren gaze at a portrait of Kim il-Sung and Kim Jong-il in Kaesong, a short drive from the border with South Korea.
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Children gaze at a portrait of Kim il-Sung and Kim Jong-il in Kaesong, a short drive from the border with South Korea.
© RIA Novosti . Marc BennettsOn the bank of Pyongyang's Taedong River
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On the bank of Pyongyang's Taedong River
© RIA Novosti . Marc BennettsOn the bank of Pyongyang's Taedong River
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On the bank of Pyongyang's Taedong River
© Sputnik / Marc BennettsPyongyang's unfinished Ryugyong hotel. The hotel is due to partially open next year. Construction began in 1987, but was suspended for many years.
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Pyongyang's unfinished Ryugyong hotel. The hotel is due to partially open next year. Construction began in 1987, but was suspended for many years.
© RIA Novosti . Marc BennettsPyongyang metro station Puhung
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Pyongyang metro station Puhung
© RIA Novosti . Marc BennettsPyongyang metro
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Pyongyang metro
© RIA Novosti . Marc BennettsNorth Korean football fans watch their side take on Uzbekistan in a 2014 World Cup qualifier
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North Korean football fans watch their side take on Uzbekistan in a 2014 World Cup qualifier
© RIA Novosti . Marc BennettsNorth Korean football fans watch their side take on Uzbekistan in a 2014 World Cup qualifier
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North Korean football fans watch their side take on Uzbekistan in a 2014 World Cup qualifier
© RIA Novosti . Marc BennettsChildren of the North Korean elite study in Pyongyang under portraits of Kim il-Sung and Kim Jong-il
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Children of the North Korean elite study in Pyongyang under portraits of Kim il-Sung and Kim Jong-il