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Suki Kim: This is what it's like to go undercover in North Korea
Suki Kim: Ovako izgleda nastava u Sjevernoj Koreji
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Tijekom šest mjeseci, Suki Kim predavala je engleski jezik u elitnoj školi za buduće vođe Sjeverne Koreje - i u tom periodu je pisala knjigu o jednom od najrepresivnijih režima na svijetu. Dok je pomagala svojim učenicima shvatiti pojmove poput "istina" i "kritičko razmišljanje", zapitala se može li podučavanje tih studenata da tragaju za istinom za njih biti kobno. (Ovaj govor dio je sesije na TED2015 koju je vodio Pop-Up Magazine: popupmagazine.com ili @popupmag na Twitteru).
Suki Kim - Writer
Suki Kim's investigation, "Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite," chronicles her six months undercover in Pyongyang during Kim Jong-Il's final six months. She worked as a teacher and a missionary in a university for future leaders -- all while writing her book. Full bio
Suki Kim's investigation, "Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite," chronicles her six months undercover in Pyongyang during Kim Jong-Il's final six months. She worked as a teacher and a missionary in a university for future leaders -- all while writing her book. Full bio
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In 2011, during the final six months
of Kim Jong-Il's life,
of Kim Jong-Il's life,
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Godine 2011., tijekom zadnjih
šest mjeseci Kim Jong-Ilova života,
šest mjeseci Kim Jong-Ilova života,
00:19
I lived undercover in North Korea.
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živjela sam tajno u Sjevernoj Koreji.
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I was born and raised
in South Korea, their enemy.
in South Korea, their enemy.
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Rođena sam i odrasla u Južnoj Koreji,
njihovom neprijatelju.
njihovom neprijatelju.
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I live in America, their other enemy.
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Živim u Americi, njihovom
drugom neprijatelju.
drugom neprijatelju.
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Since 2002, I had visited
North Korea a few times.
North Korea a few times.
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Od 2002. godine posjetila sam
Sjevernu Koreju nekoliko puta.
Sjevernu Koreju nekoliko puta.
00:36
And I had come to realize
that to write about it with any meaning,
that to write about it with any meaning,
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Shvatila sam da ako
želim smisleno o njoj pisati,
želim smisleno o njoj pisati,
00:42
or to understand the place
beyond the regime's propaganda,
beyond the regime's propaganda,
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ili razumijeti tu zemlju izvan
konteksta režimske propagande,
konteksta režimske propagande,
00:47
the only option was total immersion.
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jedina opcija bila je da
se potpuno uklopim.
se potpuno uklopim.
00:54
So I posed as a teacher and a missionary
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Pretvarala sam se da
sam predavačica i misionarka
sam predavačica i misionarka
00:58
at an all-male university in Pyongyang.
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na muškom sveučilištu u Pjongjangu.
01:06
The Pyongyang University
of Science and Technology
of Science and Technology
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Znanstveno i tehnološko
sveučiliše u Pjongjangu
sveučiliše u Pjongjangu
01:10
was founded by Evangelical Christians
who cooperate with the regime
who cooperate with the regime
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osnovali su evangelisti
koji surađuju s režimom
koji surađuju s režimom
01:15
to educate the sons
of the North Korean elite,
of the North Korean elite,
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kako bi obrazovali sinove
sjevernokorejske elite,
sjevernokorejske elite,
01:21
without proselytizing,
which is a capital crime there.
which is a capital crime there.
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bez pokušaja da ih preobrate,
što se kažnjava smrću.
što se kažnjava smrću.
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The students were 270 young men,
expected to be the future leaders
expected to be the future leaders
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Tamo je studiralo 270 mladića,
koji su trebali biti budući vođe
koji su trebali biti budući vođe
01:33
of the most isolated and brutal
dictatorship in existence.
dictatorship in existence.
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najizoliranije i najbrutalnije
postojeće diktature.
postojeće diktature.
01:40
When I arrived, they became my students.
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Kada sam stigla,
postali su moji studenti.
postali su moji studenti.
01:47
2011 was a special year,
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2011. godina bila je posebna,
01:49
marking the 100th anniversary of the birth
of North Korea's original Great Leader,
of North Korea's original Great Leader,
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zbog stote obljetnice rođenja prvotnog
sjevernokorejskog Velikog vođe.
sjevernokorejskog Velikog vođe.
01:55
Kim Il-Sung.
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Kim Il-sunga.
01:57
To celebrate the occasion, the regime
shut down all universities,
shut down all universities,
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Kako bi proslavili tu obljetnicu, režim
je pozatvarao sva sveučilišta,
je pozatvarao sva sveučilišta,
02:03
and sent students off to the fields
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i poslao studente na teren,
02:06
to build the DPRK's much-heralded ideal
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da izgrade sjevernokorejski
izuzetno naglašavan ideal
izuzetno naglašavan ideal
02:10
as the world's most powerful
and prosperous nation.
and prosperous nation.
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kao najmoćnija i najnaprednija
zemlja na svijetu.
zemlja na svijetu.
02:16
My students were the only ones
spared from that fate.
spared from that fate.
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Jedino su moji studenti
bili pošteđeni toga.
bili pošteđeni toga.
02:21
North Korea is a gulag posing as a nation.
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Sjeverna Koreja je gulag koji
se predstavlja kao zemlja.
se predstavlja kao zemlja.
02:26
Everything there
is about the Great Leader.
is about the Great Leader.
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Tamo se sve vrti jedino oko Velikog vođe.
02:28
Every book, every newspaper article,
every song, every TV program --
every song, every TV program --
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Svaka knjiga, novinski članak,
pjesma, TV program --
pjesma, TV program --
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there is just one subject.
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ima samo jednu temu.
02:35
The flowers are named after him,
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Cvijeće se naziva po njemu,
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the mountains are carved with his slogans.
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njegove slogane urezuju u planine.
02:40
Every citizen wears the badge
of the Great Leader at all times.
of the Great Leader at all times.
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Svaki građanin u svakom trenutku
nosi bedž Velikog vođe.
nosi bedž Velikog vođe.
02:45
Even their calendar system begins
with the birth of Kim Il-Sung.
with the birth of Kim Il-Sung.
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Čak im i kalendar počinje
rođenjem Kim Il-Sunga.
rođenjem Kim Il-Sunga.
02:51
The school was a heavily guarded
prison, posing as a campus.
prison, posing as a campus.
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Fakultet je bio dobro čuvan zatvor,
kojeg se predstavljalo kao kampus.
kojeg se predstavljalo kao kampus.
02:56
Teachers could only leave on group outings
accompanied by an official minder.
accompanied by an official minder.
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Nastavnici su mogli izlaziti samo u
grupama u pratnji službenog čuvara.
grupama u pratnji službenog čuvara.
03:03
Even then, our trips were limited
to sanctioned national monuments
to sanctioned national monuments
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Čak i tada su naši izlasci bili ograničeni
na nacionalne spomenike
na nacionalne spomenike
03:09
celebrating the Great Leader.
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koji slave Velikog Vođu.
03:12
The students were not allowed
to leave the campus,
to leave the campus,
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Studenti nisu smjeli napuštati kampus,
03:16
or communicate with their parents.
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niti komunicirati s roditeljima.
03:20
Their days were meticulously mapped out,
and any free time they had
and any free time they had
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Njihovi dani bili su utanko isplanirani,
a svako slobodno vrijeme
a svako slobodno vrijeme
03:24
was devoted to honoring
their Great Leader.
their Great Leader.
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posvećivalo se čašćenju
njihova Velikog vođe.
njihova Velikog vođe.
03:29
Lesson plans had to meet the approval
of North Korean staff,
of North Korean staff,
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Nastavne planove moralo je
odobriti sjevernokorejsko osoblje,
odobriti sjevernokorejsko osoblje,
03:34
every class was recorded and reported on,
every room was bugged,
every room was bugged,
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svaki sat se snimao i podonosio
se izvještaj, svaka soba je bila ozvučena,
se izvještaj, svaka soba je bila ozvučena,
03:38
and every conversation, overheard.
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a svaki razgovor se presluškivao.
03:42
Every blank space was covered with the
portraits of Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il,
portraits of Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il,
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Svaki slobodan prostor prekrivao se
portretima Kim Il-Sunga i Kim Jong-Ila,
portretima Kim Il-Sunga i Kim Jong-Ila,
03:48
like everywhere else in North Korea.
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kao i sve ostalo u Sjevernoj Koreji.
03:53
We were never allowed
to discuss the outside world.
to discuss the outside world.
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Ni u jednom trenu nismo
smjeli govoriti o vanjskom svijetu.
smjeli govoriti o vanjskom svijetu.
03:55
As students of science and technology,
many of them were computer majors
many of them were computer majors
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Kao studenti znanosti i tehnologije,
mnogima je glavni predmet bio kompjuter
mnogima je glavni predmet bio kompjuter
04:01
but they did not know
the existence of the Internet.
the existence of the Internet.
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no nisu znali da postoji Internet.
04:04
They had never heard
of Mark Zuckerberg or Steve Jobs.
of Mark Zuckerberg or Steve Jobs.
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Nikada nisu čuli za
Marka Zuckerberga ili Stevea Jobsa.
Marka Zuckerberga ili Stevea Jobsa.
04:09
Facebook, Twitter -- none of those things
would have meant a thing.
would have meant a thing.
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Facebook, Twitter, nijedno od
toga im ne bi ništa značilo.
toga im ne bi ništa značilo.
04:14
And I could not tell them.
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A ja im nisam smjela ništa reći.
04:18
I went there looking for truth.
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Otišla sam tamo tražeći istinu.
04:22
But where do you even start
when an entire nation's ideology,
when an entire nation's ideology,
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No gdje započeti kada
je ideologija cijele nacije,
je ideologija cijele nacije,
04:25
my students' day-to-day realities,
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svakodnevnica mojih studenata,
04:27
and even my own position
at the universities,
at the universities,
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čak i moj posao na sveučilištu,
04:31
were all built on lies?
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izgrađen na lažima.
04:37
I started with a game.
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Započela sam s igrom.
04:39
We played "Truth and Lie."
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Igrali smo "Istina ili laž".
04:42
A volunteer would write a sentence
on the chalkboard,
on the chalkboard,
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Dragovoljac bi napisao rečenicu na ploču,
04:45
and the other students had to guess
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a ostali su morali pogoditi
04:48
whether it was a truth or a lie.
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je li ona istina ili laž.
04:51
Once a student wrote, "I visited
China last year on vacation,"
China last year on vacation,"
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Jednom prilikom je jedan student napisao
da je prethodne godine posjetio Kinu,
da je prethodne godine posjetio Kinu,
04:55
and everyone shouted, "Lie!"
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a svi su uzviknuli da je to laž.
04:59
They all knew this wasn't possible.
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Znali su da je to nemoguće.
05:01
Virtually no North Korean is allowed
to leave the country.
to leave the country.
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Nijedan sjevernokorejac
ne smije napustiti zemlju.
ne smije napustiti zemlju.
05:05
Even traveling within their own country
requires a travel pass.
requires a travel pass.
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Čak im za putovanje unutar
zemlje treba putna dozvola.
zemlje treba putna dozvola.
05:12
I had hoped that this game would reveal
some truth about my students,
some truth about my students,
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Nadala sam se da će ova igra otkriti
neku istinu o mojim studentima,
neku istinu o mojim studentima,
05:17
because they lie so often and so easily,
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jer lažu vrlo često i vrlo lako,
05:20
whether about the mythical
accomplishments of their Great Leader,
accomplishments of their Great Leader,
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bilo da govore o legendarnim
postignućima svoga Velikog vođe,
postignućima svoga Velikog vođe,
05:25
or the strange claim that they cloned
a rabbit as fifth graders.
a rabbit as fifth graders.
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ili kako su u petom razredu
uspjeli klonirati zeca.
uspjeli klonirati zeca.
05:31
The difference between truth and lies
seemed at times hazy to them.
seemed at times hazy to them.
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Razlika između istine i laži
ponekad im nije bila jasna.
ponekad im nije bila jasna.
05:36
It took me a while to understand
the different types of lies;
the different types of lies;
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Trebalo mi je vremena da
shvatim različite vrste laži;
shvatim različite vrste laži;
05:40
they lie to shield their system
from the world,
from the world,
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lažu kako bi zaštitili svoj
sustav od ostatka svijeta,
sustav od ostatka svijeta,
05:43
or they were taught lies,
and were just regurgitating them.
and were just regurgitating them.
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ili su ih podučavali lažima,
pa su ih oni samo ponavljali.
pa su ih oni samo ponavljali.
05:47
Or, at moments, they lied out of habit.
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Ponekad su lagali iz navike.
05:52
But if all they have ever known were lies,
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No, ako je sve što su ikada poznavali laž,
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how could we expect them to be otherwise?
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kako bismo mogli očekivati da su iskreni?
06:01
Next, I tried to teach them essay writing.
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Potom sam ih pokušala
podučiti pisanju eseja.
podučiti pisanju eseja.
06:04
But that turned out to be
nearly impossible.
nearly impossible.
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To se pokazalo kao gotovo nemoguće.
06:07
Essays are about coming up with
one's own thesis,
one's own thesis,
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Za eseje je bitno smisliti vlastitu tezu,
06:11
and making an evidence-based
argument to prove it.
argument to prove it.
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i dokazati je na temelju
činjeničnih argumenata.
činjeničnih argumenata.
06:16
These students, however, were
simply told what to think,
simply told what to think,
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Međutim, tim studentima se
govorilo što moraju misliti,
govorilo što moraju misliti,
06:19
and they obeyed.
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a oni su tako i činili.
06:21
In their world, critical thinking
was not allowed.
was not allowed.
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Kritičko razmišljanje nije
dozvoljeno u njihovom svijetu.
dozvoljeno u njihovom svijetu.
06:26
I also gave them the weekly assignment
of writing a personal letter,
of writing a personal letter,
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Kao tjednu zadaću zadavala
sam im pisanje osobnih pisama,
sam im pisanje osobnih pisama,
06:31
to anybody.
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bilo kome.
06:33
It took a long time, but eventually
some of them began to write
some of them began to write
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Trebalo je mnogo vremena, no
naposljetku su neki od njih počeli pisati
naposljetku su neki od njih počeli pisati
06:37
to their mothers, their friends,
their girlfriends.
their girlfriends.
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svojim majkama, prijateljima i djevojkama.
06:42
Although those were just homework,
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Iako je to bila samo zadaća,
06:45
and would never reach
their intended recipients,
their intended recipients,
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i nikada nije dospjela do primatelja,
06:49
my students slowly began to reveal
their true feelings in them.
their true feelings in them.
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moji studenti su pomalo počeli
otkrivati svoje prave osjećaje.
otkrivati svoje prave osjećaje.
06:54
They wrote that they were fed
up with the sameness of everything.
up with the sameness of everything.
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Pisali su kako im je dosta
sveopće jednoličnosti.
sveopće jednoličnosti.
06:59
They were worried about their future.
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Bili su zabrinuti za svoju budućnost.
07:01
In those letters, they rarely ever
mentioned their Great Leader.
mentioned their Great Leader.
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U tim pismima gotovo nikada
nisu spominjali svoga Velikog vođu.
nisu spominjali svoga Velikog vođu.
07:10
I was spending all of my time
with these young men.
with these young men.
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Cijelo svoje vrijeme provodila
sam s tim mladićima.
sam s tim mladićima.
07:14
We all ate meals together,
played basketball together.
played basketball together.
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Zajedno smo objedovali i igrali košarku.
07:19
I often called them gentlemen,
which made them giggle.
which made them giggle.
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Često sam ih zvala gospodom,
zbog čega su se smijuljili.
zbog čega su se smijuljili.
07:24
They blushed at the mention of girls.
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Pocrvenili bi na spomen djevojaka.
07:28
And I came to adore them.
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Zavoljela sam ih.
07:30
And watching them open up
even in the tiniest of ways,
even in the tiniest of ways,
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A gledati ih kako se otvaraju,
makar i u najmanjoj mjeri,
makar i u najmanjoj mjeri,
07:34
was deeply moving.
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bilo mi je jako dirljivo.
07:37
But something also felt wrong.
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No, činilo se da nešto nije uredu.
07:40
During those months
of living in their world,
of living in their world,
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Tijekom tih mjeseci života
u njihovom svijetu,
u njihovom svijetu,
07:43
I often wondered if the truth would,
in fact, improve their lives.
in fact, improve their lives.
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često sam se pitala bi li istina
poboljšala njihove živote.
poboljšala njihove živote.
07:51
I wanted so much to tell them the truth,
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Silno sam ih željela reći istinu,
07:54
of their country and of the outside world,
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o njihovoj zemlji i vanjskom svijetu,
07:58
where Arab youth were turning
their rotten regime inside out,
their rotten regime inside out,
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gdje je arapska mladež preokretala
cijeli truli režimski poredak,
cijeli truli režimski poredak,
08:02
using the power of social media,
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koristeći se društvenim mrežama,
08:04
where everyone except them was
connected through the world wide web,
connected through the world wide web,
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gdje su svi izuzev njih bili
povezani globalnom mrežom,
povezani globalnom mrežom,
08:08
which wasn't worldwide after all.
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što znači da i nije globalna.
08:13
But for them, the truth was dangerous.
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No za njih je istina bila opasna.
08:18
By encouraging them to run after it,
I was putting them at risk --
I was putting them at risk --
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Ohrabrujući ih da tragaju za njom,
izlagala sam ih opasnosti
izlagala sam ih opasnosti
08:23
of persecution,
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od progona,
08:26
of heartbreak.
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i od slomljenog srca.
08:30
When you're not allowed to express
anything in the open,
anything in the open,
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Kada vam je zabranjeno
išta otvoreno izražavati,
išta otvoreno izražavati,
08:33
you become good at reading
what is unspoken.
what is unspoken.
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postanete dobri u čitanju neizgovorenog.
08:37
In one of their personal letters to me,
a student wrote that he understood
a student wrote that he understood
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U jednom osobnom pismu upućenom meni,
student je napisao kako razumije
student je napisao kako razumije
08:42
why I always called them gentlemen.
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zašto ih uvijek zovem gospodom.
08:46
It was because I was wishing them
to be gentle in life, he said.
to be gentle in life, he said.
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Zato što sam željela da budu
nježni (gentle) u životu.
nježni (gentle) u životu.
08:54
On my last day in December of 2011,
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Mog posljednjeg dana u prosincu 2011.
08:57
the day Kim Jong-Il's death was announced,
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bila je objavljena smrt Kim Jong-Ila,
09:00
their world shattered.
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i njegov svijet se srušio.
09:04
I had to leave without a proper goodbye.
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Morala sam otići bez pravog oproštaja.
09:08
But I think they knew
how sad I was for them.
how sad I was for them.
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No vjerujem da su znali koliko
sam bila žalosna zbog njih.
sam bila žalosna zbog njih.
09:12
Once, toward the end of my stay,
a student said to me,
a student said to me,
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Jednom, pred kraj mog boravka,
jedan student mi je rekao,
jedan student mi je rekao,
09:16
"Professor, we never think of you
as being different from us.
as being different from us.
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"Profesorice, mi nikada ne
mislimo da ste drukčiji od nas.
mislimo da ste drukčiji od nas.
09:21
Our circumstances are different,
but you're the same as us.
but you're the same as us.
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Naše su okolnosti drukčije,
ali vi ste isti kao i mi.
ali vi ste isti kao i mi.
09:27
We want you to know that we truly
think of you as being the same."
think of you as being the same."
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Želimo da znate da vas zaista
smatramo jednakima nama."
smatramo jednakima nama."
09:37
Today, if I could respond
to my students with a letter of my own,
to my students with a letter of my own,
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Ako bih im danas mogla
odgovoriti svojim pismom,
odgovoriti svojim pismom,
09:41
which is of course impossible,
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što naravno nije moguće,
09:44
I would tell them this:
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rekla bih im ovo:
09:49
"My dear gentlemen,
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"Draga moja gospodo,
09:52
It's been a bit over three years
since I last saw you.
since I last saw you.
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prošlo je više od tri godine
od kad sam vas zadnji put vidjela.
od kad sam vas zadnji put vidjela.
09:55
And now, you must be 22 --
maybe even as old as 23.
maybe even as old as 23.
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Sada imate 22 ili čak 23 godine.
10:00
At our final class, I asked you
if there was anything you wanted.
if there was anything you wanted.
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Na našem zadnjem satu,
pitala sam vas želite li išta.
pitala sam vas želite li išta.
10:05
The only wish you expressed,
the only thing you ever asked of me
the only thing you ever asked of me
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Jedina vaša želja, jedina stvar
koju ste me ikada pitali,
koju ste me ikada pitali,
10:09
in all those months we spent together,
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tijekom svih tih zajedničkih mjeseci,
10:12
was for me to speak to you in Korean.
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bila je da vam se obratim na korejskom.
10:15
Just once.
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Samo jednom.
10:17
I was there to teach you English;
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Bila sam tamo da vas podučim engleski;
10:19
you knew it wasn't allowed.
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znali ste da to nije bilo dozvoljeno.
10:22
But I understood then, you wanted
to share that bond of our mother tongue.
to share that bond of our mother tongue.
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No shvatila sam tada da želite podijeliti
tu posebnu vezu našeg materinjeg jezika.
tu posebnu vezu našeg materinjeg jezika.
10:30
I called you my gentlemen,
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Zvala sam vas gospodom,
10:33
but I don't know if being gentle
in Kim Jong-Un's merciless North Korea
in Kim Jong-Un's merciless North Korea
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no ne znam je li nježnost u nemilosrdnoj
Sjevernoj Koreji Kim Jong-Ila
Sjevernoj Koreji Kim Jong-Ila
10:37
is a good thing.
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dobra stvar.
10:39
I don't want you to lead a revolution --
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Ne želim da vodite revoluciju,
10:42
let some other young person do it.
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prepustite to nekim drugim mladim ljudima.
10:45
The rest of the world might casually
encourage or even expect
encourage or even expect
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Ostatak svijeta može ležerno
poticati ili čak očekivati
poticati ili čak očekivati
10:48
some sort of North Korean Spring,
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neku vrstu sjevernokorejskog proljeća,
10:50
but I don't want you to do anything risky,
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ali ja ne želim da
napravite išta riskantno,
napravite išta riskantno,
10:53
because I know in your world,
someone is always watching.
someone is always watching.
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jer znam da u vašem svijetu
netko uvijek promatra.
netko uvijek promatra.
10:59
I don't want to imagine
what might happen to you.
what might happen to you.
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Ne želim ni zamisliti što
bi vam se moglo dogoditi.
bi vam se moglo dogoditi.
11:02
If my attempts to reach you have
inspired something new in you,
inspired something new in you,
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Ako su moji pokušaji da doprem do
vas u vama potaknuli nešto novo,
vas u vama potaknuli nešto novo,
11:07
I would rather you forget me.
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radije bih da me zaboravite.
11:09
Become soldiers of your Great Leader,
and live long, safe lives.
and live long, safe lives.
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Postanite vojnici vašeg Velikog Vođe,
i živite dug i sretan život.
i živite dug i sretan život.
11:16
You once asked me if I thought
your city of Pyongyang was beautiful,
your city of Pyongyang was beautiful,
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Jednom ste me pitali smatram li
vaš grad Pjongjang predivnim,
vaš grad Pjongjang predivnim,
11:21
and I could not answer truthfully then.
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i tada vam nisam mogla iskreno odgovoriti.
11:25
But I know why you asked.
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Znam zašto ste to pitali.
11:27
I know that it was important for you
to hear that I, your teacher,
to hear that I, your teacher,
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Znam da vam je bilo bitno čuti
da ja, vaša učiteljica,
da ja, vaša učiteljica,
11:32
the one who has seen the world
that you are forbidden from,
that you are forbidden from,
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koja sam vidjela svijet
koji vam je zabranjen,
koji vam je zabranjen,
11:35
declare your city as the most beautiful.
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smatram vaš grad najljepšim.
11:41
I know hearing that would make
your lives there a bit more bearable,
your lives there a bit more bearable,
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Znam da bi vam to učinilo
tamnošnji život podnošljivijim,
tamnošnji život podnošljivijim,
11:46
but no, I don't find
your capital beautiful.
your capital beautiful.
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ali ne, ne mislim da vam je grad predivan.
11:50
Not because it's monotone and concrete,
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Ne zato što je monoton i izbetoniran,
11:53
but because of what it symbolizes:
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već zbog toga što on predstavlja:
11:55
a monster that feeds off
the rest of the country,
the rest of the country,
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čudovište koje se hrani ostatkom zemlje,
12:00
where citizens are soldiers and slaves.
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gdje su građani vojnici i robovi.
12:05
All I see there is darkness.
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Jedino što tamo vidim je tama.
12:09
But it's your home, so I cannot hate it.
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No to je vaš dom, tako
da ga ne mogu mrziti.
da ga ne mogu mrziti.
12:13
And I hope instead that you,
my lovely young gentlemen,
my lovely young gentlemen,
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Umjesto toga se nadam da
ćete vi, moja draga gospoda,
ćete vi, moja draga gospoda,
12:18
will one day help make it beautiful.
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jednoga dana pridonijeti
tome da je on predivan."
tome da je on predivan."
12:22
Thank you.
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Hvala vam.
12:24
(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Suki Kim - WriterSuki Kim's investigation, "Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite," chronicles her six months undercover in Pyongyang during Kim Jong-Il's final six months. She worked as a teacher and a missionary in a university for future leaders -- all while writing her book.
Why you should listen
Suki Kim is the only writer to ever go undercover into North Korea to write a book from the inside. Since 2002, South Korean-born Kim travelled to North Korea, witnessing both Kim Jong-Il's 60th birthday celebration and his death at age 69 in 2011.
Her work sheds a new light on the understanding of the North Korean society by delving into its day-to-day life and provides unprecedented insights into the psychology of its ruling class, about whom the world knows very little.
Kim's novel, The Interpreter, was a finalist for a PEN Hemingway Prize, and her nonfiction has appeared in The New York Times, Harper's and The New York Review of Books. She is the author of the investigation Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite.
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