해방 후 김일성의 정치적 부상과 집권과정 = Kim Il Sung's Political Uprising after Liberation of Korea

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this article is to investigate the process of Kim Il Sung's political uprising after the liberation of Korea by exploring various internal and external factors: the relations to the Soviet Union, his political ability, his position within political groups, and the change of the situation.
During his anti-Japanese armed struggle in 1930s, Kim Il Sung obtained no less massive popularity in Korea and took a second position after Park Ho˘n-yo˘ng in Korean communist Party(KCP) which was reestablished after the country's liberation. The Soviet authorites, distinctly recognizing Kim Il Sung's political inclination, helped his political growth by giving various assistance.
Cho Man-sik, Kim Il Sung's potential rival, had an opportunity to play an important political role in North Korea, but he couldn't help leaving forcedly from the political arena because of his attitude against the Moscow Agreement. Standing as a chairman of Provisional People's Committee of North Korea in February 1946, Kim Il Sung became "the first man" in North Korea. Land reform, accomplished nearly at the same period with this Committee, had given him a crucial opportunity to strengthen his own political influences.
Kim Il Sung's political power didn't seem to be absolutely consolidated, when the leadership of KCP escaped from the suppression of the American authorities and arrived at North Korea. It would be probably difficult to substitute Park Ho˘n-yo˘ng for Kim Il Sung, keeping the firm support of the mass and communists in North Korea. Nonetheless, Kim Il Sung encountered with 'invisible' challenge from Park Ho˘n-yo˘ng's group for some period.
In sum, after the liberation of Korea, Kim Il Sung became the top leader of North Korea throughout the following important steps: the acquisition of his popular images soon after the return in Korea, the exclusion of Cho Man-sik, the failed attempt to establish Provisional Government of Korea and the victory in competition with Park Ho˘n-yo˘ng.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• 머리말
• 1. 해방전후 김일성의 위상
• 1) 귀국 전후 국내 정치적 입지
• 2) 북한 내 '잠재적 경쟁자들'
• 2. 김일성의 정치적 부상과 집권
• 1) 정치적 역학과 입지 확대
• 2) 정치적 주도권 획득
• 3) 박헌영과의 최종 경쟁
• 맺음말