under the watchful gaze of the Great Leaders

[parilous]

I'm kind of obsessed with photos, stories, and documentaries about North Korea. I think it started with the story my (South) Korean roommate told about North Korean propaganda during a visit "reuniting" families that had been split apart during the war. The North wanted the family members from the south to feel that their families were better off

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[elgoatherd]

You're not alone in your obsession. I find it fascinating, like a state that time forgot.

Have you seen this yet? -

http://crowcroft.net/dprk.htm

A lot of the photos are from a couple of museums and show exactly that sort of transparent propaganda you're talking about. Some of it is also quite graphic though, so be warned.

There's some good stuff on Youtube from state TV too.

[ghostsandrobots]

Also the reflection off the whiteboard makes the guy standing appear to have angel wings.

[legolastn]

I don't know what the thing on the back wall is, but if you look closely it kind of looks like it's just the front of some machine that is now propped up against the wall.

It's NK - they don't have money for anything. No heat? Damn, they don't have electricity much of the time.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/dprk/dprk-dark.htm

I guess it depends what kind of classroom it is. If it's college level I don't think it's very unusual. Most of our classrooms here are pretty bare because there are so many different classes sharing the same space.