The purpose of this study is to closely examine creative intention of long epic poetry 『Mt. Baekdu』 by Jo Gi－cheon, which was evaluated as a work that showed a classic of anti－Japanese revolution literature in North Korean literature.
Jo Gi－cheon already released a novel titled <49> in the Soviet Union before creating 『Mt. Baekdu』. The contents were what embodied the heroic anti－Japanese revolutionary movement same as 『Mt. Baekdu』. This point is judged to have likely functioned as the primitive foundation in creating 『Mt. Baekdu』. The Soviet Koreans society that Jo Gi－cheon had developed literary activity was created and performed Tae Jang－chun’s drama 『Hong Beom－do』 in the middle of anti－Japanese independent movement. Jo Gicheon directly intervened in creation of 『Hong Beom－do』, which had anti－ Japanese revolutionary movement as a material. The close correlation is being formed in that 『Hong Beom－do』 and 『Mt. Baekdu』 were created on the basis of real case and in that the character figuration in hero, which was realized in two works, is very similar. Unlike the literary world of Joseon in those days, a long poetry was very popular in the literary circles of the Soviet Koreans. That was created with a real work. The pioneering experience on long poetry functioned as a motive of having come to first create 『Mt. Baekdu』with a form of long epic poetry right after the liberation.
Jo Gi－cheon was dispatched to North Korea by the Soviet Union of aiming to hand down the Soviet Union’s system and culture right after the liberation. Jo Gi－cheon came to create 『Mt. Baekdu』by the Soviet Union’s political intention of aiming to highlight him as North Korea’s leader by embodying Kim Il－seong as a legendary hero in the anti－Japanese revolution through the press.
Leader Kim(Kim Il－seong),who was embodied in 『Mt. Baekdu』, was realized as the character figuration of having the transcendental, heroic, warm and humane aspect. This character figuration of Leader Kim (Kim Ilseong) aimed to clearly suggest who on earth needs to be the main agent of building new state right after the liberation. 『Mt. Baekdu』 was created with the aim of clarifying who on earth is the main agent of proceeding with likely constructing and leading new country in the liberated homeland, rather than aiming to clarify the principal agent.
『Mt. Baekdu』 acted as the cultural function of informing people of which the leader Kim (Kim Il－seong) is the main body who will proceed with construct and lead new homeland. There was strong political intention of aiming to clarify justification of founding a country centering on Leader Kim (Kim Il－seong). There was the Soviet Union in the base of its political intention. A work of depicting heroic figure was prioritized, above all, through the press in order to highlight Kim Il－seong as a leader of North Korea. In consequence, 『Mt. Baekdu』 functioned as the foundation of creating the president－imaging literature of idolizing Kim Il－seong in North Korean literature and became its model unlike the initial intention.