Poland has got a long history of relations with North Korea. Economic cooperation and social interactions between two geographically and mentally distant nations dates back to the birth of DPRK in 1948. Poland’s involvement in DPRK’s history, forced by the Soviets, has resulted in peoples’ interest in the condition of the nation of the world’s most secretive state. The article focuses on ordinary lives of the North Koreans and denudes harsh reality of the country, where each aspect of life is meticulously controlled by the officials. Throughout the case study author attempts to unravel the North Koreans’ personal identity, which has been smoothered by county’s authorities and replaced by national identity, which keeps the regime alive and kicking.