After reading the funeral oration of pericles, what qualities did athenian leaders believe separated them from other societies?

After reading the Funeral Oration of Pericles, the Athenian leaders were proud and can be a bit arrogant. They believed they were distinct from other cultures because they brought freedom, security, and prosperity to all the lands under Athenian suzerainty. They prized intelligence and learning, they had citizens who achieved notability in the arts, medicine, philosophy, and mathematics.

The first one is russia because in russia they were on the rough times and they never had a way to get out of

North korea has been ruled by dictator since 1948