DPRK Delegation in Russia - 2026

Russia: DPRK Delegation Visits Vladivostok! (24.1.2026)

Photographs were taken near the symbolic Monument and the symbol of the end of the Trans-Siberian Railway, the 9288 km stele, and on the sidewalk, where two Commemorative Plaques were installed on the facades of the railway station in honour of the visits to Vladivostok by the Supreme Leaders of Socialist Korea.

It should be noted that in June 2025, regular passenger rail transport between Russia and the DPRK was restored.

Currently, a train runs daily on the Tumanggang-Hasan-Tumanggang route, and twice a month, sleeper carriages depart without a stop on the Pyongyang-Moscow-Pyongyang and Pyongyang-Khabarovsk-Pyongyang routes, which are part of Train No. 1 Russia.

North Korea – White Top Mountain Family Lineage

In addition, the actual birthplace of Kim Jong-Il remains a mystery. According to official records in North Korea, Kim Jong Il was born on the border between China and North Korea, on the ‘Long White mountain, at the ‘White Top Mountain Secret Camp’, because this is known as the place where Kim Il Sung led guerrilla forces from. However, there are contradictions related to these facts. For instance, in the first half of 1940, almost all of Kim Il Sung’s family – that is his parents and his wife – were living in the Soviet Union. As they travelled between the South Camp (situated in Vladivostok) and North Camp (situated in Khabarovsk) during this time period, it is likely that Kim Jong-Il’s birth place was not at the ‘White Top Mountain Secret Camp’.