The newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda carried articles illustrated with a portrait of smiling Kim Jong Il and his photos.

The newspaper Pravda Primoriya in an article titled "Peerless patriot" accompanied with a photo of leader Kim Jong Il and Marshal Kim Jong Un standing together said that Kim Jong Il, possessed of the warm love for the country and people as his inborn disposition, devoted his noble life to the building of a prosperous country.

The newspaper Nidjegorodskaya Pravda allotted one whole page to an article titled "The Day of the Shining Star" illustrated with a photo of Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un.

The newspaper Pri Armurskiye Vedomostsi carried articles titled "Music and Kim Jong Il" and "Person who regarded the people as heaven".

The DV-Ros News Service, dealing with Songun leadership exploits of Kim Jong Il, reported that he is the peerless sun of Songun who defended socialism and paved the road of national prosperity with his Songun politics in the period when the DPRK faced difficulties.