The 6th issue of Zavtra said in an article titled "Brilliant commander in 21st century" that Kim Jong Il who was born and grew up in Mt Paektu, hearing gunfire during the great anti-Japanese war, cultivated the wisdom and courage as a brilliant commander beside a table for operational plans at the supreme command during the Fatherland Liberation War.

The February 8th issue of Nakhodkinski Rabochi in an article praised Kim Jong Il for leaving the trace of love and devotion for the people across the country.

The February 14th issue of Spassk an article titled "Eternal Songun sun" said the feats performed by him in his lifetime will shine forever as the most precious heritage guaranteeing the victorious advance of the socialist cause and the human cause of independence.

Komsomolskaya Pravda in an article titled "Comrade Kim Jong Il, eternal leader of DPRK" noted that his birth was an event of great significance in the destiny and development of not only the Korean people but also the progressive mankind of the world.

The 6th issue of Za Narodnuyu Blastsi carried an article titled "Comrade Kim Jong Il is in Novosibirsk" introducing in detail the trace he left in the city of Novosibirsk when he paid a historic visit to the Russian Federation in the first year of the new century.

The February issue of Serp I Molot said that Kim Jong Il devoted all his life to the happiness of the people and prosperity of the country.