The chairwoman of the Party for Peace and Unity of Russia said that the President was the founder of the Workers' Party of Korea, the DPRK and the Korean People's Army and an outstanding statesman and great strategist, adding that thanks to his wise leadership the DPRK has emerged as a power recognized by the world like today.

The first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union said that it is the greatest of his feats that he brilliantly settled the issue of the succession to the leadership.

The vice-chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party "Russian Communists" praised the President as the world's elder statesman as he fathered the immortal Juche idea and firmly adhered to the socialist principle in the revolution and construction.

The director of the Russian Institute of Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism noted that the President's revolutionary career was the one devoted to the prosperity of the country and the happiness of the people.

The chairman of the Rostov Association for the Study of Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism of Russia praised the President for accomplishing the human cause of independence.

The first secretary of the Kirov Regional Committee of the Lenin Young Communist League of the Russian Federation said that the President was a distinguished leader in the 20th century as he led the global cause of independence to victory. He is always remembered by the Russian people, the first secretary added.