Kim Jong Il.

Those articles were illustrated with the portrait of smiling Kim Jong Il and his photos.

The Russian paper Komsomolskaya Pravda, the Indian paper India and World Event, the Nepalese online magazine Nepal Today and the website of the Peru-DPRK Friendship and Cultural Association introduced from Dec. 11 to 29 last year praised Kim Jong Il for developing in depth the Juche idea and Songun idea to make the Korean people vigorously keep to the road of independence, Songun and socialism and greatly contributing to accomplishing the cause of national reunification.

Those papers also echoed voices of political and social figures attracted by the noble traits of the peerlessly great man, saying that he would be immortal as a peerless patriot, admired by the Korean people and other world progressives, as he defended the destiny of the country and nation and brought about a radical turn in the building of a powerful socialist country with his original Songun politics.

The December issues of the Belarusian paper Buperyod and the German paper Rote Fahne praised his Songun leadership feats, adding that the DPRK performed world-startling miracles and innovations thanks to him who dedicated himself to the prosperity of the country and the happiness of the people with his iron will and superhuman energy in 2011, the last year of his life.