Memorial meetings, seminars, round-table talks and other events took place at the Party for Peace and Unity of Russia, the Russian Veterans' Union, the Primorsky Krai Branch of the All-Russia War Veterans' Social Organization "Militant Fraternity", the Khabarovsk Territorial Committee of the Lenin Young Communist League of the Russian Federation, the Association for the Study of the Juche Idea and the DPRK of the Republic of Buryatia, the Khabarovsk Youth Association for the Study of the Juche Idea, the Primorsky Krai Branch of the "United Russia Youth Guards" and the Far East State Science Library from July 3 to 8 on the occasion of the 31 st anniversary of the demise of President Kim Il Sung .

Speeches were made at the events attended by personages of the Russian government, parliament, political parties, organizations and institutions and the masses.

The chairperson and vice chairperson of the Party for Peace and Unity of Russia said that great Comrade Kim Il Sung is an outstanding statesman who liberated Korea and led the DPRK people to victory and glory over the past several decades and the greatest person who dedicated his whole life to the prosperity and development of the country and the people's happiness.

The chairperson of the Russian Veterans' Union stressed that the exploits performed by Comrade Kim Il Sung , revered by all people as the founding father of socialist Korea and the great leader, are remembered through generations.

A member of the State Duma and the chairperson of the Russian Association for Friendship and Cultural Cooperation with the DPRK praised President Kim Il Sung for performing the exploits for the times and history, and for the country and the people.

The chairperson of the Primorsky Krai Branch of the All-Russia War Veterans' Social Organization "Militant Fraternity" said that Comrade Kim Il Sung , the founder of the Juche idea and a prominent statesman, made a great contribution to the Korean revolution and the accomplishment of the cause of global independence and his whole life was full of patriotism and loving care for people.

The chairperson of the Association for the Study of the Juche Idea and the DPRK of the Republic of Buryatia and the chairperson of the Khabarovsk Youth Association for the Study of the Juche Idea referred in details to the fact that President Kim Il Sung laid the foundation for the development of bilateral relations between the two countries and have further strengthened and developed the DPRK-Russia relations of friendship and cooperation century after century.