Russian becomes a compulsory subject in North Korean schools, and exchanges between the two languages continue to deepen.

【Focus: Russian has become a required subject in North Korean schools】

Moscow time November 27, 2025, Alexander Kozlov, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation, said at the Governmental Commission meeting on Russian-DPRK trade, economic, and scientific-technical cooperation:

I know that Russian has been introduced as a required language from the fourth grade in North Korean schools. Currently, there are more than 3,000 students studying Korean in Russia, most of whom study Korean as their second or third foreign language. There are 300 North Korean scholars in Russia; and about 600 Russian scholars in North Korea. That is to say, people currently studying Russian.

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