The Soviet Union had provided much support to North Korea during the Cold War.
North Korea was once under the rule of the Soviet Civil Administration and People's Committee of North Korea from 1945 to 1948.
The Soviet 64th Fighter Aviation Corps took part in the Korean War where they provided North Korea and China with badly needed pilots.
However the Soviet government under Mikhail Gorbachev began to reduce aid to the North after 1985 in favor of reconciliation with South Korea.
Military equipment continued to be provided until a last batch of MiG-29s was delivered in 1989.
Kim il-Sung visited the USSR five times, with the last time being in 1986 during the early Gorbachev era.
He also met with Soviet officials abroad, including with Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev during the funeral of Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito in May 1980.
The Soviet Union had provided much support to North Korea during the Cold War. North Korea was once under the rule of the Soviet Civil Administration and People's Committee of North Korea from 1945 to 1948. The Soviet 64th Fighter Aviation Corps took part in the Korean War where they provided North Korea and China with badly needed pilots. However the Soviet government under Mikhail Gorbachev began to reduce aid to the North after 1985 in favor of reconciliation with South Korea. Military equipment continued to be provided until a last batch of MiG-29s was delivered in 1989. Kim il-Sung visited the USSR five times, with the last time being in 1986 during the early Gorbachev era. He also met with Soviet officials abroad, including with Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev during the funeral of Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito in May 1980.
North Korea–Russia relations