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Students in Kursk City of Russia made many paper lanterns and sent them to the DPRK as a token of their gratitude to and respect for the soldiers of the Korean People's Army who displayed unparalleled bravery, heroism and self-sacrificing spirit in the battle to liberate their native town of Kursk. There took place a ceremony of floating those lanterns on the River Taedong in the capital city of Pyongyang on October 21. Schoolchildren of the Russian embassy school floated the lanterns on the river, praying for the immortality of the heroes who fought the battle with the precious memories of them. Written on the paper lanterns were the letters reading, "Thank you", "We will win" and "Eternal friendship" in Korean and Russian languages. Present at the ceremony were Aleksandr Matsegora, Russian ambassador to the DPRK, and his embassy staff members. The Pyongyang Times, launched on May 6, 1965, is the DPRK's only English newspaper. It gives latest, detailed information about what is going on in the country in politics, the economy, culture and other sectors. And the paper also provides a vast knowledge of the nooks and crannies of Pyongyang.
