Read previewNorth Korean officials have been spotted wearing lapel pins featuring the image of the country's supreme leader, Kim Jong Un.
A pin on a North Korean state cameraman showing Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.
While Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il have been immortalized by national holidays marking their birthdays, statues, and portraits across North Korea, relatively few images featuring Kim Jong Un have been found in public since he came to power in 2011.
North Korea, Kim, and PutinNorth Korea was founded in 1948 under Kim Il Sung as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
In recent years, the country's current leader, Kim Jong Un, has sought to develop increasingly strong ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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