In the photo: North Korean subway worker, Pyongyang.

In the photo: the locals smile shyly, looking in the photographic lenses of foreign journalists. For the first time, a delegation of employees of foreign media visited Pyongyang in May last year, during the 7th Congress of the Korean Workers' Party.

In the photo: North Koreans read free newspapers at a Pyongyang subway station. Editions with patriotic news are inside special glass showcases.

In the photo: the decoration of the North Korean subway. On the walls of the subway, there are the faces of the main political figures in the history of the DPRK.

In the photo: Pyongyang subway passengers estimate foreign guests.

In the photo: a resident of North Korea in the new train wagon, Pyongyang.

In the photo: inside the Pyongyang subway.

In the photo: mosaics and bright patriotic frescos are used by Korean people to decorate the walls of public places and institutions.

In the photo: residents of North Korea in traditional festive dresses.

In the photo: North Korean men in plain costumes.

In the photo: employees of the Pyongyang subway on a background of bright mosaic.

In the photo: portraits of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, grandfather and father of the current leader of North Korea, hanging in the train car.

In the photo: timid and smiling residents of North Korea.