What a Russian aviation aficionado learned by jetting across North Korea



Interviews What a Russian aviation aficionado learned by jetting across North Korea In interview, YouTuber Victor Krivyy discusses his flight on a half-century-old aircraft and what he saw on the ground Anton Sokolin December 25, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Russian tourists boarding an Air Koryo Tu-134 departing from Pyongyang to Orang in Oct. 2024 \| Image: Victor Krivyy North Korea is far from a typical tourist destination, often drawing travelers mesmerized by its isolation. But for one recent visitor, it was not the DPRK’s seclusion or communist aesthetics that attracted his attention, but its unique status as a home for rare retro planes. Victor Krivyy from Veliky Novgorod in western Russia visited North Korea in Oct. 2024 during celebrations for the Workers’ Party’s foundation day, specifically choosing the trip so he could take a domestic flight and documenting the journey for his YouTube channel PoletMe Aviation. North Korea is far from a typical tourist destination, often drawing travelers mesmerized by its isolation. But for one recent visitor, it was not the DPRK’s seclusion or communist aesthetics that attracted his attention, but its unique status as a home for rare retro planes. Victor Krivyy from Veliky Novgorod in western Russia visited North Korea in Oct. 2024 during celebrations for the Workers’ Party’s foundation day, specifically choosing the trip so he could take a domestic flight and documenting the journey for his YouTube channel PoletMe Aviation. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

Interviews

What a Russian aviation aficionado learned by jetting across North Korea

In interview, YouTuber Victor Krivyy discusses his flight on a half-century-old aircraft and what he saw on the ground

Anton Sokolin December 25, 2024

What a Russian aviation aficionado learned by jetting across North Korea

Russian tourists boarding an Air Koryo Tu-134 departing from Pyongyang to Orang in Oct. 2024 | Image: Victor Krivyy

North Korea is far from a typical tourist destination, often drawing travelers mesmerized by its isolation. But for one recent visitor, it was not the DPRK’s seclusion or communist aesthetics that attracted his attention, but its unique status as a home for rare retro planes.

Victor Krivyy from Veliky Novgorod in western Russia visited North Korea in Oct. 2024 during celebrations for the Workers’ Party’s foundation day, specifically choosing the trip so he could take a domestic flight and documenting the journey for his YouTube channel PoletMe Aviation.

Try unlimited access
Only $1 for four weeks

Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis
Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period
The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop
Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns
Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting

Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts.

Subscribe now

All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time.

What a Russian aviation aficionado learned by jetting across North Korea

Try unlimited accessOnly $1 for four weeks

Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most –

as selected by

One more step!

Trending

Recent Stories

About the Author

Anton Sokolin

Try unlimited access
Only $1 for four weeks

Start your day with
the North Korea stories that matter most –