SHAMAN Tula Songs Help North Korean Students Learn Russian

Schoolchildren of North Korea learn Russian, including the songs of a native of the Tula region SHAMAN (Yaroslav Dronov). In the classroom, his compositions “Get Up” and “We” are heard, as well as songs by Polina Gagarina and Oleg Gazmanov, it is reported by “Caution, news” with reference to a Russian tourist who visited a gymnasium in the city of Rason.

According to students, they begin to learn foreign languages from the fifth grade. The choice is offered by Russian, English and Chinese. And to make the knowledge deeper and better stored in memory, in addition to textbooks, teachers use Russian music.

A special place in the classes is occupied by the songs of SHAMAN - an artist who was born in the Tula region. Students also listen to “Cuckoo” performed by Polina Gagarina and “Russia” by Oleg Gazmanov. The guys told the tourist that they would like to visit Russia, but for now they know Moscow, St. Petersburg and Baikal best.

As the teachers explained, only permitted music is distributed in North Korea. According to the traveler, teachers highly appreciate Gagarina’s vocals, watch the Russian “Blue Lights” and the SHAMAN concert in Pyongyang. The recording of the Tulyak’s performance is distributed on disks and flash drives, and also placed on local video hosting.

After school, students will be able to continue studying foreign languages at a local school or try to enter a specialized institute in Pyongyang.

The Russian language in the DPRK is becoming increasingly widespread. For example, in August 2025, SHAMAN performed in Pyongyang at a concert for the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Korea. Songs of a native of the Tula region sounded before the leader of the DPRK Kim Jong-un.

Earlier, “MK in Tula” wrote that the top manager of “Tulachermet” Anna Vishnevskaya visited the DPRK and made one of the recommended in the country women’s haircuts. She posted a video about the trip on Vkontakte. In the video, Vishnevskaya showed a poster with 16 hairstyles and spoke about local rules and ideas about the freedom of choice of style.

Speaking of Yaroslav Dronov... Some time ago, right from the stage during one of his concerts, the Honored Artist of Russia admitted that he lost a loved one.