Vyatskoye (Khabarovsk Krai, Russia).This small fishing village is located on the east side of the Am
Vyatskoye (Khabarovsk Krai, Russia).This small fishing village is located on the east side of the AmurRiver. Although formerly part of Outer Manchuria, it was ceded toRussia during the Convention of Peking in 1860. The region wasoriginally inhabited by various Tungusic peoples.During WW2, the Soviet 88th Brigade (consisting of Koreanand Chinese guerrillas) was stationed near the village. Kim Il-sung,commanding a battalion as a Red Army Captain, was also stationedthere, and (according to some sources) his family were there withhim. These sources claim that Kim Jong-il was born there on February16th, 1941, although this is disputed by the North Koreangovernment. People who lived in Vyatskoye at the time also claimthat Kim Man-il, Jong-il’s older brother, fell into a well and died,and that he was buried there; this is also disputed by the NorthKorean government. -- source link
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