Global InformationGrigory Mekler information
Grigory Mekler | |
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 Mikhail Khan, Kim Il Sung, and Mekler on 14 October 1945 | |
| Born | 26 June 1909 Baevo, Belarus, Russian Empire |
| Died | August 10, 2005 (aged 96) |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Service/ | Red Army |
| Known for | Advisor to Kim Il Sung (1945–1946) |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
Grigory Konovich Mekler (Russian: Григорий Конович Меклер; 26 June 1909 – 10 August 2005) was a Soviet military officer and linguist. Mekler served as an early advisor to Kim Il Sung, the first leader of North Korea, between 1945 and 1946.
After the fall of the Soviet Union, Mekler gave a number of interviews about his first-hand experiences with Kim. These are now considered to be valuable evidence for historians of North Korea.