Photos show what it’s like inside the North Korean summer camp where Russian kids will go

• Russian children will attend a summer camp in North Korea in late July.
• The camp visit follows a strategic partnership agreement between North Korea and Russia.
• Songdowon International Children’s Camp has regularly hosted international schoolkids.

A group of Russian schoolchildren will attend a summer camp in North Korea at the end of July.

Songdowon International Children’s Camp has welcomed international kids in the past, but the latest initiative to host a group of Russian children comes amid deepening ties between North Korea and Russia, following the signing of a strategic partnership agreement last month between Vladimir Putin and Kim Jung Un.

Take a look inside the vast campground, which offers a rare glimpse into life in the hermit kingdom.