Following North Korean custom, its restaurants in Russia’s capital carry Korea-related, but decidedly non-political, names.

The first is called “Pyongyang-Koryo” and the second is called “Runrado”, after an island in the center of Pyongyang. “Runrado” is close to the central complex of the Moscow State University, in southwestern Moscow, while Pyongyang-Koryo is located in the underground floor of a building near Gagarin square, much closer to the center of Moscow. Despite everything that is happening in North Korea, the restaurants have survived without any noticeable change for the last decade or so.

Public reaction to these restaurants has