Grigory Mekler

Grigory Mekler
Mikhail Khan [ko], Kim Il Sung, and Mekler on 14 October 1945
Born(1909-06-26)26 June 1909
Baevo [be], Belarus, Russian Empire
DiedAugust 10, 2005(2005-08-10) (aged 96)
AllegianceSoviet Union
Service / branchRed Army
Known forAdvisor to Kim Il Sung (1945–1946)
Alma materMoscow 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.