Shtykov served as the first Soviet ambassador,
Shtykov nationalized key industries and led the Soviet
Shtykov served as the first Soviet ambassador,
while Kim Il-sung became premier.
During the provisional government, Shtykov's chief accomplishment was a sweeping land
During the provisional government, Shtykov's chief accomplishment was a sweeping land
reform program that broke North Korea's stratified class system.
Shtykov nationalized key industries and led the Soviet
delegation to talks on the future of Korea in Moscow and Seoul.
Ambassador Shtykov suspected Rhee was planning to invade the North
and was sympathetic to Kim's goal of Korean unification under socialism.
Soviet general Terentii Shtykov recommended the establishment of the Soviet Civil Authority in October 1945,
and supported Kim Il-sung as chairman of the Provisional People's Committee for North Korea, established in February 1946.