Terenty Shtykov

Terenty Fomich Shtykov (Russian: Терентий Штыков; Belarusian: Цярэнцій Фаміч Штыкаў; Korean:테렌티 스티코프; 28 February [O.S. 13 March] 1907 – 25 October 1964) was a Soviet general who supervised the liberation of North Korea, as the de facto head of its 1945-1948 military occupation and the first Soviet Ambassador to North Korea from 1948 until 1950. Shtykov's support for Kim Il-sung was crucial in Kim's rise to power, and the two persuaded Stalin to allow the Korean War to begin in June 1950.

Terenty Shtykov

Terenty Fomich Shtykov (Russian: Терентий Штыков; Belarusian: Цярэнцій Фаміч Штыкаў; Korean:테렌티 스티코프; 28 February [O.S. 13 March] 1907 – 25 October 1964) was a Soviet general who supervised the liberation of North Korea, as the de facto head of its 1945-1948 military occupation and the first Soviet Ambassador to North Korea from 1948 until 1950. Shtykov's support for Kim Il-sung was crucial in Kim's rise to power, and the two persuaded Stalin to allow the Korean War to begin in June 1950.