A "longa mão" do socialismo

1946 Land Reform and early DPRK state

Even a cursory look through the available documents clearly indicates: in 1945-1950, the North Korean regime operated under the complete control of the Soviet supervisors. Who drafted the above-mentionated land reform law? The soviet advisers. Who edited and, after some deliberation, confirmed the North Korean Constitution? Stalin himself. Who arrested all the major opponents of the emerging Communist regime? The Soviet Military  police. Where were they sent to do their time? To prison camps in Siberia, of course!