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  1. Lavrentiy Pavlovich Beria (/ ˈbɛriʌ /; Russian: Лаврентий Павлович Берия, IPA: [lɐˈvrʲenʲtʲɪj ˈpavləvʲɪdʑ ˈbʲerʲɪjə]; Georgian: ლავრენტი პავლეს ძე ბერია, romanized: Lavrenti Pavles dze Beria; 29 March [O.S. 17 March] 1899 – 23 December 1953) was a Soviet politician and one of the longest-serving and most influential of Joseph Stalin 's secret po...

  2. Jul 30, 2024 · Lavrenty Beria, director of the Soviet secret police who played a major role in the purges of Joseph Stalin’s opponents. After Stalin’s death, Beria apparently attempted to succeed him as sole dictator, but he was defeated by a coalition led by Georgy Malenkov, Vyacheslav Molotov, and Nikita Khrushchev.

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  3. Dec 12, 2003 · Stalin's security chief Lavrenti Beria was executed on December 23rd, 1953. Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria was a Georgian, like Stalin, who called him ‘my Himmler’.

  4. Who was Lavrentiy Beria? Putting it very simply, he was a bad person, in almost every conceivable way. One of Stalin’s top enforcers, he helped orchestrate some of the bloodiest excesses of those dark times. And he was utterly unashamed about his mission.

    • Stalin’s compatriot and right-hand. Just like his boss Joseph Stalin, Lavrentiy Beria (1899 – 1953) was born and bred in Georgia. An ethnic Mingrelian (a small nation closely-related to Georgians), during the Russian Civil War (1918-1921) he specialized in spying and undercover operations for the Bolsheviks in neighboring Azerbaijan.
    • Reduced the extent of the Great Terror. In Russia, it is common to associate Beria, the longest-sitting head of the NKVD during Stalin’s era, with mass repressions.
    • In charge of the atomic project. Stalin appreciated Beria’s organizational skills enough to put him in charge of the manufacture of armaments, aircraft and aircraft engines during World War II – which was in addition to his duties in state security that included both coordinating the work of spies and the infamous deportations of ethnic groups accused of collaborating with the Germans – Chechens, Crimean Tatars and so on.
    • Rumored to be a rapist. “Stalin’s attitude towards Beria was special. He was the only one among the top members of the Communist Party not to have an apartment but a mansion in Moscow all to himself,” Lurie states.
  5. Jun 26, 2023 · Lavrentiy Beria, Stalin’s head of secret police and right hand man, was an inhuman monster. A rapist and murderer, his fall from power was sudden and brutal.

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  7. Lavrentiy Beria, a name synonymous with brutality and terror, played a pivotal role in one of the darkest periods of Soviet history. As the chief enforcer of Joseph Stalin’s regime, Lavrentiy Beria’s actions left an indelible mark on the Soviet Union.

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