Lavrentiy Beria
Lavrentiy Pavlovich Beria was a Soviet politician and one of the longest-serving and most influential of Joseph Stalin's secret police chiefs, serving as head of the NKVD from 1938 to 1945, during the country's involvement in the Second World War. Beria was also a prolific sexual predator who serially raped scores of girls and young women, and murdered some of his victims.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Merkheuli
- Educated at
- Azerbaijan State Oil and Industrial University
- Awards
- 🏆 Order of Lenin🏆 Hero of Socialist Labour🏆 Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad"🏆 Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"🏆 Order of the Red Banner
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Trending topics shown first"The enemies of the Soviet state calculate that the heavy loss we have borne will lead to disorder and confusion in our ranks. But their expectations are in vain: bitter disillusionment awaits them. He…"
"In a Capitalistic state you are aided on all sides by the corruption of the philosophy of man and the times. You will discover that everything will aid you in your campaign to seize, control and use a…"
"Do you know that there’s hardly anyone left of last year’s Caucasian governments? I’ve tried to stop it, but in vain. Yet they can’t all be Trotskyites and traitors."
"If we can effectively kill the national pride and patriotism of just one generation, we will have won that country. Therefore we must continue propaganda abroad to undermine the loyalty of citizens in…"
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Timeline
1899
Born
Birth1953
Died
Death
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