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'''Lavrentiy Pavlovich Beria''' (29 March 1899 – 23 December 1953) was a Soviet politician and chief of the [[People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs|NKVD]] from 1938 to 1945. During the 1950s, he wanted to allow some private industry, weaken the [[kolkhoz]] system, and restore diplomatic relations with [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1945–1992)|Yugoslavia]]. [[Vyacheslav Molotov|Molotov]] suspected that Beria was responsible for [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]]'s death.<ref name=":02233232">{{Citation|author=Ludo Martens|year=1996|title=Another View of Stalin|chapter=From Stalin to Khrushchev|isbn=9782872620814|publisher=Editions EPO|pdf=https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/bafykbzaceab64vxtxpqt2cdl4zsrsftmedqidn4foq74gr25qkd35z5nwogdi?filename=Ludo%20Martens%20-%20Another%20View%20of%20Stalin-Editions%20EPO%20%281996%29.pdf|page=253–255}}</ref> | '''Lavrentiy Pavlovich Beria''' (29 March 1899 – 23 December 1953) was a Soviet politician and chief of the [[People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs|NKVD]] from 1938 to 1945. During the 1950s, he wanted to allow some private industry, weaken the [[kolkhoz]] system, and restore diplomatic relations with [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1945–1992)|Yugoslavia]]. [[Vyacheslav Molotov|Molotov]] suspected that Beria was responsible for [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]]'s death.<ref name=":02233232">{{Citation|author=Ludo Martens|year=1996|title=Another View of Stalin|chapter=From Stalin to Khrushchev|isbn=9782872620814|publisher=Editions EPO|pdf=https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/bafykbzaceab64vxtxpqt2cdl4zsrsftmedqidn4foq74gr25qkd35z5nwogdi?filename=Ludo%20Martens%20-%20Another%20View%20of%20Stalin-Editions%20EPO%20%281996%29.pdf|page=253–255}}</ref> | ||
Beria's ally, [[Viktor Abakumov]], was arrested in 1951 and removed from his position as leader of the [[MVD]]. Soon after, many of Beria's supporters were purged from the [[Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic (1921–1991)|Georgian]] Central Committee for [[corruption]].<ref name=":022332323">{{Citation|author=Ludo Martens|year=1996|title=Another View of Stalin|chapter=From Stalin to Khrushchev|isbn=9782872620814|publisher=Editions EPO|pdf=https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/bafykbzaceab64vxtxpqt2cdl4zsrsftmedqidn4foq74gr25qkd35z5nwogdi?filename=Ludo%20Martens%20-%20Another%20View%20of%20Stalin-Editions%20EPO%20%281996%29.pdf|page=260–261}}</ref> | |||
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Lavrentiy Beria Лавре́нтий Бе́рия ლავრენტი ბერია | |
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| Born | 29 March 1899 Merkheuli, Russian Empire |
| Died | 23 December 1953 Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union |
| Cause of death | Execution |
| Nationality | Georgian |
Lavrentiy Pavlovich Beria (29 March 1899 – 23 December 1953) was a Soviet politician and chief of the NKVD from 1938 to 1945. During the 1950s, he wanted to allow some private industry, weaken the kolkhoz system, and restore diplomatic relations with Yugoslavia. Molotov suspected that Beria was responsible for Stalin's death.[1]
Beria's ally, Viktor Abakumov, was arrested in 1951 and removed from his position as leader of the MVD. Soon after, many of Beria's supporters were purged from the Georgian Central Committee for corruption.[2]
References
- ↑ Ludo Martens (1996). Another View of Stalin: 'From Stalin to Khrushchev' (pp. 253–255). [PDF] Editions EPO. ISBN 9782872620814
- ↑ Ludo Martens (1996). Another View of Stalin: 'From Stalin to Khrushchev' (pp. 260–261). [PDF] Editions EPO. ISBN 9782872620814