Lavrenty Pavlovich Beria (1899 - 1953), Soviet
secret police chief (1938 - 1953) under Soviet
premier and
dictator Joseph
Stalin (1879 - 1953). After the
death of
Stalin in March 1953, Beria was promoted to a top
government position. In July, however, he was removed from his
post,
arrested and placed on trial for "
criminal and anti-
state activities." In December 1953, it was announced on Russian radio that Beria had confessed to "
subversive activities" and had been executed.
Lavrenty Pavlovich Beria (1899-1953), Soviet
secret police chief (1938-1953) under Soviet
premier and
dictator Joseph
Stalin (1879 1953). After the
death of
Stalin in March 1953, Beria was promoted to a top
government position. In July, however, he was removed from his
post,
arrested and placed on trial for "
criminal and anti-
state activities." In December 1953, it was announced on Russian radio that Beria had
con fessed to "
subversive activities" and had been executed. It's a military
dictatorship,
right this
moment,
run by a bunch of generals that
got tired of a
secret-
police officer named Beria.
-Rugged Individualism (30 Aug. 55)