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Lavrentiy Beria: Stalin's Executioner and Master of Terror

Created on: 2025-07-08 19:52:12
Last updated: 2025-07-08 19:52:56

Lavrentiy Beria Timeline

A comprehensive timeline documenting the life and reign of terror of Lavrentiy Pavlovich Beria (1899-1953), the Georgian Bolshevik who became Stalin's most trusted henchman, head of the NKVD secret police, and architect of mass executions, deportations, and sexual predation that made him one of history's most feared and despised figures, orchestrating the deaths of hundreds of thousands while using his position to commit countless personal crimes before his own execution following Stalin's death.

Key Themes

  • Georgian Origins and Early Bolshevik Activity
  • Rise Through Secret Police Ranks
  • NKVD Leadership and Great Terror
  • World War II Intelligence Operations
  • Nuclear Program and Gulag Administration
  • Stalin's Death and Power Struggle
  • Arrest, Trial, and Execution

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