Lavrentiy Beria

Acting

Born March 29, 1899 — Died December 23, 1953

From Merkheuli, Kutaisi Governorate, Russian Empire

Also known as Lavrenti Beria, Лаврентий Берия, ლავრენტი პავლეს ძე ბერია

Biography

Lavrentiy Pavlovich Beria (29 March [O.S. 17 March] 1899 – 23 December 1953) was a Georgian Bolshevik and Soviet politician, Marshal of the Soviet Union and state security administrator, chief of the Soviet security, and chief of the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs (NKVD) under Joseph Sta...