Beria

American

[ber-ee-uh, bye-ryi-yuh] / ˈbɛr i ə, ˈbyɛ ryɪ yə /

noun

Lavrenti Pavlovich 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.

Beria British

/ ˈbɛrɪə, ˈbjerijə /

noun

Lavrenti Pavlovich (laˈvrjentij ˈpavləvitʃ). 1899–1953, Soviet chief of secret police; killed by his associates shortly after Stalin's death

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Khrushchev proposed that the group discuss the matter of Comrade Beria.

From Literature

“The physical distancing requirements of Covid gives us huge leverage,” said Maria Vittoria Beria, a spokeswoman in the Milan mayor’s office.

From New York Times

Hubbard describes how Mohammed consolidated his position with gangster tactics straight out of the playbook of Stalin and his secret police chief, Lavrentiy Beria.

From Washington Post

She said her church, New Beria MB Church in Athens, introduced her to the wax museum concept.

From Washington Times

Beria, once the Soviet deputy premier and interior minister, famously would reassure Stalin, "Show me the man and I'll find you the crime."

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