Beria

American

[ber-ee-uh, bye-ryi-yuh] / ˈbɛr i ə, ˈbjɛ rjɪ jə /

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

From Washington Times ● Mar. 1, 2020

In a follow-up analysis, Mr. Wellerstein concluded that Igor Kurchatov, the head of the Soviet bomb project, drew the schematic for Lavrenty Beria, the head of Stalin’s secret police.

From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2020

“I did the examination and he said, ‘You have it, too,’” Beria recalled.

From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2018

Beale, who’s known as a great Shakespearean stage actor, plays Beria like Iago, jumping from one betrayal to another.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 12, 2018

Grinev had represented Khrushchev’s rival for power, Lavrenty Beria.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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