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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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Fulsome elegies are delivered by the distinctly uncharismatic men who — briefly, as it turned out — took Stalin’s place: Georgy Malenkov, Vyacheslav Molotov and Lavrenti Beria.

From New York Times • May 6, 2021

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

From Washington Times • Mar. 1, 2020

A producer and radio presenter for Rádio Beria Rio FM in Brazil, Lopes fearlessly criticised local politicians and highlighted corruption.

From The Guardian • Dec. 5, 2018

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

From Seattle Times • May 8, 2018

This is what Stalin’s dreaded head of secret police, Lavrenti Beria, suspected.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

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