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Beria

[ ber-ee-uh; Russian bye-ryi-yuh ]

noun

  1. La·vren·ti Pa·vlo·vich [l, uh, v-, ren, -tee pav-, loh, -vich, luh-, vryen, -tyee puh-, vlaw, -vyich], 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.


Beria

/ ˈbɛrɪə; ˈbjerijə /

noun

  1. BeriaLavrenti Pavlovich18991953MRussianPOLITICS: politicianCRIME AND POLICING: police chief Lavrenti Pavlovich (laˈvrjentij ˈpavləvitʃ). 1899–1953, Soviet chief of secret police; killed by his associates shortly after Stalin's death
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As Stalin’s deputy premier Beria once boasted: “Show me the man, and I’ll show you the crime.”

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

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Lavrentiy Beria, the infamous prosecutor for the murderous dictator Josef Stalin, boasted of his system of “justice” in the Soviet Union.

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

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

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