The Soviet Country. Forgotten Leaders

Lavrenty Beria. Part 1 (1x1)

Air date: May 14, 2017

Over the past decades, Lavrenty Beria has been represented in official historiography as one of the darkest figures in the entire history of Russia. In the minds of generations, a vengeful tyrant is drawn, drowning in the blood of his enemies. He is known only as the head of the NKVD and the organizer of repressions, although the scope of repressions under him has significantly decreased. As a business executive, economist and even a builder, Beria is practically unknown, although these were the main areas of his activity.