History Daily: The Downfall of Stalin’s Right-Hand Man
American History Tellers
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4.7 • 18.3K Ratings
🗓️ 26 June 2023
⏱️ 22 minutes
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June 26, 1953. Lavrentiy Beria, the most influential of Joseph Stalin's secret police chiefs, is arrested and ousted from power.
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