Lavrenti Beria's Purge
Was Beria loyal to Stalin or power-hungry?
4.5 (18)
27 mins
Explore how Lavrenti Beria rose through Stalin’s ranks by controlling the NKVD and enforcing brutal purges across the Soviet Union. Discover how he used fear and efficiency to dominate both enemies and allies while expanding gulag labor camps and exploiting prisoners.
Ep 1:
Building the Butcher of Moscow
From a Georgian police chief to Stalin's most feared enforcer, Lavrenti Beria purged the purgers, ran the gulags, and unleashed horrors that defined Soviet terror.
Ep 2:
The Vulture Who Ruled the Kremlin
As Stalin dies, Beria races to reinvent himself as a reformer—but old rivals close in, springing a trap that turns hunter into prey.
Discussions (13)
Natalie
Level 9 · 9 mo agoThe stories about him prowling for women in a limo make my skin crawl. Reminds me of the warnings we have to post about creeps on the trails.
Roy
Level 5 · 9 mo agoYeh you're right. Official records say December but Khrushchev admitted later they shot him on the spot.
Thierry
Level 3 · 9 mo agoCruising for girls in a limo while looking like a toad? He was definitely compensating for something.
