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“Given a short time with a psycho-politician you can alter forever the loyalty of a soldier in our hands or a statesman or a leader in his own country, or you can destroy his mind.”

Quote by Lavrentiy Beria

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Lavrentiy Beria
Lavrentiy Beria

Lavrentiy Beria was a Soviet politician born on March 29, 1899, in Georgia, and died on December 23, 1953. He served as the head of the Soviet State Security Committee (NKVD) during the Stalin era and was a key figure in the Soviet regime. Beria's reign was characterized by severe methods and had a profound impact on the Soviet people. more

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