beria Communist leader from Georgia Stalin's police chief Stalin's top cop Soviet secret police chief Lavrenti of the Kremlin Late Russian V.I.P Late KGB chief Feared name in Russia Comrade Lavrenti Head of Soviet secret police, 1938-53 Soviet chief of secret police under Joseph Stalin Was executed by his associates in the power struggle following Stalin's death (1899-1953) V.I.P. under Stalin N.K.V.D. chief, once Liquidated Russian: 1953 Purgerof Stalin's opponents One of Stalin's cronies