Definitions for Beria
ˈbɛr i əbe·ri·a

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1. Beria, Lavrenti Pavlovich Berianoun

   Soviet chief of secret police under Joseph Stalin; was executed by his associates in the power struggle following Stalin's death (1899-1953)

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1. beria

   Lavrentiy Pavlovich Beria (; Russian: Лавре́нтий Па́влович Бе́рия, tr. Lavréntiy Pávlovich Bériya, IPA: [ˈbʲerʲiə]; Georgian: ლავრენტი ბერია, romanized: lavrent'i beria, IPA: [bɛɾiɑ]; 29 March [O.S. 17 March] 1899 – 23 December 1953) was a Georgian Bolshevik and Soviet politician, Marshal of the Soviet Union and state security administrator, chief of the Soviet security, and chief of the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs (NKVD) under Joseph Stalin during the Second World War, and promoted to deputy premier under Stalin in 1941. He officially joined the Politburo in 1946. Beria was the longest-lived and most influential of Stalin's secret police chiefs, wielding his most substantial influence during and after the war. Following the Soviet invasion of Poland in 1939, he was responsible for organizing purges such as the Katyn massacre of 22,000 Polish officers and officials. He would later also orchestrate the forced upheaval of minorities from the Caucasus as head of the NKVD, an act that was declared as genocidal by various scholars and, as concerning Chechens, in 2004 by the European Parliament. He simultaneously administered vast sections of the Soviet state, and acted as the de facto Marshal of the Soviet Union in command of NKVD field units responsible for barrier troops and Soviet partisan intelligence and sabotage operations on the Eastern Front. Beria administered the expansion of the Gulag labour camps, and was primarily responsible for overseeing the secret detention facilities for scientists and engineers known as sharashkas. After the war, Beria organised the communist takeover of the state institutions in central and eastern Europe. His ruthlessness in his duties and skill at producing results culminated in his success in overseeing the Soviet atomic bomb project. Stalin gave it absolute priority, and the project was completed in under five years.After Stalin's death in March 1953, Beria became First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers and head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In this dual capacity, he formed a troika with Georgy Malenkov and Vyacheslav Molotov that briefly led the country in Stalin's place. A coup d'état by Nikita Khrushchev, with help from Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Zhukov, removed Beria from power in June 1953. After being arrested, he was tried for treason and other offenses, sentenced to death, and executed on 23 December 1953. During his trial, and after his death, numerous allegations arose that Beria had been a serial rapist and serial killer.

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1. beria

   Beria is a term often associated with Lavrentiy Beria, who was a prominent Soviet politician during Joseph Stalin's reign. He served as the Marshal of the Soviet Union, State Security Administrator, chief of the Soviet security and secret police apparatus (NKVD) under Stalin. He is known for instigating the mass repressions of the 1930s. Therefore, in a broader context, the term could be associated with political oppression and brutal regime tactics.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BERIA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Beria is ranked #154907 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Beria surname appeared 105 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Beria.
   
   42.8% or 45 total occurrences were White.
   20.9% or 22 total occurrences were Asian.
   15.2% or 16 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   15.2% or 16 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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1. Alex

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   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Beria in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Beria in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Beria in a Sentence

1. Svetlana Alexievich:

   I love the good Russian world, the humanitarian Russian world, but I do not love the Russian world of Beria, Stalin and Shoigu.

2. Svetlana Alexievich:

   It is occupation, a foreign invasion, i love the good Russian world, the humanitarian Russian world, but I do not love the Russian world of Beria, Stalin and Shoigu.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Beria
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beria
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html