What is history: it is the echo of the past to the future, the reflection of the future on the past. - Hugo
For many people, it is not that they are incompetent, but that they do not appreciate themselves and reuse themselves. In this respect, Beria of the USSR was fortunate because he met Stalin. It was because of Stalin's heavy use of him that he had later achievements. However, success is also Xiao He, defeat is also Xiao He, also because of Stalin, Beria's end is very tragic.
Beria's rise was not easy, but without Stalin's protection, he was soon imprisoned
Many people may have the view that Beria is not only evil, but also extremely cruel. Stalin carried out a great purge of the Ministry of internal affairs, and it was Beria who carried out it.
Under his control, a large number of Soviet meritorious men were killed. The wife of Soviet Marshal Blücher once recalled Beria: he was very arrogant, his appearance was disgusting, and he made the victim feel extremely eerie.
It can be seen that Beria's reputation was really very bad for a while. But this is also a helpless move for Beria, thinking about his origins, being able to become Stalin's confidant, and being able to sit on the second seat of the country, all because he can do what Stalin wants.
At that time, Beria was just an ordinary little person born in a small town, and at the age of 21, he joined the Cheka and became a staff member of the intelligence department. As we all know, the Cheka was the predecessor of the Soviet KGB, and everyone who could work in such a department understood a truth: do not ask why, firmly carry out the orders of the superiors.
Beria did a good job in this position, coupled with his own unprincipled utilitarian nature, so he developed all the way, and by the age of 32, he had become the first secretary of Georgia. This was appointed by Stalin himself, so for this man it was already registered in front of Stalin.
Beria was well aware of this, so he decided to take Stalin as the center and stand firmly by Stalin's side.
In 1933, there was an assassination on Stalin, and it was Beria's best efforts to cover up stalin so that Stalin was not harmed. This is also the reason why Stalin trusted him so much later, it was a sacrifice for his life.
Later, Stalin transferred Beria to the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Moscow and put him in charge of intelligence. This is a complete piece of cake for Beria. Soon, Beria rebuilt the intelligence agency of the Ministry of the Interior, and it was precisely because of this intelligence agency that, after the beginning of the Great Purge, the Ministry of the Interior soon assassinated, arrested, and suppressed a large number of people. It is said that at that time, the leading cadres of the Ministry of internal affairs had a major change of blood, and three-quarters of the people were replaced.
Because he had done so well, Stalin was so satisfied that he even called Beria a "Himmler." Later, Stalin handed over power to Beria, making him the second political leader of the soviet leadership.
Unfortunately, Stalin's sudden death, without leaving a will from the new leader, created a sense of confusion about the issue. Although Beria presided over the work of the state as the first important political figure, he was put in the hands of Khrushchev, and as a result, Malenkov rebelled, leaving Beria in prison and soon lost his life.
Beria's Death Doubts: Was it an assassination or a secret execution?
Although it is known that Beria could not have been promoted to the head of the country under the circumstances of the time, coupled with the fact that he had carried out a great purge. But he didn't expect to die so quickly and so tragically.
According to relevant information, Khrushchev did not pass through the Ministry of Internal Affairs that year, but turned to Bulganin and Zhukov, and the military power allowed Khrushchev to arrest Beria directly at a high-level meeting. It didn't take long for Beria to be executed.
However, this is only a statement, because the death of Beria does not seem to be so simple, even if some sources directly include Khrushchev's boasting of capturing Beria, but there are still two speculations in the outside world.
One of them: It is believed that Beria was not arrested at the meeting, but went into his home and was assassinated directly. This method was approved by Beria's son. He said his father had been killed in his own home and that he had heard gunshots, including a direct smashing of a window in his father's office. Later, someone brought in a stretcher and carried Beria away.
This matter has a nose and an eye, and it can be seen that Beria was assassinated and died. Although the outside world did not dare to agree, Beria's son was not wrong, that is, from this day on, no one saw the living Beria again.
Obviously, no matter who Beria was taken away, or whether he was taken away alive or dead, there was no be Beria anymore. To the outside world, Beria was executed, as simple as that, directly. Beria's son is also said to have made a request to the Russian Military Prosecutor's General In 1998: to rehabilitate his father.
Of course, this is not possible, because the Court held that even if Beria's death was different from a normal execution, it did not exclude the fact that he had committed the crime. Therefore, the court rejected the claim for rehabilitation.
This is one version, and there is another version of Beria's execution, which is the process of Khrushchev's appeal to the military for arrest. At that time, Beria was broken into the door by Zhukov with people and then directly arrested. Beria was furious and shouted, "You know what, I'm the missile maker."
But no one listened to what he said, but used psychological tactics to force Beria into a corner, making him confess to purging and other crimes. At the same time, they also asked Beria to hand over a copy of the "handle" of the leadership at that time.
After this was done, Beria was shot and killed on the spot. Then Someone threw Beria's body into a container containing strong alkali and destroyed it directly. This method of death is probably something that Beria did not expect, right? This is the death without a whole body, compared to the execution, it is simply too miserable to look at directly.
In fact, this has been the case since ancient times, and if most people who rely on others to ascend to the throne cannot die before those who rely on them, the consequences will not be much better. It's just that Beria was too cruel that even Zhukov didn't pay attention to it, and it is not surprising that he was finally settled by Zhukov. It's just that the consequences of his death and not seeing a corpse are chilling no matter how they think.