Photo: Wikimedia Commons, via Wikimedia Commons
National Icons · Community memorial
Lavrentiy Beria
March 17, 1899 – December 23, 1953
Soviet politician and NKVD police chief
Be the first to light a candle.
Their story
Lavrentiy Pavlovich Beria was a Soviet politician and one of the longest-serving and most influential of Joseph Stalin's secret police chiefs, serving as head of the NKVD from 1938 to 1945 during the country's involvement in the Second World War.
Important dates
- Birthday · March 17
- Anniversary · December 23
Latest lights & memories
lit with love around the world
No memories have been shared yet. Light a candle and be the first to leave one.
Others we remember
Are you family, a foundation or an official representative?
Request to manage or verify this memorial. Verified memorials are marked and their content is maintained with the family or estate.