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Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria Russian Government Official. Born 29 March 1899. Died 23 December 1953. Soviet security apparatus chief until toppled after death of Stalin 1953.

Personal: Male. Born in Georgia.

In charge of Soviet development of nuclear weapons and rocketry, 1944-1953.

Bibliography:

  • Siddiqi, Asif A, The Soviet Space Race With Apollo, University Press of Florida, 2003.
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