We have repeatedly advised in our articles to watch the film “Beria. Liquidation" ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOOaUtbMA8E), which tells about the events of June 26, 1953.

What happened that day in Moscow? Why and when was Beria killed? Who and why organized a conspiracy against Stalin and Beria? What is the role of party leaders in covering up the conspirators?

The previous part - "The coup d'état of 1953 (part 3) - Fascization of the USSR" (http://inance.ru/2015/06/fashizaciya-sssr/) is devoted to the question of which direction the leadership of the USSR began to move after the coup. The first part (http://inance.ru/2015/02/iuda/).

If Stalin had survived

In the history books, the reason for Beria's arrest is the assumption that he was preparing a coup d'état and wanted to arrest other members of the Presidium. But did he need to?

Beria after the war ruled a lot in our country, some consider him almost a shadow head of state, but one should understand the character of Beria. He was an excellent organizer and tactician - as soon as some task appeared, he immediately began to look for ways to solve it, and in the Stalin-Beria tandem he was responsible for tactics, while Stalin was responsible for strategy, for ideas. And this functional division was understood by both.

Many believe that it was Beria who should have become Stalin's successor, but such opinions stem from a misunderstanding of the tandem nature of management and the delimitation of functionality between Stalins and Beria. He did not need to become formally the sole leader, just as there was no need for Stalin in 1934-1941 to occupy the formal post of leader of the USSR. He was Molotov, Stalin was one of the secretaries of the Central Committee, but in fact it was Stalin who, by 1938, took over the process of determining development goals. Beria, on the other hand, carried out the tasks of translating the set goals into reality in the most important areas.

To some extent, I.V. Stalin saw his replacement in P.K. Ponomarenko, as this will not surprise many. It is known that Stalin, unlike Lenin, was not able to openly leave replacements for himself. True, Stalin had the imprudence to name Nikolai Voznesensky, chairman of the State Planning Committee of the USSR, as his successor. As a result, this successor was eliminated during the life of the leader. The official day of his execution was October 1, 1950. Stalin did not want to believe in the dirt with which Voznesensky's "comrades-in-arms" mixed up. A. Kuzmich, a teacher of history at the Faculty of Economics of Moscow State University, who worked in the party archive, said that she herself saw a folder on which Stalin, when he was given the file of N. A. Voznesensky, wrote:

I do not believe!.
According to Dm. Volkogonov, those convicted in the "Leningrad case" were shot after the verdict was announced. Voznesensky:

three more months after the verdict was kept in prison. And in December 1950, on someone's command ... in light clothing they were taken in a truck to Moscow. Dear Voznesensky, either he froze to death, or he was shot ...

A similar version was published by Andrey Malenkov's son, who heard it from his father:

Once Stalin asked: “Voznesensky sent to the Urals? Make sure he gets a good job." Then the father told Stalin that Voznesensky was sent to the Urals in a cold car without winter clothes and he froze on the way.

Stalin valued Voznesensky as a specialist, but the facts set forth in the "Case of the Gosplan Workers" really took place. Another question: to what extent was Gosplan Chairman Nikolai Voznesensky himself guilty of the fact that from 1944 to 1948 236 secret documents disappeared from the safes of his department? Or is it that some branches of the national economy were underestimated “out of friendship”, while rivals were artificially inflated production plans?

According to the memoirs of contemporaries, Stalin said for a long time: “We ruined Voznesensky. Ruined! One can only guess who exactly stole top-secret documents on the politics and economy of the Kremlin from the safes of Stalin's successor.

Now the version is being discussed more and more actively, as if Panteleimon Kondratievich Ponomarenko was chosen as Stalin's new successor. This assumption is confirmed by the former chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR Anatoly Lukyanov, who, when he was the head of the general department and secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU, could receive direct evidence on this from officials:

In the Central Committee, from people whom I cannot publicly name, but whose honesty I have no doubts about, I happened to hear the following. A few days before Stalin's death, with his knowledge, a note was prepared with a proposal to appoint Ponomarenko P.K. as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR. instead of Stalin, who insisted on his resignation, in view of his impending old age, about which he officially raised the issue at the October Plenum of the Central Committee of the CPSU (that is, 4.5 months before his death - approx. IAC). This project has already been endorsed by almost all top officials with the exception of Beria, Malenkov, Khrushchev and Bulganin. In the spring of 1953, the draft Resolution was supposed to be discussed at a meeting of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the CPSU (which, according to official data, was to be held on March 2 - approx. IAC). However, Stalin's unexpected fatal illness (the day before the Presidium - approx. IAC) did not allow him to consider the note, and after the death of the leader, naturally, this project was pushed aside by those in whose hands power passed. With the advent of Khrushchev to the party power, this document disappeared ...

(http://www.aif.ru/society/history/15351).

Not! Please release me...

And here we should turn to the materials of the October 1952 Plenum, since Iosif Vissarionovich repeatedly asked to be relieved of his post as Secretary General and Chairman of the Council of Ministers. At that Plenum - for the last time and, moreover, in an unusual context.

Before we move on to the document, one should ask the question of who would he become for the state of Stalin if his request was granted and he would not die in March? Most likely something like Ayatollah Khomeini - the spiritual leader of the Soviet Union, whose opinion would be taken into account. Perhaps such a position would have created in the USSR a tendency to form a certain institution of Elders, with whom the leaders of the state consult. If such an institution or the Council of Elders were of an informal nature, then this would protect him from fools, since the right to become such a spiritual leader had to be earned in business, otherwise who would consult with a loser?

The last time Stalin asked to be removed from senior government positions was on October 16, 1952, at the plenum of the Central Committee of the CPSU. Let's spend his short but very capacious speech in full, accompanied by our comments:

So, we held a party congress. It went well and It may seem to many that we have complete unity. However, we do not have such unity. Some express disagreement with our decisions.

It is worth remembering the words of Lenin from the “Statement of the Iskra Editorial Board” (1900): “Before uniting, and in order to unite, we must first decisively and definitely disengage.” The meaning of the expression: the association will be strong only when people with common goals and interests become its participants. To do this, it is necessary to “disengage” from those who do not meet this condition and cannot be a member of this association. That is, Stalin declared the existence of groups with different interests. What? This is indicated by his next words.

They say: why did we significantly expand the composition of the Central Committee? But isn't it clear that new forces had to be poured into the Central Committee? We, the old people, will die, but we need to think to whom, into whose hands we will hand over the baton of our great cause. Who will carry it forward? This requires younger, dedicated people, politicians. And what does it mean to raise a political, statesman? This requires great effort. It will take ten, no, all fifteen years to bring up a statesman.

But desire alone is not enough. It is possible to educate ideologically steadfast statesmen only through practical deeds, through daily work to implement the general line of the Party, to overcome the resistance of all kinds of hostile opportunist elements who seek to slow down and frustrate the cause of building socialism. And the politicians of the Leninist experience, educated by our Party, will have to fight to break these hostile attempts and achieve complete success in the realization of our great goals.

Very significant words indicating that among the party members there are those who need not socialism, but something else. What? - showed the accomplished history of the collapse of the USSR (http://inance.ru/2014/12/raspad-cccp/). If Khrushchev subsequently made the nomenklatura essentially a new exploitative class, curtailed the systematic policy of price reduction, destroyed the private market sector of the economy, concentrating in the hands of party bosses all large industrial enterprises that, during the privatization of the 1990s, were “inherited” by the sons and granddaughters of these red directors, then did he and his entourage have such, albeit latent desires to barge in 1952? Were. What is confirmed by the words of F.I. Chueva:

Of course, I (Chuev) would say that he (Stalin) did not fully trust him (Voroshilov). Why? Well, we all, of course, had such weaknesses - to lord. Taught - it can not be denied. We have everything ready, everything is provided. That's when he started to bark. (F.I. Chuev, "Molotov: semi-powerful ruler")

In fact, Stalin apparently understood this when speaking about the elements of the party “strive to slow down and frustrate the building of socialism”, this becomes especially significant because further in his speech Stalin mentions the top leaders of the party - Molotov and Mikoyan.
Isn't it clear that we need to raise the role of the Party, of its Party committees? Can we forget about improving the work of the Party among the masses, as taught by Lenin? All this requires an influx of young, fresh forces into the Central Committee—the leading headquarters of our Party. So we did, following the instructions of Lenin. That is why we have expanded the composition of the Central Committee. And the party itself has grown a lot.

This renewal of the Central Committee and the party was essentially similar to the "Lenin's call" to the party in 1924, as a result of which many representatives of the common people came to the party, on whom Stalin relied in the matter of disengagement from Trotskyism and the political defeat of the Trotskyists. Something similar was brewing in 1952. And the process has already been started.

People ask why we dismissed prominent party and state leaders from important ministerial posts. What can be said about this? We dismissed the ministers Molotov, Kaganovich, Voroshilov and others and replaced them with new workers. Why? On what basis? The work of a minister is a peasant's work. It requires great strength, specific knowledge and health. That is why we have relieved some distinguished comrades of their posts and appointed new, more qualified, enterprising workers in their place. They are young people, full of strength and energy. We must support them in responsible work.

As for the prominent political and statesmen themselves, they remain prominent political and statesmen. We transferred them to work as deputy chairmen of the Council of Ministers. So I don't even know how many deputies I have now.

Highlighted is significant. The first just points to the desire of the partocrats to preserve the situation that has arisen, which did not suit Stalin, who wrote the work “Economic Problems of Socialism in the USSR”, which was published before the 19th Congress in the form of a pamphlet, and also printed in parts a few days before the Congress in the newspaper “ Truth". As is known, in this work I.V. Stalin signed the death warrant of Marxist political economy, pointing out the need to get away from such concepts as “necessary” and “surplus time”, “necessary” and “surplus product”, without which the entire political economy of Marxism fell apart. In fact, this work and the future textbook of economics were to become the agenda of the congress. This was partly true, but the level of understanding of these issues by the partocrats did not at all satisfy Stalin.

From the memoirs of T.D. Shepilova:

For the first time in a thirty-year period, the Report of the Central Committee was not made by Stalin. Referring to the fact that for health reasons he could not master such a report, Stalin, with the consent of the entire Politburo of the Central Committee, entrusted the report to G.M. Malenkov.

... a few days before the congress, Pravda published all the works of Stalin, which made up ... his last book, Economic Problems of Socialism in the USSR. This act, as it were, made it clear that not the political report of the Central Committee, but the new work of Stalin should be taken as the basis for discussion at the congress. In fact, it did.
Let's continue quoting Stalin's report.
It is impossible not to touch on the wrong behavior of some prominent political figures if we are talking about unity in our affairs. I have in mind Comrades Molotov and Mikoyan.

Molotov is a man devoted to our cause. Call, and I have no doubt he will not hesitate to give his life for the party. But you can not ignore his unworthy deeds. Comrade Molotov, our Minister of Foreign Affairs, being under "chartreuse" at a diplomatic reception, gave his consent to the British Ambassador to publish bourgeois newspapers and magazines in our country. Why? What was the basis for such consent? Isn't it clear that the bourgeoisie is our class enemy and that spreading the bourgeois press among the Soviet people will bring nothing but harm. Such a wrong step, if allowed, will have a harmful, negative effect on the minds and worldview of the Soviet people, will lead to the weakening of our communist ideology and the strengthening of the bourgeois ideology. This is Comrade Molotov's first political mistake.

And what is Comrade Molotov's proposal to transfer the Crimea to the Jews worth? This is Comrade Molotov's gross mistake. Why did he need it? How can this be allowed? On what basis did Comrade Molotov make such a proposal? We have a Jewish autonomy - Birobidzhan. Isn't that enough? Let this republic develop. And Comrade Molotov should not be a lawyer for illegal Jewish claims to our Soviet Crimea. This is Comrade Molotov's second political mistake. Comrade Molotov behaves incorrectly as a member of the Politburo. And we categorically rejected his far-fetched proposals.

Comrade Molotov respects his wife so much that we do not have time to make a decision of the Politburo on this or that important political question, as this quickly becomes known to Comrade Zhemchuzhina. It turns out that some invisible thread connects the Politburo with Molotov's wife, Zhemchuzhina, and her friends. And she is surrounded by friends who cannot be trusted. It is clear that such behavior of a member of the Politburo is unacceptable.

Why was the "flogging" of Molotov necessary?

Such a public attack on Molotov solved several problems.

Vyacheslav Molotov http://www.peoples.ru/state/molotov/molotov_924658401_tonnel.gif.jpg

First of all, this showed the rest, especially the new members of the Central Committee and candidates, that there were no “untouchables”. Stalin thereby showed the newcomers a certain ethics of relationships that did not allow nepotism.

Secondly, an indication of precisely these flaws of Molotov (there are more of them, since every leader has mistakes) is also significant. The first indicates that the top of the party, in general, has already practically taken shape as “new bars” and is morally and psychologically ready to move away from socialism and transition to capitalism, since they do not understand the power of the impact of information means of warfare aimed at changing the worldview of people. This was convincingly shown by the “Caribbean crisis”, when force and the threat of its use were put at the forefront, as well as the “Khrushchev thaw”, which paved the way for the subsequent formation of a dissident movement and for the collapse of the USSR.

Thirdly, linking the issue of transferring the Crimea to the Jews and Molotov's wife, is also not accidental. Molotov's wife, Zhemchuzhina Polina Semenovna (real name and surname - Pearl Semyonovna Karpovskaya) was born on 27.2.1897. From 1942 she actively worked in the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee (JAC). At the beginning of 1948, the JAC was dispersed, and in May 1948 Zhemchuzhina was transferred to the reserve of the Ministry of Light Industry of the RSFSR. On January 29, 1949, she was arrested and charged with “being in a criminal relationship with Jewish nationalists for a number of years,” and two months later her husband was dismissed from the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs and lost most of his influence. 12/29/1949 By a special meeting at the Ministry of State Security of the USSR, she was sentenced to 5 years of exile in the Kustanai region. In January 1953, in preparation for a new open trial, she was arrested in exile and transferred to Moscow. Immediately after the death of Stalin, when her husband again took up leadership positions in the country, she was released on the orders of L.P. Beria and rehabilitated.

Molotov's wife is a vivid example of the so-called "Institute of Jewish Wives", an espionage algorithm used, among other things, by all the intelligence agencies of the world - to put a woman close to this or that figure and receive the necessary information through her or influence the behavior of the "actor". We wrote about this in detail in the article “How to destroy the enemy with his own hands” (http://inance.ru/2015/03/purim/). Linking the question of a Jewish wife with the claims of Jews to the Crimea is an indication for those who understand: “Look closely at your surroundings, if there is such a wife next to you who can influence you.” Stalin thus taught newcomers not to fall under the influence of outside forces through “female power” by a clear example. The issue of Crimea itself, the forces behind those Jews, apparently resolved when Khrushchev illegally annexed it to Ukraine, thus planting a time bomb, which was only defused in 2014.

Further, Stalin said that the Plenum had to decide the organizational question - to elect the leading bodies of the party. He proposed instead of the Politburo to elect the Presidium of the Central Committee of the CPSU in a significantly expanded composition and the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the CPSU. The selection procedure was quite specific. Stalin, taking a piece of paper out of his jacket pocket, said:

The following comrades could be elected to the Presidium of the Central Committee of the CPSU, for example: Comrade Stalin, Comrade Andrianov, Comrade Aristov, Comrade Beria, Comrade Bulganin, Comrade Voroshilov, Comrade Ignatiev, Comrade Kaganovich, Comrade Korotchenko, Comrade Kuznetsov, Comrade Kuusinen, Comrade Malenkov, Comrade Malyshev, Comrade Melnikov, Comrade Mikoyan, Comrade Mikhailov, Comrade Molotov, Comrade Pervukhin, Comrade Ponomarenko, Comrade Saburov, Comrade Suslov, Comrade Khrushchev, Comrade Chesnokov, Comrade Shvernik, Comrade Shkiryatov.

He read out candidates for the Presidium of the Central Committee of the CPSU, including Comrade Brezhnev, Comrade Vyshinsky, Comrade Zverev, Comrade Ignatov, Comrade Kabanov, Comrade Kosygin, Comrade Patolichev, Comrade Pegov, Comrade Puzanov, Comrade Tevosyan, Comrade Yudin. Then Stalin took out another piece of paper from the side pocket of his jacket and said:

Now about the Secretariat of the Central Committee. It would be possible to elect as secretaries of the Central Committee, for example, such comrades as Comrade Stalin, Comrade Aristov, Comrade Brezhnev, Comrade Ignatov, Comrade Malenkov, Comrade Mikhailov, Comrade Pegov, Comrade Ponomarenko, Comrade Suslov, Comrade Khrushchev.

In total, Stalin proposed 36 people to the Presidium and Secretariat of the Central Committee. At the same time, he emphasized:

The list includes all members of the old Politburo, except for Andreev. Regarding the respected comrade Andreev, everything is clear: he is completely deaf, he can’t hear anything, he can’t work. Let it be treated.

Voice from the floor: Comrade Stalin must be elected General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU.

Stalin:

Not! Release me from the duties of General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR.

G.M. Malenkov on the podium:

Comrades! We must all unanimously and unanimously ask Comrade Stalin, our leader and teacher, to continue to be the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU.

L.P. also spoke in support of this proposal. Beria.

Stalin on the podium:

Applause is not needed at the Plenum of the Central Committee. It is necessary to resolve issues without emotions, in a businesslike way. And I ask to be relieved of my duties as General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR. I'm already old. I don't read papers. Choose another secretary.

S.K. Tymoshenko:

Comrade Stalin, the people will not understand this. We all, as one, elect you as our leader - General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU. There can be no other solution.

All standing warmly applauding, supporting Tymoshenko. Stalin stood for a long time and looked into the hall, then waved his hand and sat down..

Source: book by Efremov L.N. "Roads of struggle and labor", Stavropol, 1998. S. 12-16. Efremov Leonid Nikolaevich - delegate of the XIX Congress of the CPSU, a prominent party and statesman. This entry was updated with the author on November 16, 2005.

Materials:

How Beria was killed http://igpr.ru/articles/kak_ubivali_berija

Prudnikova E. “Beria. Crimes that never happened

July 27, 1953 - Victory Day of the DPRK in the Patriotic Liberation War of 1950-1953.
The three-year bitter Patriotic Liberation War ended with a great victory for the People's Army, the Korean people, who, under the leadership of the great Songun Commander, rose up in arms in a holy war against the US imperialists.
The Patriotic Liberation War gave birth to 533 heroes and twice heroes of the DPRK, numerous soldiers-cavaliers of various state orders and medals.
The formations and military units of the KPA of various ranks, distinguished by their military exploits in the struggle for the freedom and independence of the Motherland, were awarded: 13 formations and military units - the title of Guards, 14 military units - the Order of the State Banner of the 1st degree, the Order of Freedom and Independence of the 1st degree and 2 degree.
Hysterically boasting of their numerical and technical superiority, the US imperialist aggressors mobilized one-third of their ground forces armed with modern equipment, one-fifth of the Air Force, the majority of the Pacific Fleet, the troops of 15 satellite countries, the puppet South Korean army, and Japanese militarists armed with modern equipment on a narrow area of ​​the Korean front. million bayonets. Spending a myriad of military expenses. They used the most barbaric means and methods of warfare, unprecedented in the world history of war, but over time they all the time suffered defeats in the military-political and moral sense.
These losses of the US imperialists were almost 2.3 times higher than the losses of the Pacific campaign. It was the first shameful defeat in the more than 100-year history of their bloody aggression on foreign soil.
The victory in the Patriotic Liberation War was of great historical significance for the development of the Workers' Party of Korea and the revolution.
“The Patriotic War of Liberation,” notes Kim Jong Il, “was a great revolutionary war, which has world-historical significance. In this war, all our people, having risen to a heroic struggle, for the first time in history defeated the leader of world imperialism - the US imperialists and defended their Fatherland.
Having won the Patriotic Liberation War, the Korean people honorably defended the freedom and independence of the motherland, the sovereignty of the nation and the achievements of the revolution, vividly demonstrated the invincible might of the DPRK, the strength of the state and social system, firm faith in victory and the unbending fighting spirit of the Korean people.
In the crucible of the severe trials of the Patriotic War of Liberation, the entire Party, the entire army, and the entire people rallied even more closely around Kim Il Sung. The Workers' Party of Korea has become stronger, has further enriched its experience, has become tried and tested. The People's Army has grown and strengthened ideologically, politically and militarily-technically, and has become an invincible revolutionary armed force with rich combat experience.
The Korean people knocked down the arrogance of the US imperialists, who laudedly considered themselves the "strongest" in the world, dispelled the myth of their "omnipotence" to smithereens and marked the beginning of their decline.
The Korean people owe the great historical victory in the Patriotic Liberation War only to the outstanding military strategist and all-conquering steel Commander Kim Il Sung with his wise leadership.
The red flag of the revolution, the flag of the Supreme Commander, which depicts the traces of the efforts of the great Generalissimo throughout the life, flutters in front of the detachment, there is the wise Songun leadership of Kim Jong-un, there is an unshakable Paektu mighty revolutionary army and the indestructible great unity of the army and people, thanks to which the history and tradition of the victory of the Korean people in war will continue forever.

Lavrenty Pavlovich Beria (1899-1953) - a prominent statesman and political figure of the USSR of the Stalinist period. In the last years of Stalin's life, he was the second person in the state. Especially his authority increased after the successful test of the atomic bomb on August 29, 1949. This project was supervised directly by Lavrenty Pavlovich. He assembled a very strong team of scientists, provided them with everything they needed, and in the shortest possible time a weapon of incredible power was created.

Lavrenty Beria

However, after the death of the leader of the peoples, the career of the powerful Lawrence also ended. The entire leadership of the Leninist party came out against him. Beria was arrested on June 26, 1953, accused of high treason, tried and shot on December 23 of the same year by court order. This is the official version of those distant historical events. That is, there were arrest, trial and execution of the sentence.

But in our days, the opinion has become stronger that there was no arrest and trial. All this for the broad masses of the people and Western journalists was invented by the leaders of the Soviet state. In reality, Beria's death was the result of a banal murder. The powerful Lawrence was shot dead by the generals of the Soviet army, and they did it absolutely unexpectedly for their victim. The body of the murdered was destroyed, and only then was the arrest and trial announced. As for the proceedings, they were fabricated at the highest state level.

However, one should not forget that such a statement requires proof. And those can be obtained only by making sure that the official version consists of continuous inaccuracies and flaws. So let's start with a question: at a meeting of which authority Lavrenty Pavlovich Beria was arrested?

Khrushchev, Molotov, Kaganovich at first told everyone that Beria was arrested at a meeting of the Presidium of the Central Committee. However, then smart people explained to the leaders of the state that they confessed to the crime under Art. 115 of the Criminal Code - Illegal detention. The Presidium of the Central Committee is the highest party body and it does not have the authority to detain the first deputy of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, appointed to the post by the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.

Therefore, when Khrushchev dictated his memoirs, he stated that the arrest was made at a meeting of the Presidium of the Council of Ministers, where all members of the Presidium of the Central Committee were invited. That is, Beria was arrested not by the party, but by the government. But the whole paradox lies in the fact that none of the members of the Presidium of the Council of Ministers mentioned such a meeting in their memoirs.

Zhukov and Khrushchev

Now let's find out: which of the military arrested Lawrence, and who commanded these military? Marshal Zhukov said that it was he who led the capture group. Colonel-General Moskalenko was given to help him. And the latter stated that it was he who commanded the detention, and took Zhukov for the quantity. All this sounds strange, since the military is initially clear who gives commands and who executes them.

Further, Zhukov said that he received the order to arrest Beria from Khrushchev. But then he was told that in this case he had encroached on the freedom of the Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers on the orders of the Secretary of the Central Committee. Therefore, in subsequent memoirs, Zhukov began to assert that he received the order for arrest from the head of the government, Malenkov.

But Moskalenko recounted those events differently. According to him, the task was received from Khrushchev, and the Minister of Defense Bulganin conducted the briefing. He himself received the order from Malenkov personally. At the same time, the head of government was accompanied by Bulganin, Molotov and Khrushchev. They left the meeting room of the Presidium of the Central Committee to Moskalenko and his capture group. It should be said that already on August 3, Colonel General Moskalenko was awarded the next rank of Army General, and in March 1955 the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union. And before that, since 1943, for 10 years, he wore three general stars on his shoulder straps.

A military career is good, but who to trust, Zhukov or Moskalenko? That is, there is discord - one says one thing, and the other says something completely different. Maybe, after all, Moskalenko commanded the detention of Beria? It is believed that he received the highest ranks not for the arrest, but for the murder of Beria. It was the Colonel General who shot Lavrenty, and he did this not after the trial, but on June 26, 1953, on the basis of an oral order from Malenkov, Khrushchev and Bulganin. That is, Beria's death occurred in the summer, and not in the last ten days of December.

But back to the official version and ask: did they give Lavrenty Palych the floor to explain before arrest? Khrushchev wrote that Beria was not given a word. First, all members of the Presidium of the Central Committee spoke, and after that Malenkov immediately pressed the button and called the military into the meeting room. But Molotov and Kaganovich argued that Lavrenty made excuses and denied all charges. But what exactly the debunked deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers said, they did not report. By the way, for some reason the minutes of this meeting have not been preserved. Maybe because there was no such meeting at all.

Where the military was waiting for the signal to arrest Beria? Khrushchev and Zhukov said that the meeting itself took place in Stalin's former office. But the capture group was waiting in the room for Poskrebyshev's assistant. From it there was a door directly into the office, bypassing the reception room. Moskalenko, on the other hand, stated that he was waiting with the generals and officers in the waiting room, while Beria's guards were nearby.

How the signal was given to the military to arrest Lawrence? According to Zhukov's memoirs, Malenkov gave two calls to Poskrebyshev's office. But Moskalenko says something completely different. Malenkov's assistant Sukhanov gave the agreed signal to his capture group. Immediately after that, five armed generals and a sixth unarmed Zhukov (he never carried a weapon) entered the meeting room.

Marshal Moskalenko, fourth from right

When was Beria's arrest made?? Moskalenko stated that his group arrived in the Kremlin at 11 o'clock on June 26, 1953. At 13 o'clock the signal was received. Marshal Zhukov claimed that the first bell rang at one o'clock in the afternoon, and a second bell sounded a little later. Malenkov's assistant Sukhanov gives a completely different chronology of those events. According to him, the meeting began at 2 pm, and the military waited for the agreed signal for about two hours.

Where was the arrest of Lavrenty Pavlovich? Eyewitnesses identified this place more or less the same. They arrested the debunked Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers right at the table of the Presidium of the Central Committee. Zhukov recalled: “I approached Beria from behind and commanded:“ Get up! You are under arrest." He began to rise, and I immediately twisted his hands behind his back, lifted him up and shook him in such a way". Moskalenko stated his version: “ We entered the meeting room and pulled out our weapons. I went straight to Beria and ordered him to put his hands up.».

But Nikita Sergeevich Khrushchev sets out these historical events in his own way: “ They gave me the floor, and I openly accused Beria of state crimes. He quickly realized the degree of danger and extended his hand to the briefcase lying in front of him on the table. At that very moment, I grabbed the briefcase and said: “Now, Lavrenty!” There was a pistol there. After that, Malenkov proposed to discuss everything at the Plenum. Those present agreed and went to the exit. Lavrenty was detained at the door as he left the meeting room».

How and where was Lavrenty taken away after his arrest? Here again we will get acquainted with the memoirs of Moskalenko: “ The arrested person was kept under guard in one of the rooms of the Kremlin. On the night of June 26-27, to the headquarters of the Moscow Air Defense District on the street. Five ZIS-110 passenger cars were sent to Kirov. They took 30 communist officers from headquarters and brought them to the Kremlin. These people replaced the guards inside the building. After that, surrounded by guards, Beria was taken outside and seated in one of the ZISs. Batitsky, Yuferev, Zub and Baksov sat with him. I sat in the same car in the front seat. Accompanied by another car, we drove through the Spassky Gate to the garrison guardhouse in Moscow».

From the above official information, it follows that Beria's death could not have occurred during his detention. Justice was done after the trial on December 23, 1953. The sentence was carried out by Colonel-General Batitsky. It was he who shot Lavrenty Pavlovich, putting a bullet in his forehead. That is, there was no firing squad. Attorney General Rudenko read out the verdict in the bunker of the MVO headquarters, Lavrenty's hands were tied with a rope, tied to a bullet trap, and Batitsky fired.

Everything seems to be normal, but something else confuses - was there a trial of the debunked deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers? According to official data, on June 26, 1953, the arrest took place. From July 2 to July 7, the Plenum of the Central Committee of the CPSU was held, dedicated to the anti-state activities of Beria. Malenkov was the first to speak with the main accusations, then 24 people spoke about less significant atrocities. In conclusion, a Resolution of the Plenum was adopted, condemning the activities of Lavrenty Pavlovich.

After that, an investigation began under the personal supervision of the Prosecutor General Rudenko. As a result of investigative actions, the “Beria case” appeared, consisting of many volumes. Everything seems to be fine, but there is one caveat. None of the officials could name the exact number of volumes. For example, Moskalenko said that there were exactly 40 of them. Other people named about 40 volumes, more than 40 volumes, and even 50 volumes of the criminal case. That is, no one ever knew their exact number.

But maybe the volumes are stored in the Central Archive of the Ministry of Security? If so, then they can be viewed and recalculated. No, they are not archived. And where, then, are these ill-fated volumes located? Nobody can answer this question. That is, there is no case, and since it is absent, then what kind of court can we talk about at all. However, officially the trial lasted 8 days from 16 to 23 December.

Marshal Konev presided over it. The court included Chairman of the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions Shvernik, First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Court of the USSR Zeidin, General of the Army Moskalenko, First Secretary of the Moscow Regional Committee of the CPSU Mikhailov, Chairman of the Union of Right Forces of Georgia Kuchava, Chairman of the Moscow City Court Gromov, First Deputy Minister of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs Lunev. All of them were worthy people and selflessly devoted to the party.

However, it is noteworthy that they later recalled the trial of Beria and his associates in the amount of six people extremely reluctantly. Here is what he wrote about the 8-day trial of Moskalenko: “ After 6 months, the investigation was completed and a trial took place, which became known to Soviet citizens from the press.". And that's it, not a word more, but Moskalenko's memoirs are even thicker than those of Zhukov.

Other members of the court turned out to be just as untalkative. But after all, they took part in a process that became one of the most important events in their lives. It was possible to write thick books about him and become famous, but for some reason the members of the court got off with only mean general phrases. Here, for example, is what Kuchava wrote: At the trial, a disgusting, monstrous picture of intrigue, blackmail, slander, and mockery of the human dignity of Soviet people was revealed.". And that's all he could say about 8 days of endless court hearings.

On the left, Marshal Batitsky

And who guarded Lavrenty Pavlovich when the investigation was going on? Such was Major Khizhnyak, the commandant of the air defense headquarters in Moscow. He was the only guard and escort. Subsequently, he recalled: I was with Beria all the time. He brought food to him, took him to the bathhouse, carried guards at the court. The trial itself lasted over a month. Every day except Saturday and Sunday. Meetings were held from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. with a break for lunch.". These are the memories - more than a month, and not 8 days at all. Who is telling the truth and who is lying?

Based on the foregoing, the conclusion suggests itself that there was no trial at all. There was no one to judge, since Beria's death occurred on June 25 or 26, 1953. He was killed either in his own house, where he lived with his family, or at a military facility, to which the generals lured the Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers. The body was removed from the crime scene and destroyed. And all other events can be called in one word - falsification. As for the reason for the murder, it is as old as the world - the struggle for power.

Immediately after the destruction of Lavrenty, his closest associates were arrested: Kobulov Bogdan Zakharyevich (b. 1904), Merkulov Vsevolod Nikolaevich (b. 1895), Dekanozov Vladimir Georgievich (b. 1898), Meshikov Pavel Yakovlevich (b. 1910) b.), Vlodzimirsky Lev Emelyanovich (b. 1902), Goglidze Sergey Arsentievich (b. 1901). These people were kept in prison until December 1953. The trial itself took place in one day.

Members of the court gathered together and took pictures. Then the six accused were brought in. Konev announced that due to the illness of the main accused, Beria, the trial would take place without him. After that, the judges held a formal hearing, sentenced the defendants to death and signed the verdict. He was executed immediately, and everything that concerned Lavrenty Pavlovich was falsified. Thus ended those distant events, the main character of which was not Beria at all, but only his name.

The birthday number 5 symbolizes an enthusiastic nature, loving adventure and risky activities, prone to everything unusual. You are mobile, love trips and travels and feel at home everywhere.

You are quick and easy to learn foreign languages, traditions of other peoples. Often your actions and behavior are completely sudden and unexpected, with unpredictable consequences.
With all the difficulties, you usually get out of the water dry. In many ways, resourcefulness and wit, cheerfulness help you in life. Love for frequent changes can prevent you from appreciating the present, seeing real prospects.

5 is the number of feelings. And people of this number are really extremely sensitive. By nature, they are very lively, impulsive, frivolous, prone to risk, very much appreciate pleasure. As a rule, they are easily excitable and often subject to nervous disorders. In business, people of the number 5 usually succeed and recover very quickly after failures. They have the best relationship with the owners of the same number.

The lucky day of the week for the number 5 is Thursday.

Your planet is Jupiter.

Advice: You are always directed only forward, although sometimes it is useful for you to see what is at hand.

Important:

The desire for freedom, liveliness, sociability.
Five makes a person sexy and nervous, adventurous and agile. It encourages you to always be on the side of the law, to protect the weak, to identify any injustice.

Five patronizes rulers, missionaries, teachers, philosophers, lawyers, bosses and travelers.

Love and sex:

In search of a sexual partner, these people usually show reckless courage and can start many romances before deciding to take the final step.

They love to experiment in this area and take a long wait. Whether their marriage or intimate relationship will be successful or unsuccessful depends on the extent to which the partners understand each other and whether they are ready to fill their love affair with spiritual content. They are usually confused by the outward manifestation of feelings.

Words play a more important role for them than caresses, kisses, and sometimes sex itself. But over the years, they understand that words alone are not enough for harmony.

Birth number for a woman

Birth number 5 for a woman Such a woman is very attractive, artistic, charming. Not indifferent to flattery, can be selfish, prone to flirting. She is very sensitive and keenly perceives her surroundings. She needs to be admired, respected, approved. She has a showy demeanor. It is impossible to resist her manifestations of tenderness and love. She is both sensual and spiritual. She likes an open relationship so that others can see the beauty and dignity of her chosen one. She is attracted to people who have a certain life experience and sufficient intelligence. She makes her own decisions and does things her own way. Do not hurt her pride or try to control her habits. Such a woman seeks to participate in various events, evenings, receive numerous guests in the house, and be a member of societies and clubs. It brings with it a vivid perception of life, a fresh wind of freedom. Her partner never knows what she is really thinking and what she will do in the next moment. In love relationships, she is skilled. Caring for those he loves. It is good if there is a pragmatic partner nearby who accepts and restrains this overflowing vital energy.

Birth number for a man

Birth number 5 for a man Confident, charming, independent man, does not like to ask and retreat. His sexuality includes all five senses, especially the sense of touch. He enjoys the present moment. Prefers peace and serenity, rather than drama or enthusiasm of aspiration. In love, he wants to see tangible results of his efforts. He likes to be a leader in a relationship when he is loved and respected. Lack of self-criticism, laziness - its negative sides. He needs a sociable woman, with whom relations would be open, with whom you can discuss almost all issues. In a woman, he is attracted by appearance, intellect, and the spiritual world. She must look attractive in the eyes of her friends. It is good if a woman shares or accepts his passion for travel and adventure. Pleasure and freedom of action are perhaps the main goal of his life. A woman who shows him her love, talks about her, treats him with delicious food, cherishes his vanity, arranges comfort for him, he will give sensual responsiveness and tender attention. He will fulfill her every need with thoroughness and skill. He is romantic and generous.

Birth number 26

People born on the 26th are hospitable and love entertainment. Their house is constantly full of people. They are sensitive and capable of deep feelings. In some situations they act as idealists. Cannot get aroused unless the subject is surrounded by a halo of romance.

These people do good to those around them. Capable of making great sacrifices. For friends and loved ones - soft; they are often exploited, but to a certain extent: they are not as harmless as they seem.

The social balance is always in their favor.
Others need to learn to respect their individuality.
These people should pay attention to the liver and digestion.

Pythagorean square or psychomatrix

The qualities listed in the cells of the square can be strong, medium, weak or absent, it all depends on the number of digits in the cell.

Deciphering the Square of Pythagoras (cells of the square)

Character, willpower - 2

Energy, charisma - 3

Cognition, creativity - 2

Health, beauty - 0

Logic, intuition - 2

Diligence, skill - 2

Luck, luck - 0

Sense of duty - 1

Memory, mind - 1

Deciphering the Pythagorean Square (lines, columns and diagonals of the square)

The higher the value, the more pronounced the quality.

Self-assessment (column "1-2-3") - 7

Making money (column "4-5-6") - 4

Talent potential (column "7-8-9") - 2

Purposefulness (line "1-4-7") - 2

Family (line "2-5-8") - 6

Stability (line "3-6-9") - 5

Spiritual potential (diagonal "1-5-9") - 5

Temperament (diagonal "3-5-7") - 4

Chinese zodiac sign Snake

Every 2 years there is a change of the Element of the year (fire, earth, metal, water, wood). The Chinese astrological system divides years into active, stormy (Yang) and passive, calm (Yin).

You Snake elements Water of the year yin

Birth hours

24 hours correspond to the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac. The sign of the Chinese horoscope of birth, corresponding to the time of birth, so it is very important to know the exact time of birth, it has a strong impact on the character of a person. It is argued that according to the birth horoscope, you can accurately find out the features of your character.

The most striking manifestation of the qualities of the hour of birth will take place if the symbol of the hour of birth coincides with the symbol of the year. For example, a person born in the year and hour of the Horse will show the maximum of the qualities prescribed for this sign.

• Rat - 23:00 - 01:00
• Bull - 1:00 - 3:00
• Tiger - 3:00 - 5:00
• Rabbit - 5:00 - 7:00
• Dragon - 7:00 - 9:00
• Snake – 09:00 – 11:00
• Horse – 11:00 – 13:00
• Goat – 13:00 – 15:00
• Monkey - 15:00 - 17:00
• Rooster - 17:00 - 19:00
• Dog – 19:00 – 21:00
• Pig - 21:00 - 23:00

European zodiac sign Cancer

Dates: 2013-06-22 -2013-07-22

The Four Elements and their Signs are distributed as follows: Fire(Aries, Leo and Sagittarius) Earth(Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn) Air(Gemini, Libra and Aquarius) and Water(Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces). Since the elements help to describe the main character traits of a person, by including them in our horoscope, they help to get a more complete picture of a particular person.

The features of this element are cold and humidity, metaphysical sensitivity, feeling, perception. There are 3 signs of this quality in the Zodiac - a water trine (triangle): Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces. The trine of water is considered the trine of feelings and sensations. Principle: the constancy of the internal with external variability. Water is emotions, inner peace, preservation, memory. It is plastic, changeable, secretive. Gives such qualities as uncertainty, daydreaming, imaginative thinking, softness of manifestation. In the body, it slows down the metabolism, manages fluids, the work of the endocrine glands.
People whose horoscopes express the element of Water have a phlegmatic temperament. These people have great sensitivity, are very receptive and impressionable, thinking, living more of an inner life than an outer one. People of the trine of Water are usually contemplative, they think both about their own good and about the good of their loved ones, however, at times they are indifferent, lethargic, lazy, with the exception of people of the Scorpio sign. Their external manifestation of feelings is not as pronounced as among the representatives of the trigons of Fire or Air, but they experience internal feelings with great strength and depth.
For people of the trigon of Water, businesslikeness, practicality, sobriety of thought, objectivity are not a strong point, but they do not hold fantasies, they have a rich and lively imagination, great internal and external strength, especially among Scorpios.
Thanks to the richness of their inner world and the refinement of perception, people of the water trine achieve the greatest success in professions related to the world of arts, they especially shine as artists and performing musicians. Water signs can also be great workers in service and food related areas. And Scorpios are also great detectives because of their subtle intuition.
The plans and moods of the people of the trigon of Water can change both from external circumstances and from the internal state of the soul. An insignificant detail, sometimes not even tracked by consciousness, can radically change their state of mind, which can lead to a complete loss of interest either in business or in a partner.
People of the element of Water have great spiritual sophistication, are kind, polite, courteous, very pretty and attractive. They are usually not aggressive, with the exception of the Scorpio.
Of the signs of the trigon of Water, Scorpio is the strongest in body and spirit, the most meaningful, the most aggressive, not amenable to undesirable influence from the outside and exerting strong resistance to everything that his soul does not agree with. His patience, endurance, tenacity and perseverance are simply amazing.
The weakest of the zodiac signs of the Water trine is Pisces. The middle between hardness and instability is occupied by the third sign of this trine - Cancer. Although his spiritual sphere is also very receptive and impressionable, he is distinguished by noticeable perseverance, endurance and purposefulness, therefore, of all the water signs, it is Cancer who most often achieves success in life.
The feelings of all three signs of the trigon of Water are approximately equally strong and, as a rule, prevail over the mind. These people are always ready to make self-sacrifice for the good of a dear person, as they always have deep and pure feelings towards loved ones and loved ones. If they are not appreciated, they leave their partner forever, which is a real drama of life for them. They are looking for a partner who is worthy of them. Love and marriage are of paramount importance to them in life, especially for women.
An excessive tendency to daydreaming and fantasies, too vivid imagination can lead to an internal contradiction - a collision of their illusions with reality. If a person does not see a way out of this state, depression, addiction to alcohol, drugs, other stimulants, even mental illness can occur.

Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn. The cardinal cross is the cross of the will, the material basis of the universe, the new impulse of the idea. Its main quality is the desire for realization. It is always directed to the future. It gives dynamism, activity, striving for a goal. A person in whose horoscope the Sun, Moon or most of the personality planets are in cardinal signs will be a man of action. Such people are energetic and live in the present, for them the most important thing is the current moment in time and the feeling of “here and now”. Therefore, their emotions and sensations are distinguished by brightness and great strength. Their joy is as strong and sincere as disappointment, but any emotions are short-lived, because soon these signs plunge into a new life, into new sensations, start a new business. With age, their moods become more even and come to their usual businesslike mood. Obstacles do not frighten them, but only increase the pressure and desire for the goal. However, they do not have much strength to withstand the struggle for their goal for too long. Therefore, if the struggle with an obstacle is too long or the results of one’s efforts are not visible at all, then such an obstacle begins to seem insurmountable, which leads to disappointment, causes a breakdown and can even lead to depression. Also detrimental to them is the lack of dynamics and the opportunity to take the initiative. Such a person will always strive forward and upward, captivating with his energy. He is always in sight, noticeably rises above his surroundings, achieves his life goal and reaches a high social level.

This is a sign of the primary manifestation of the element of Water. It is under the control of the second luminary - the Moon, which largely forms the psychological and emotional internal structure of this sign. The Sun in the sign of Cancer creates the psychological structure of people of a juvenile nature. To some extent, this is youthful psychology and perception of the world. Water carries the functions of a passive and reflective principle, it becomes the cause of internal transformation, transformation, mutation and transmutation.

People born under the sign of Cancer are characterized by the desire for inner perfection, for introspection. Cancers have a subtle spiritual life, they are constantly changing internally, just as the Moon is constantly changing in the sky: it is born, grows, reaches its apogee, decreases, dies. Cancers are very easily vulnerable, this is the most vulnerable sign of the Zodiac. Therefore, in the form of protection against such increased vulnerability, Cancers need to organize a shell. They need it to protect themselves from the deep emotionality given to them by nature. And often, as a reaction to such emotionality, Cancers pose as a strong personality, although internally they are very weak. Cancers are a very feminine sign, receptive, “yin”, and they take more than they give, that is, they are dominated by lunar characteristics. Cancers are very fond of novelty, change, travel, they are rather restless people, and they are very attached to loved ones.
Of all the signs of the zodiac, Cancer is the most domestic, most family sign. The family in the hierarchy of values ​​of Cancer is in the first place, they are attached to the house, to the past, they love flashback. If your Sun is in this wonderful sign, then your consciousness is often turned into the history of your family, culture, ethnic group, people. You most likely have very heightened psychic abilities. Ability to mediumship is also possible. Among Cancers there are many mediums and major occultists. It is known that Cancers love the society of their sign, which is not a general pattern: as a rule, people of the same sign communicate with each other quite tensely and quickly get bored with each other, but this does not apply to Cancers, they can communicate for a long time and fruitfully with each other.

You probably remember your past, your childhood in detail, you like to plunge into childhood memories, you have a wonderful intuition that helps you to preserve your individual essential core in all cases of life. You have a very subtle psychic nature, as well as a wide range of talents, a subtle perception of the emotional world. Accordingly, this gives rise to the talent of artists, writers, poets, psychologists in you. You reveal to us many secrets of the Soul, your own and someone else's, the secrets of our subconscious.
You will always achieve what you want, but you will not do it actively, but passively, waiting in the wings. You can be sure that Cancer will achieve its goal. It is useless to put pressure on you, because you do not tolerate it, you immediately go to the side, into the depths. Therefore, if someone is going to communicate with Cancer, you need to act indirectly, in a blunt way and not put pressure on him directly and frankly. Cancers can be seduced, as water signs are susceptible to all sorts of influences and seductions.
Crayfish, as a watermark, often work with liquids and it has been observed that a lot of Crayfish work in dairies. Among Cancers there are bartenders, especially at night, because just at night Cancers feel great. A low level in Cancers is the worst trait of any person. Deceit and deceit, stickiness. At their lowest level, Cancers are rogues, cynics, and very noisy.

What can be the dynamics of your development of this sign? Cancers are usually always based on tradition. For high Cancer, authority is everything that was in the distant past. They go to the present and future through the past. Retrospectiveness is a natural background for their perception, and, as a rule, what is new for them is the well-forgotten old, this is their credo. Thus, Cancers always rely on the past, on traditions, on the family, they sort of move backwards. If we talk about the problems of Cancers, then this is to harmonize their manifestations, which often occur in a distorted and perverted form. Often their will, the impulsive energy of Cancer, is in conflict with the emotional world, subconsciously they strive to have public, social authority, while not having sufficient grounds in their internal structure. Therefore, it is important for them from childhood to choose high guidelines, spiritual authorities for their development. For them, of course, an important problem is the formation of their inner spiritual world, the construction of a spiritual core, which we always talk about, which is the basis of the personality of each of us, but this is especially important for Cancers with their variability, impressionability. The Land of Cancer is India, a country intimately related to its deep past, a country of deep spiritual traditions. Among the Hindus we find subtlety, intuitiveness, connection with the element of Water, which symbolizes mystery.

Examples - the artists El Greco, Pizarro, Rembrandt, Rubens, Corot, Degas, from the writers - Hemingway, Rousseau, George Sand, Kafka, Many teachers who feel great about children and work with them, for example, Ushinsky.
Famous Crayfish: Alsu, Akhmatova, Agutin, Akhedzhakova, Armani, Arbatova, Aguzarova, George Bush, Budnitskaya, Bordovskikh, Borovoy, Gurtskaya, Darwin, Princess Diana, Cardin, Tom Cruise, Tutta Larsen, Lollobrigida, Mayakovsky, Myagkov, Pevtsov, Poplavskaya , Proust, Rockefeller, Carlos Santana, Ringo Star, Feuchtwanger, Stallone, Tyson, Chagall, Shantsev, Shirvindt, Schumacher, Khodorkovsky, Tom Hanks.

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Lavrenty Beria, after the death of Stalin, took the post of 1st Deputy Prime Minister and headed the Ministry of Internal Affairs, combined with state security. On June 26, 1953, he was arrested. No one knows for sure what happened to this man in the last days of his life.

Kremlin "showdowns"

The clouds over Beria began to thicken in the spring of 1953. The entire Kremlin elite feared him. And not without reason. First, he had a well-functioning repressive apparatus under his command. Secondly, he knew a lot about each of his "old comrades" that they themselves would prefer to forget.

The conflict moved into an open phase at the plenum of the Central Committee (July 2 - 7, 1953), which took place in the absence of the main villain. This allowed the "comrades-in-arms" to convict Beria of "nerving ... Comrade Stalin" (Khrushchev), was "a stranger, a man of the anti-Soviet camp" (Molotov), ​​"spying on members of the Politburo" (Bulganin).

Beria was accused of having links with the “traitor Tito”, of trying to unite Germany into a single bourgeois state and of pursuing an “incorrect” national policy when he advocated greater independence for the republics within the Soviet Union. They also reminded him of the work on the instructions of the party in the intelligence of bourgeois Azerbaijan and Georgia.

Particularly carefully delved into the active. Chilling stories about Lavrenty Pavlovich's sexual crimes alternated with the dry lines of the protocol: “... We found numerous letters from women of an intimately vulgar content. We also found a large number of objects of the male libertine…” I wonder where those “objects” went after the execution of the “libertine”?

When was Beria shot?

The circumstances of the arrest and the further fate of Beria are vague. According to the official version, he was arrested on June 26 at a meeting of the Presidium of the Council of Ministers. The picture of the arrest in the description of its participants differs in essential details. Khrushchev, for example, recalled how he heroically grabbed Beria by the arm so that he could not use the weapon. Zhukov claimed that he personally commanded Beria to put his hands up and then "shake him well." General Moskalenko wrote that it was he who pointed the gun at Beria, and Malenkov announced the arrest. Major General Leonid Brezhnev, head of the political department of the Navy, also took part in the capture of Beria, but, alas, he did not leave any memories of this episode.

Then the arrested person was placed in the garrison guardhouse and transferred to the headquarters bunker of the Moscow Military District. Beria was shot by a court verdict on December 23, 1953.

Doubts that everything happened in this way appeared even under Khrushchev and have been confirmed in our days. When the archives were opened, it turned out that the act of the execution of Beria did not contain the signature of a doctor stating death. In the document concerning the death of those who were tried and shot on the same day as Beria, the doctor signed. The act on the cremation of their bodies has also been preserved, but the act on the cremation of the body of Beria is missing.

It is no coincidence that some researchers hypothesize that Beria was killed before the trial, and his double participated in the process. This version is supported by the fact that the latest records of Beria's interrogations date back to the end of July - the beginning of August 1953. Four months before the trial is quite a sufficient period for preparing a double. Moreover, the trial of Beria was closed, and even members of the Presidium of the Central Committee, who knew the defendant well by sight, did not attend the court sessions, but listened to their broadcast in their offices.

There is a third, even more exotic version of Beria's death. His son Sergo claimed that on June 26, 1953, his father was not arrested, but killed without trial or investigation. He received a message about a shootout near his house by phone from a friend. When Sergo arrived at the mansion near Vosstaniya Square, they didn’t let him in, but he saw broken windows in his father’s office. These were traces of a firefight between the guards defending the house of the Minister of the Interior and the military, who were trying to storm it. Perhaps Lavrenty Beria was killed there and then.

On July 10, 1953, Soviet citizens learned about the “criminal anti-party and anti-state actions of L.P. Beria” from newspapers. The people responded to the death of the "Stalinist People's Commissar" with a ditty: "Beria, Beria - lost confidence, and Comrade Malenkov kicked him."