INTRODUCTION

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ix
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
5. CHRONOLOGY OF BERIA'S LIFE xv
6. ABBREVIATIONS xvii
7. INTRODUCTION 3
8. Chapter One. EARLY LIFE AND CAREER 11
9. Chapter Two. SERVICE IN THE GEORGIAN POLITICAL POLICE 29
10. Chapter 3. LEADER OF GEORGIA AND TRANSCAUCASIA: 1931-1936 47
11. Chapter Four. THE PURGES IN GEORGIA 71
12. Chapter Five. MASTER OF THE LUBIANKA 91
13. Chapter Six. THE WAR YEARS 114
14. Chapter Seven. KREMLIN POLITICS AFTER THE WAR 136
15. Chapter Eight. BERIA UNDER FIRE: 1950-1953 165
16. Chapter Nine. THE DOWNFALL OF BERIA 186
17. Chapter Ten. THE AFTERMATH 211
18. Chapter Eleven. BERIA RECONSIDERED 235
19. NOTES 241
20. BIBLIOGRAPHY 291
21. INDEX 305